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Australian owned, backed internationally

Brighten is an Australian owned, based and regulated non-bank lender with offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Hong Kong and Shanghai.

We are a full-service non-bank lender, responsible for the origination, underwriting, servicing and funding of our mortgage portfolio. We have well-established warehouse-funding arrangements with multiple Top Tier Banks, 2 public RMBS programmes and a wholesale credit fund to provide further funding diversification.

We offer a range of competitive Full Doc, Alt Doc, Expat, Non-Resident, Bridging, Construction and Commercial products to borrowers.

We’re reshaping non-bank lending

Our mission is to reshape non-bank lending in Australia.

At Brighten we believe in creating effective and innovative lending solutions – helping more customers achieve their goal of home ownership within Australia.

We are leading the way in challenging the status quo to establish a real alternative to the major banks by focusing on new ideas and technologies to provide our customers and partners with intuitive, tailored and easy to use lending solutions.




Our Values

At Brighten, we strive to be a lender that makes a positive impact on our customers, our partners, our broader communities, and our planet.

We believe we share a responsibility to lead the way advocating for positive changes in the financial services industry.

Our values consist of Sustainability, Diversity and Inclusion, Equality, Social Responsibility, Ethical, and Good Governance.

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Our Executive Team

Brighten is led by an experienced and dynamic executive team, each bringing a wealth of experience and a proven track record of success. Among our department’s leaders are former executives from major non-bank lenders in Australia.

Jason Azzopardi
Chief Executive Officer
Jason Azzopardi
Chief Executive Officer

Jason has nearly 25 years of experience in finance, working for financial institutions in Australia and in London.

Prior to joining Brighten, he was the CFO at Resimac. He also led Resimac’s Manila operations as the Head of Manila Operations and concurrently served as CEO of Resimac NZ. Previously, he held key roles at Uno Home Loans, Macquarie Bank, and Bankwest, where he successfully implemented a number of strategic initiatives, working across Finance, Treasury, Distribution, Operations, Data and Business Intelligence, Brand, and Customer Experience. In his earlier career, before relocating to Australia in 2011, Jason also held senior finance roles in private equity in London with Fortress and 3i.


Jason is a Fellow of CPA Australia and a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Craig Thompson 
Director, Chief Operating Officer
Craig Thompson 
Director, Chief Operating Officer

Craig has over 20 years of experience building and implementing technology solutions across financial services, legal and hospitality sectors to unlock new business capabilities, drive efficiency and solve business problems.

Prior to joining Brighten, he worked for MA Financial Group as Head of Technology across its Asset Management, Corporate Advisory and Lending divisions. He was responsible for the development and delivery of MA’s IT strategy, transformation program and technology roadmap.

Craig holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Business Management from the University of South Africa.

Adam Moore 
Director, Head of Funding & Securitisation
Adam Moore 
Director, Head of Funding & Securitisation

Adam has over 14 years of debt funding experience.

Prior to joining Brighten, Adam was a member of the Treasury and Securitisation team at Resimac, responsible for funding Resimac’s residential mortgage portfolio. In this role Adam managed various warehouse relationships along with arranging RMBS transactions to meet the ongoing funding requirements of the business.

Adam holds a Bachelor of Business Administration (Finance) degree from Macquarie University, a Bachelor of European Business from the Ecole de Management de Normandie and a Master of Applied Economics from the University of Seville.

Chris Meaker
Director, Head of Distribution
Chris Meaker
Director, Head of Distribution

Chris has over 21 years of experience in the finance industry with a focus on lending, business development and sales management.

Prior to joining Brighten, he worked for La Trobe Financial, where he was an executive general manager and head of origination channels. Previously, he worked for Pepper Financial Services Group as state manager and senior business development manager.

Chris holds a diploma of finance and mortgage broking.

Chris Purves
Director, Head of Business Performance and Commercial
Chris Purves
Director, Head of Business Performance and Commercial

Chris has over 17 years of experience across Banking and Financial Services in both the UK and Australia.

Prior to joining Brighten, he was Head of Finance & Data Analytics at Resimac.

Previously, he held senior positions in both the Commonwealth Bank of Australia and the Royal Bank of Scotland, where he originally qualified as a Chartered Accountant. 

