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Tyro Team

Tyro’s leadership team

The Tyro Leadership Team has extensive experience in financial services and in businesses from start-ups to scale-ups and top tier companies. The Leadership team is passionate about our customers, partners and employees alike, as well as high growth and industry disruption. x

Nigel Lee

Chief Executive Officer (commencing 12 January 2026)

Nigel Lee brings over 25 years of international leadership experience in the payments, fintech, and digital commerce sectors, with a track record of scaling global businesses, driving strategic growth, and executing successful digital and commercial transformations.

As Global Chief Customer Officer and Head of Asia Pacific at Ingenico, Nigel led commercial and marketing strategies across 100+ countries, doubling pipeline value and boosting revenue through strategic pricing, product launches, and partnerships. Previously, as Operating Partner at APIS Partners, he helped shape investment strategies and drove value creation for fintech portfolio companies across Asia, Africa, and the Middle East.

He has also held senior roles at DataMesh Group, American Express, First Data Corporation, MoneyGram, and EDS, consistently delivering revenue growth, high-margin performance, and successful market entries across Asia Pacific, Latin America, and EMEA. Earlier in his career he held senior strategy and Chief Information Officer roles at Boral and Aussie Home Loans in Australia.

In addition to his executive roles, Nigel serves as a board advisor to fintech startups. He holds a MBA with Distinction from Manchester Business School and a Master of Chemical Engineering from Imperial College London.

Emma Burke

Chief Financial Officer

Emma joined Tyro in October 2024 as Chief Financial Officer, bringing over 25 years of experience leading finance teams across various industries, including Consumer Goods and Property. Emma began her career in operational roles before transitioning into finance, where she gained international experience in regional roles based in Hong Kong and Vietnam with a large multinational. In recent years, Emma has focused on delivering commercial finance insights for ASX-listed companies, holding senior roles at Coca-Cola Amatil and Stockland, a listed REIT where she served as Deputy CFO.

Emma is a Fellow of CPA Australia, holds a Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing Management and a Master of Business, majoring in Accounting and Finance, both from University of Technology Sydney. She is also a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Monica Fiumara

Chief People and Communications Officer

Monica has over 20 years’ experience in human resources, change management, business transformation and strategic communications, specialising in financial services and technology. Having previously held roles across private and public companies in Australia and the UK, including KPMG, Deloitte and Tabcorp, Monica joined Tyro in 2020 and was appointed as Chief People and Communications Officer in 2021. She is passionate about creating high performing teams and developing a thriving culture of engagement and growth that drives business outcomes.

Monica holds Bachelors degrees in Commerce and Business from the University of Queensland, a Juris Doctor (Post-Graduate Law Degree) from the University of Southern Queensland and various change and program management qualifications.

Steven Chapman

Chief Risk Officer

Steven is a Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA) and Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA). He joined Tyro in March 2019 and was appointed as Chief Risk Officer on 10 June 2021 leading the Tyro Risk and Compliance function. After graduating from the University of Glasgow, Steven began his career in project management for a large UK utility firm before moving into audit and risk roles. Steven moved to Australia sixteen years ago with his family and has since worked for Woolworths, IAG and QBE.

Adriano Perillo

CEO Tyro Health

Adriano joined Tyro in May 2021 as part of the acquisition of Medipass, and took over leadership of the Tyro Health business in October 2022. He has over 20 years’ experience building and scaling products and businesses, in industries including payments, health insurance, advertising and telecommunications. After starting his career as a chartered accountant and then consultant at PricewaterhouseCoopers, Adrian moved into leadership roles at Sensis, Medibank and Telstra Health, before joining Medipass in 2017 to build what is now one of Australia’s leading claiming and payments platforms for health providers.

Steve Willson

Chief Technology Officer

Steve joined Tyro as Chief Technology Officer in August 2024. With a passion for fostering high-performance cultures to drive innovation, Steve brings over two decades of experience leading technology teams within financial services and SAAS businesses. His expertise spans digital transformation, IT strategy, and complex systems implementation. Steve has served as CTO at various organisations, including AMP, Dubber, Great Southern Bank and Wolters Kluwer. Steve also previously served as a Non-Executive Director at Mutual Marketplace Pty Ltd. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from De Montfort University in the UK.

Steen Andersson

Chief Product Officer

Joining Tyro as Chief Product Officer in February 2025, Steen is an accomplished product leader with a track record of scaling high-growth businesses and building new product categories. Steen brings more than 20 years’ experience in driving transformative product strategies, including spending nearly a decade in the San Francisco Bay Area, building and exiting multiple startups, including one acquired by Microsoft. He previously held roles at Atlassian, where he established the company’s Cloud Platform, accelerating new product development from six months to six weeks and leading the cloud transition for the Jira product family. Before this, at Google Steen played a key role in shifting Google Drive’s strategy from consumer to enterprise, securing executive buy-in to double investment, and positioning the product as a leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant. With deep expertise in product-led growth, platform strategy, and scaling teams, Steen is passionate about building category-defining products that reshape industries.