Meet our executive team

Our management team means business, but they’re also real people. To prove it, we asked them to think of an icon that best sums them up. We were quite surprised by the results and you may be too.



Mr. Zhong Sheng Jian Chairman of the Board

Mr. Zhong is the founder of the Yanlord Group. Mr. Zhong has more than 25 years entrepreneurial experience, and has established successful businesses spanning trading, manufacturing, real estate and financial services in China, Singapore, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia and Australia.

Gary HowellChief Executive Officer, Once Credit

With more than 25 years experience in financial services, Gary has held senior positions in AGC, Toyota Finance and Citibank. Specialising in consumer finance, he has a proven track record in full end-to-end business accountability, channel management and customer acquisition, driving business growth in both multinational and start up businesses.

Shaun CorneliusChief Executive Officer InfoChoice

Shaun has nearly 15 years experience working in, or consulting to high growth, entrepreneurial businesses with a focus on the ecommerce and online space. Prior to joining InfoChoice, Shaun qualified as a Chartered Accountant working for Deloitte in South Africa, USA and Australia. In addition Shaun worked as an investment analyst for a venture capital fund in the UK before joining eBay to help grow it into a leadership position in the Australian market.

Paul BellantonioHead of Business Operations

Paul has 15 years experience in the financial services industry and has held senior positions in Toyota Finance and Lexus Australia. Paul has vast experience in sales, marketing, product development and operations.

Past senior roles include Product Management and Product Development and more recently with Lexus Australia as State Manager in the QLD market.

Garry ZogbiHead of Sales & Distribution

Garry has more than 25 years experience in financial services and has held senior management positions in Westpac, AGC, GE and as Managing Director of a private finance company (UFS Capital).

Sara CarterHR Manager

Sara has extensive experience over 20 years as a business manager and Human Resources practitioner within significant organisations including UBS and Aon Risk Services.



Rod SavilleGeneral Counsel and Company Secretary

Rod has over 25 years experience as a lawyer including senior roles with Government and a number of Australia’s leading financial institutions. He led the NSW legal team of National Australia Bank for several years and specialises in banking and finance transactions. He is a fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia.

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