Chris holds a Master’s in Business Studies and Accounting from Edinburgh University and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants Scotland.

Stuart Murray 
Director, Head of Credit
Stuart Murray 
Director, Head of Credit

Stuart has over 21 years of experience in the Australian Financial Service industry where he has specialised in Credit Assessment and Mortgage Underwriting.

Prior to joining Brighten, Stuart was the Head of Lending Australia and Responsible Manager for Resimac, where he was responsible for management of all aspects of Resimac’s Australian Underwriting team. Prior to that, Stuart worked within Mortgage Credit Assessment at St George Bank and Bluestone Mortgages.

Stuart holds qualifications in Mortgage Finance and Mortgage Broking as well as Training and Assessment.

Stephen Murphy
Director, Head of Operational Excellence
Stephen Murphy
Director, Head of Operational Excellence

Stephen has over 25 years of experience in the Australian Financial Service industry where he has held specialised in roles in Mortgage Underwriting, Customer Experience and Banking Operations.

Prior to joining Brighten, Stephen was the Senior Customer Service Operations Manager at Pepper Money, where he was responsible for management of all aspects of customer service and mortgage servicing. Stephen has also managed Customer Experience for RAMS and held the role of Head of Credit Service at Community First Credit Union and Bluestone.

Stephen holds qualifications in Credit Management.

Jennifer Xu 
Director, Head of Marketing
Jennifer Xu 
Director, Head of Marketing

Jennifer has 11 years of experience in Marketing and Public Relations, working for institutions in Australia, and Hong Kong.

Jennifer joined the Real Asset Management Group in 2014 and currently holds the position of Director, Head of Marketing. Prior to that, she worked for Classic Magazine as an Editor. Previously, she worked for Strategic Public Relations Group, Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) and Konami Digital Entertainment Ltd.

Jennifer holds a Master degree of Social Science in Advertising and a Bachelor of Journalism and Communication from the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Yvonne Ching 
Associate Director, Head of Client Services
Yvonne Ching 
Associate Director, Head of Client Services

Yvonne has over 19 years of experience as an Australian tax compliance professional specialised in SMSF Superannuation Fund audits, and tax planning for SMEs and High Net Worth individuals.

Prior to joining Brighten, Yvonne worked as a Senior Accountant at Holt Baker Pty Ltd. There she was responsible for all aspects of SMSF Superannuation Fund administration, audit and tax return preparation, as well as assisting clients in retirement planning, succession planning and estate management.

Yvonne holds a Bachelor of Business Accounting from Victoria University. Yvonne is also a Certified Practising Accountant (CPA), a registered Tax Agent, a registered SMSF Superannuation Fund Auditor and a Certified Xero Advisor.

Annorah Hannon
Associate Director, Head of Service Operations
Annorah Hannon
Associate Director, Head of Service Operations

Annorah holds the position of Collections Manager. Annorah and has over 15 years of experience in collections and mortgage enforcement.

Prior to joining Brighten, she worked for both Bank and Non-Bank Lenders in Loan Servicing, Collections, Process Improvement and Customer Experience working with secured and unsecured asset classes.

Julie Stanceski
Associate Director, Head of Lending Operations
Julie Stanceski
Associate Director, Head of Lending Operations

Julie has over 18 years of experience in Residential Lending.

Prior to joining Brighten, she worked for Thinktank as the Residential Head of Credit. During her time there, she was responsible for building and establishing the framework of the new Residential Department and taking settlements to over 100 million per month. Previously, she worked with both the Major Banks, and Non-Banking Lenders alike, including St George, Wizard Home Loans (GE) and UBank (NAB).

Julie holds a Bachelor of Commerce and a Bachelor of Law degree with the University of Sydney, and a Diploma of Finance and Mortgage Brokering.

Ben Mckell
Associate Director, Head of Commercial Lending
Ben Mckell
Associate Director, Head of Commercial Lending

Ben has 20 years of experience in the finance industry with a focus on commercial lending, business development and sales management.

Prior to joining Brighten, he worked for Pepper Money, where he was the National Sales Manager of Commercial, leading their commercial & SMSF channel. Ben has held prior roles in both banks and non-banks in Business Development and Business Banking.

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