Karl Durrance

Managing Director, Australia and New Zealand

About

A strategic senior executive, business builder and thought leader with over 25 years of experience in engineering, product, sales and leadership roles. In his current role, Karl is responsible for Stripe's business and operations in Australia and New Zealand, helping companies of all sizes to use Stripe's solutions to accelerate their business online and succeed globally.

Before joining Stripe, Karl led and built various parts of the AWS business across Australia & New Zealand, including establishing and building the New Zealand business, establishing and building the ISV & Software business and finally scaling the Enterprise business.

Karl is a passionate business builder with an energetic, innovative and collaborative leadership style. He has a track record of motivating and engaging teams to solve complex business challenges that consistently deliver world-class results.

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