Sydney, Australia | 23 December 2025 — Allied Credit today announced two key executive appointments that reinforce the Group’s commitment to delivering market-leading solutions, product innovation and exceptional customer service, while strengthening leadership capability to support its expanded growth mandate.
Russell is a highly respected strategic leader with more than three decades of experience across the dealer and asset finance sectors. He has a proven track record in scaling businesses, building high performing teams and leading largescale transformations.
Since joining Allied in 2019 as Chief Operating Officer, Russell has developed a deep knowledge of the Group’s operational, customer and commercial requirements, spanning operations, customer solutions, product, technology and digital innovation.
In his new role, Russell will assume responsibility for Allied Credit’s distribution channels across Broker, Novated Leasing, Dealer and OEM / Partner Alliances, in addition to Product and Channel Marketing,
Most recently, Russell led the successful migration and integration of Macquarie’s $1.5 billion car loan and leasing portfolio, creating a strong platform to deepen relationships with salary packagers and other strategic partners and to establish and expand Allied’s newest origination channel in novated leasing.
Prior to joining Allied, Russell held senior leadership roles at Macquarie Group and ANZ, including ANZ Head of Retail Asset Finance (Asia) and Head of Dealer & Direct at Esanda, where he oversaw annual retail lending volumes exceeding $2.5 billion and managed loan portfolios of more than $8.5 billion.
Padraig brings close to 20 years of financial services expertise to his role as Chief Operating Officer. Since joining the business in 2021, Padraig has transformed the Retail Lending function through strategic leadership and strong project management capability. He has driven multiple strategic initiatives, strengthening critical operational and risk capabilities across Quality Assurance, Fraud, Credit Policy, and Automated Decisioning.
In addition, Padraig has embedded robust operational and risk frameworks that strengthen governance and organisational resilience, positioning Allied as a trusted partner and enabling scalable growth through operational excellence.
Prior to joining Allied, Padraig held senior leadership roles at Macquarie Leasing across Customer Operations, Credit Risk and Retail Lending, where he developed deep expertise in operational strategy and credit processes.
Allied Credit CEO Jon Moodie said these appointments reflect the Group’s focus on deepening partner collaboration and strengthening execution capability.
“Allied Credit is committed to listening to and working closely with our partners to deepen engagement, strengthen alignment and unlock value creation. These appointments enhance our ability to respond faster to market needs and to proactively deliver product innovation and implementation,” Moodie said.
“Russell Bryant and Padraig Walshe appointments reflect the depth of industry experience and leadership bench strength at Allied Credit and strongly position us for our next growth phase.”
Building on recent success – including the acquisition of Macquarie’s car loan and leasing portfolio, and the establishment of new partnerships and white label offerings with GAC International Australia, Geely Australia, and Isuzu UTE Australia, Allied Credit enters 2026 with strong momentum, clarity of purpose and a robust foundation to deliver long term value for customers, partners and stakeholders.
Moodie added, “With our executive team now in place, Allied Credit is well positioned to scale the business from $6.5 billion to $10 billion and beyond, while continuing to operate as a disciplined, data driven and customer focused organisation.”
These appointments are effective from Monday 5 January 2026.
