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Executive & Leadership Team

Kevin Butler

Chief Executive Officer

With over 20 years of experience in the payments industry, Kevin Butler specialises in innovative payment solutions across a range of industries.

Kevin Butler

With a wealth of experience in the industry, Kevin launched and oversees the Payments business units at Zenith comprising of multiple payment processing solutions across real estate, education, travel, B2B and other sectors.

Prior to joining Zenith, Kevin held various marketing and management positons in Australia and Ireland. At Ireland’s leading newspaper group, Independent Newspapers Ireland, he was responsible for the award-winning education sector marketing.

After graduating with a Bachelor of Business, Kevin held various marketing, promotions and business development roles with Coca-Cola in Ireland. With State Transit Authority of NSW (Sydney Buses & Sydney Ferries), Kevin progressed through several marketing, website and communication roles

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Jane Grant

Chief of B2Bpay

Jane is responsible for the strategic direction and continued growth of the Zenith’s leading B2B payments platform.

Jane Grant

Jane Grant is Chief of B2Bpay at Zenith Payments, responsible for the strategic direction and continued growth of the company’s leading B2B payments platform.

With more than 15 years’ experience spanning financial services, consulting and pharmaceuticals, Jane is a proven leader in building high-performing teams and products, and delivering commercially impactful outcomes. Her expertise spans product strategy, digital transformation and customer-led innovation.

Before joining Zenith, Jane held senior roles at NAB, where she was instrumental in shaping marketing and digital initiatives within the banking sector.

Jane is a creative and commercially driven leader with a passion for marketing, innovation and building high-growth businesses that deliver meaningful customer value.

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James Swan

Chief Financial Officer

As Chief Financial Officer at Zenith Payments, James leads the group’s financial strategy, performance and risk, partnering with the CEO, Board and private equity sponsor to scale the business and build enterprise value.

James Swan

James Swan is Chief Financial Officer at Zenith Payments, responsible for financial strategy, performance and risk across its portfolio of payment brands. A chartered accountant with over 15 years' experience across Australia and the UK, he specialises in financial modelling, M&A, and financial and risk management.

James joins Zenith from a travel payments business, where as Chief Strategy & Financial Officer he led finance, corporate development, strategy and international expansion. There he helped scale the company rapidly, launched its UK operations, integrated an acquisition and executed multiple capital raises - building deep, hands-on experience of the economics of payment acceptance, supplier payouts and merchant risk.

Earlier in his career, James spent over a decade in corporate advisory, spanning acquisitions, disposals, capital raisings, IPOs and due diligence for clients ranging from start-ups to private equity and listed corporates. He brings that transactional discipline to Zenith's next phase of growth.

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Dana Lippett

Chief Marketing Officer

Dana drives the strategic marketing and brand growth across the group’s diverse portfolio of payment solutions.

 

Dana Lippett

Dana Lippett is Chief Marketing Officer at Zenith Payments, where she leads the strategy and execution of marketing as a core driver of growth. With over 20 years in financial services, she has built a career on connecting brand, customer and revenue in ways that deliver tangible business impact.

Known for balancing data and creativity, Dana brings deep expertise across acquisition, partnerships and brand strategy. She leads with clarity and energy, building teams that are both high-performing and highly engaged.

At the heart of her approach is a belief that great marketing starts with great storytelling. Dana champions content-led strategies that cut through complexity, build trust and bring customers closer to the brand.

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Paul Richardson

Chief Commercial Officer

Paul leads the commercial strategy to accelerate growth, expand market presence, and drive innovative payment solutions.

Cath Bisaro

Prior to joining Zenith, Cath held various senior management roles, many specialising in the travel franchise sector.  Cath has over 20 years’ experience in the Travel Industry working for major retail groups such as Helloworld Travel, Harvey World Travel, Jetset Travelworld Group, Traveland as well as working in wholesale with Qantas Holidays. Throughout her travel industry career, Cath built strong relationships within the industry including travel agents and travel suppliers which has been instrumental in growing the TravelPay and TravelPay B2B businesses.

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Sek-Mun Wong

Chief Technology Officer

Sek-Mun Wong

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Kane McMonigle

Head of Education, Agriculture and Key Accounts

Kane was appointed Senior Sales Manager of B2Bpay, School EasyPay and Thoroughbred Payments in 2017.

Kane McMonigle

Prior to joining Zenith, Kane spent eight years working in with Racing Victoria as the advertising manager of racing publications Best Bets and Winning Post, and racing TV channels TVN and Racing.com. Preceding that, he spent nine years in sales at ACP Magazines working on many of the country’s leading titles including The Australian Women’s Weekly. Kane places the utmost importance on good client relationships and quality servicing.

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Cath Bisaro

Head of TravelPay & TravelPay B2B

Cath has worked with Zenith Payments for over five years and is the Head of TravelPay and TravelPay B2B.

Cath Bisaro

Prior to joining Zenith, Cath held various senior management roles, many specialising in the travel franchise sector.  Cath has over 20 years’ experience in the Travel Industry working for major retail groups such as Helloworld Travel, Harvey World Travel, Jetset Travelworld Group, Traveland as well as working in wholesale with Qantas Holidays. Throughout her travel industry career, Cath built strong relationships within the industry including travel agents and travel suppliers which has been instrumental in growing the TravelPay and TravelPay B2B businesses.

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Kim Harding OAM

Founder

Kim Harding OAM (M Comm) is the founder and owner of Zenith Payments. Kim has 40 years of experience in business and marketing.

Kim Harding OAM

From early days with Heuga and Kimberley Clarke, Kim advanced to Marketing Director at American Express (Aus/NZ) launching the first Gold Card, and Managing Director, Sky Channel, launching Pay TV in Australia.

During these formative years, Kim was a finalist in Australian Business Woman of the Year (1982) and Bulletin Young Executive (1987). Leaving corporate life in 1984, Kim formed her own company, Pinpoint Pty Ltd. Pinpoint Pty Ltd developed from a direct marketing agency into a very successful, international loyalty company, operating loyalty programs in Australia, and Asia for 100 million customers, 25 banks and 50,000 merchants. Pinpoint was recognised as the best start up in China in 2013.

Pinpoint Pty Ltd was sold in 2014 to MasterCard and is now their global loyalty platform. Kim is a recognised innovator. She has implemented the design and launch of multiple programs in Australia many of which were world firsts. Examples are:

Pay TV: Qantas Frequent Flyer Program; Credit Card Loyalty Programs: Travel Loyalty Currencies; Direct Marketing; Direct Sales including the Home Shopping Show, Preferred Seating and Clearance Shop: Seniors Cards; Interest Free Payment Plans; Bill Reminder and Bill Payment Services and Prepaid Cards.

Kim has also served on the board of Racing NSW from 2008 to 2011. Zenith Payments, established post Pinpoint, in 2014, is now benefitting from Kim’s entrepreneurial and innovative expertise.

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Andrea Slark

Non-Executive Director

Andrea was recently appointed as Chairman of Zenith Payments in July 2023.

Andrea Slark

Prior to joining Zenith, Andrea held various executive roles at Helloworld Limited, most recently the Head of Corporate Development where she held responsibility for Strategy, Merger and Acquisition projects, negotiating strategic partnerships, Human Resources, Industrial Relations and Property. Previously, Andrea was General Manager Strategy, Mergers and Acquisitions at Qantas and, over the years, has provided financial advice and led multi-disciplinary teams across Australia, the UK, Italy and the Czech Republic. Andrea is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.

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