Leadership team
Anyone in a room with Dave can’t help but get inspired by his energy - especially when it comes to spreading the word about Figured. Dave has an impressive career history in senior leadership roles for a number of leading technology companies and, before joining Figured, was managing the digital solutions for business markets at NZ Post.
Chris Lowe has a great deal of experience leading and scaling technology companies, most recently at WorldFront. He has led many strategic deal processes, including agreements with key channel partners and has also been on teams scaling technology companies such as Navman. No stranger to farming having grown up on a lifestyle block farming angora goats and sheep. Chris enjoys spending time with family and friends, at the beach, hitting the slopes or ruining a good walk on the golf course.
Born and bred in Southland, John is a country boy from New Zealand's rural heartland, with a passion for technology’s ability to transform the industry. This, paired with a background in the agri sector working for one of New Zealand’s largest lamb and beef exporters, means John is inspired by the opportunities that Figured has to make farming rock. In his spare time, John is a big fan of anything Strava related, and exploring the great outdoors.
One of the first hires and a testament to Figured’s commitment to a people-first culture, Zainab has a keen eye for talent and potential. She is passionate about designing exceptional workplace experiences where high-performing, engaged teams can flourish. With a decade of experience in team building and cultural development across various markets, Zainab has consistently driven success through tight alignment with company strategy and a deep understanding of each individual. When she’s not busy at work, Zainab is nurturing her three little humans at home, who also enjoy Figured's office vibes.
Sarah is our Executive GM of Strategic Partnerships. She has years of experience managing strategic sales and enterprise partnerships, having worked in business and market development roles at NZ Post, KPMG, and most recently as Chief Revenue Officer at Worldfront. Figured is a partnership business and developing strong relationships with our banking and ecosystem partners are core to our growth strategy. Sarah is a super proud mother of two young daughters which means most of her time away from work is spent being their social co-ordinators. When she does get some downtime, she loves Pilates, music, boating and the odd glass or two of french rose.
Management team
Richard is our Head of Engineering. He has many years of successful startup experience providing technical and people leadership and a strong background in fintech and agriculture. For Richard, success comes down to having great people on the team to work with, mentor and learn from - it’s always about the people. Outside of work he enjoys going to the gym, skiing, messing about with tech gadgets / home automation and watching movies.
Amy is our data nerd with a passion for human centred design. She loves to take on anything new, experimental that carries a degree of uncertainty. With a proven track record of delivering value over the last decade, she has held product and data roles in Fintech, Logistics, Gov services and more. Amy has a love for the Agri industry born from her first role after Uni on farm for a biodiesel firm. When she’s not travelling across the globe, you will find Amy in her garden, hanging out on the local trails or lost in a podcast.
Forsyth is our Head of Marketing. His background in digital is long enough to pre-date Google and he thrives on challenges, specialising in marketing as a lever for business growth. With a long track record of growth, transformation and delivering business results he worked in a wide range of industries before discovering that SaaS was his real passion. A self-described family man, spare time sees him coaching kids rugby or out on his bike, but most likely somewhere out on the Hauraki fishing or diving with the whanau.
Jeremy grew up in Canada. And intrepid in nature, ultimately made his way to NZ. Finding an affinity for developing software, Jeremy has worked for a range of NZ start-ups and increasingly on data-driven projects. Coming from a rural upbringing, with his folks operating a soybean farm back home, NZ and Figured have become a natural fit. When not writing code, you'll find Jeremy in the back shed doing a bit of wood or metalworking, brewing beer, or researching the next hobby with his clutch of Kiwi kids.
Born and raised a Kiwi from South Auckland, Lance originally gained a business degree before gravitating towards an IT career. Mostly self-taught, he now combines his business and accounting knowledge with software engineering and a love of problem-solving to help the team unlock exciting new features and improve customer experiences. In his spare time, Lance enjoys hanging out with his family of 3 teenagers, cooking delicious comfort food, playing board games and watching movies.
Customer team
Mitchell is bilingual, speaking both accounting and farming. Having grown up farming in West Otago of southern New Zealand, he completed his Bachelor of Commerce in accounting while also working as an Accountant. Since making the move up from Otago to join the Figured team in Auckland a few years ago, he's now based in Denver supporting Figured's expansion into North America. Outside of work, Mitchell can either be found in the clouds working on his pilot's license, or outdoors, often hunting.
Erin is our US Partner Success Specialist based out of Denver, CO. Starting her career in hotel management, Erin pursued her passion for technology during the COVID-19 pandemic with Xero. Here at Figured Erin helps our users utilize our platform to the fullest and with her hospitality roots, delivering exceptional customer service is her main priority. When Erin isn't working with our users, she enjoys traveling, trying a new recipe or hitting the slopes.
Alex is our US Partner Success Manager who is passionate about cultivating meaningful relationships while delivering exceptional customer experiences. She has worked for high growth start-ups providing vertical SaaS solutions to partners in the Ed Tech, AI and Recruitment space. Alex is a New York native, current Denver transplant and an honorary Canadian (according to her peers from University) with a love for travel and outdoor activities.
Scott is the absolute definition of service-with-a-smile, leading the team to provide outstanding levels of customer service to Figured users and partners. He’s backed by experience at MYOB, BankLink, is a provisional member of CAANZ and CPA and holds a double major in accounting and marketing. So we think Scott’s pretty well placed to help ensure customers have a great experience getting set up and using Figured to its full potential.
Raised farming the hills of Northern Manawatu before studying and moving into financial services, Paddy joined the Figured UK & Ireland team in 2019 bringing a unique mix of experience and passion for driving agricultural businesses. Collaborating with Figured's teams across the world and building strong relationships in UK & Ireland, Paddy avidly supports Figured partners to capitalise on technology in order to best service the needs of their business and their clients. Outside of work, you might run into Paddy supporting NZ sporting teams on tour or travelling somewhere in Europe.
A Bay of Plenty boy, Matt was raised in Tauranga with horticultural roots and a passion for the outdoors. Before Figured, he worked in a range of marketing, sales and accountant management positions and started his career in technology through a communications company in London. Upon returning to homeland, Matt was keen to get involved with the agriculture industry and is excited to support Figured users. On his off days you can find him getting into nature and the outdoors, whether that be on a bush walk, spearfishing or mountain biking.
Andy was raised on a sheep & beef farm, and horticulture orchard in the Hawke's Bay of New Zealand. He is passionate about solving real-world problems through the use of technology. With a background in Agri and SaaS, Andy works closely with our accounting partners in Australia, driving successful onboarding and continued support. Outside of work, he enjoys spending time with family and friends, tennis, fishing and exploring on weekends away from the city.
Growing up on a family-run dairy farm in the South-East of Ireland, agriculture was always Doireann’s passion. After completing an agribusiness degree, she joined an agri-accountancy practice as part of the accounts team before moving into advisory where she used Figured daily on behalf of her farming clients. Doireann made the move to Australia in October 2023 for some international experience & travel where she worked on a dairy farm in Victoria for four months before joining the Figured team.
