We are ambitious trailblazers
We are a team of experts with in-depth knowledge and technology expertise in spend management.
Our passion for better business spend management sparked the expense management space in Australia and has led us from being a pioneer to a leader in this area of business technology.
Sharon Nouh
Sharon's experience spans over 25 years in the creation of corporate travel businesses and senior leadership in travel technology companies with a focus on developing innovative technology that transforms businesses processes.
Sharon developed and launched the first locally built expense management tool in Australia - expensemanager. This was the original version of ProSpend
Her vision over the last 10 years has been to create a hyper-automated software platform that allows businesses to proactively manage all of their their business spend.
Paul Russell
With an extensive background spanning over two decades across multiple industries, Paul brings a wealth of expertise to the table. His dual role as a technology and management consultant has equipped him with a distinctive skill set that uniquely positions him as the Head of Product and Strategy.
Paul's journey commenced in London, as an application consultant at the Bank of New York within their funds management division, he worked on the banks trading platforms serving over 300 top banks globally. Relocating to Australia in 2009, he worked as a Management Consulting at PwC, before venturing into entrepreneurship, founding a Digital Receipts startup before joining ProSpend to continue to be a leader in finance software.
Phillip Vella
As Director of Sales and Partnerships at ProSpend, Phillip brings a wealth of experience in driving revenue growth and fostering client relationships.
As the very first employee at ProSpend when he joined the business in 2014 Phillip has worked in various roles as the company has evolved and has always maintained a keen focus to work with our Channel Partners and internal sales teams.
With a robust background in sales leadership and known for a dynamic approach to sales strategy and team management,Phillip is dedicated to advancing ProSpend’s mission of delivering innovative solutions and unparalleled service to our clients and partners
Ingrid Heal
Ingrid has spent 25 years in financial services and technology. Working with financial institutions and their customers at MasterCard International for 17 years selling innovative technology solutions to solve customer problems across South Africa, Australia and New Zealand.
But it was at MYOB where she discovered her passion for helping companies remove friction, reduce risk & cost and increase productivity with integrated financial services. This was further augmented with experience in a FinTech startup before joining ProSpend.
Ingrid is delighted to join the team at ProSpend with a mature SaaS solution where the customer is at the heart of everything we do.
Tanu Kaushik
Tanu is a seasoned marketing leader with over 15 years of experience driving growth and innovation across product and brand marketing, financial services, and technology sectors. She has a proven track record of launching and scaling brand campaigns in competitive markets, including leading the successful launch of QuickBooks in India while at Intuit, significantly enhancing brand interest and market adoption.
Her expertise spans developing go-to-market strategies, crafting compelling product messaging, and enabling sales through customer insights and targeted content. Tanu has also scaled product growth at Quantium and WorldRemit by leading high-impact campaigns and product launches.
Tanu combines strategic thinking with creative execution skills and is excited about bringing our brand to life with her expertise in building compelling narratives that resonate with diverse audiences.
Tanu Kaushik
With over two decades of marketing experience, Steve is a seasoned executive and leader, adept at building and leading collaborative high performance marketing teams and developing and executing innovative marketing strategies. for complex products and services.
In his previous role, Steve was the Marketing Director for Australia and New Zealand at Workday, a premier provider of enterprise cloud applications for finance and human resources. He led a high-performing marketing team that consistently delivered exceptional results, Prior to that, Steve served in senior marketing leadership roles at KPMG, Telstra, SAI Global and IBM. His expertise spans brand, digital, content, product, solutions, and services marketing.
Rafi Mubarak
With over 25 years of experience in software development, Agile delivery, and ERP solutions, Rafi is a proven leader in driving transformative business outcomes. Over the last decade, he has focused on Agile product delivery, fostering collaboration, and aligning product goals with strategic objectives in SaaS and enterprise software.
Rafi has held leadership roles, including Software Development Manager at Baseplan Software and Director of Product Development at Bigtincan, where he led global engineering teams and delivered impactful SaaS features. At Attaché Software, he used Agile methodologies to manage ERP-integrated payroll and employee self-service projects, improving operational efficiency and productivity.
As a certified SAFe Practitioner and Agile Coach, Rafi is passionate about optimising product development, refining delivery frameworks, and empowering teams to achieve excellence.
