Plenti Group Limited announced the appointment of Stephen Benton to its Board of Directors as an Independent Non-Executive Director, effective 1 July 2022. Stephen has 30 years' experience driving business strategy in financial services across large organisations, challenger brands and growth companies. He also holds experience specific to consumer lending, product development, and debt collection.

Stephen's most recent executive role was CEO and Managing Director of EFTPOS, where he spearheaded a strategic reset. Prior to that, he was Head of Consumer Finance, Payments and Emerging Businesses at Westpac. Stephen has also held executive and commercial roles at Bankwest and Citibank, and financial services growth company Once.

Stephen's board experience includes acting as Chairman of Infochoice Limited and of Once Private Group, and as a director of EFTPOS and Baycorp Collection Services. Stephen holds a Bachelor of Commerce, Accounting and Finance and is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.