Templeton to join PledgeMe board

05/05/2016

Templeton to join PledgeMe board

New Zealand’s crowdfunding site PledgeMe has announced its second crowdsourced director in 2016 with Melanie Templeton joining the board.

“With over 100 applicants for our board position, we decided to take the opportunity to appoint two new directors” PledgeMe CEO Anna Guenther said.

“We announced Jessica Venning-Bryan last month, and are pleased to now introduce Melanie Templeton. She brings a diverse background in building commercial businesses across a range of industries, from award winning restaurants to online banks.

"Her experience in financial regulation and online businesses will be of huge value to us as we expand into new areas of regulation such as our recently announced PledgeMe.Lend. Melanie has spent 10 years in online banking, and is currently interim group executive of Direct Banking for Rabobank Australia and New Zealand.”

Melanie says she is excited about joining Team PledgeMe because of her interest in helping people, businesses and communities create a more prosperous New Zealand.

“New Zealand is a hotbed of talented entrepreneurs and I am so pleased to have the opportunity to bring my experience to the table and work with a trailblazer like PledgeMe.

“Helping Kiwis fund the things they care about” is such a tangible and purposeful pillar for a company to springboard from, and I have so much respect for the way in which PledgeMe stays true to its purpose as it has evolved” said Templeton.

For more on the appointment read Anna’s blog post here.

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