Group CEO & Managing Director Cynthia Scott

As Group CEO, Cynthia leads Zip’s financial performance and strategy across Australia, New Zealand and the United States. She is passionate about innovation in financial services and building inclusive teams.

Prior to Zip, Cynthia was the Chief Strategy and Business Development Officer at Scentre Group and held a number of senior executive roles at Telstra including Group Executive responsible for Telstra's New Business portfolio. Prior to Telstra, Cynthia spent over 20 years in investment banking, most recently at Barclays where her roles included Regional Head of Debt Capital Markets in Hong Kong and CEO of Australia and New Zealand.

Cynthia is a Non-Executive Director on the Board of Uniti Group, and was previously Chair of Foxtel, Telstra Ventures and Autohome, a NYSE-listed Chinese technology company. She is a member of the Adara Panel and Chief Executive Women, and previously served on the Board of Room to Read, a global organisation dedicated to literacy and education.