Executive Team

Jon Crail

Jon Crail is Head of Revenue & Partnerships at Many Rivers Microfinance, with more than two decades of global leadership experience across international development, enterprise growth, and strategic partnerships.

Sharon Prosperi

Head of People and Culture. Sharon is a strategic and innovative HR Executive with over 30 years of experience in human resources, including a decade working in the not-for-profit sector.

Linda Li

Executive Assistant to CEO. Linda is a senior Executive Assistant with more than 25 years’ experience working internationally and locally with C-suite executives in global industries spanning FMCG, luxury, magazine publishing, media consultancy and local government. Linda applies her passion for excellence, creative problem-solving and diverse skills set to serving as an enthusiastic team player […]

Bridget Centenera

Head of Product Bridget has worked in microenterprise and community development for 18 years. She has worked extensively in South-East Asia, South Asia and Africa; engaged directly with communities and with Microfinance Institutions, building capacity and developing programs. Bridget became involved with Many Rivers in 2009; since 2015 she has been leading the Many Rivers’ […]

Dean Candler-Szabo

Head of Operations. Dean has over 20 years of project management and process design experience working as a former IT Management Consultant. He has been involved in project implementation in the UK, Europe, North America and Australia/New Zealand. Dean joined Many Rivers in March 2014.  He leads Strategic Project delivery and manages the organisational infrastructure […]

Simon Pachos

Head of Finance. Simon joined Many Rivers in June 2017 and is also the Company Secretary. He brings many years of experience in accounting and finance, mainly from the mining sector. Based in Grafton, Simon manages the back office, is CPA qualified and holds a Bachelor of Commerce.