New report honours 50 remarkable and inspiring female leaders
MPA’s Elite Women 2025 report is now live.
Throughout March, MPA gathered hundreds of nominations from industry professionals across Australia. Nominators were asked to emphasise professional achievements, initiatives and innovations, and contributions to the mortgage industry over the past 12 months.
These 50 Elite Women were selected following extensive independent analysis of the nominations. The report includes expert insights from industry stalwarts Justine McDonald, franchise owner, Nectar Mortgages, and Anja Pannek, chief executive of the Mortgage and Finance Association of Australia (MFAA), who are also among the Elite Woman 2025 recipients.
“An Elite Woman measures success by whether her work gives her the life she wants,” McDonald told MPA. “She uplifts others, builds safe spaces for honest conversations and is confident enough to ask different questions, starting with ‘Is this business serving my life?’ instead of ‘How can I hit that next target?’”
Among MPA’s 2025 Elite Women honourees are:
- Fatima Dib
- Kerry Sainsbury
- Shelley McGinty
- Christa Malkin
- Chuyu (Kiki) Feng
- Diana McKenzie
- Karlie Scharfenberg
- Minh Beaver
- Morgan Owen
- Natalie Irvine
- Rachelle Kroon
MPA’s Elite Women 2025 report was sponsored by Australian banking major ANZ.
“ANZ was proud to sponsor the MPA Elite Women of 2025. We congratulate the winners of this award,” said Natalie Smith, general manager, ANZ retail broker.
To see the full list of Elite Women, alongside interviews and insights from this year’s honourees, check out the full report now.
