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Driven by the desire to help vulnerable people, Marcella Romero studied occupational therapy & completed a Postgraduate (Occ Rehab) and a Masters in Health Sciences before founding her first company, Rehab Management in 1998.

Marcella expanded her business from a one-woman home office to a successful group employing over 600 people nationally across 150 offices.

Today, Arriba Group comprises three successful enterprises — Rehab Management, AimBig Employment and LiveBig. For over 26 years, Arriba Group has positively impacted the lives of more than 750,000 Australians following injury, disability, or ill health.

Marcella is a strategic, dynamic leader and entrepreneur who puts her business success down to passion, and working harder, longer, and smarter. She is known for challenging the status quo, her collaborative attitude, her willingness to take advantage of opportunities and her ability to take risks to make informed strategic decisions.

Marcella’s family is her touchstone, crediting her husband Craig and their three children for keeping her continually focused on doing her best.

Marcella’s entrepreneurial achievements have been recognised by multiple industry awards, including EY Entrepreneur of The Year™ National Finalists (2023) and CEO & Entrepreneur of the Year from the CEO Magazine Global (2021).

Michelle is a Registered Psychologist with 15 years’ experience in the workplace health, rehabilitation, and disability sector. In her current role as Head of Innovation for Arriba Group, Michelle is responsible for developing and implementing new tools and programs designed to enhance work and health outcomes in the community. She has a passion for combining advanced technology with evidence-based healthcare delivery, tailored towards positive, and inclusive customer outcomes and experience. Michelle is an experienced senior leader and strategist identifying industry trends, gaps, and opportunities to deliver sustainable improvements.

Depar has over 20 years of experience in data architecture, modelling, mining, segmentation and for the last few years has been driving group wide AI projects. Depar has worked across a variety of industries including Defence, Travel and Health. She holds a Master of Commerce and a Master of Data Science, Leadership and Strategy. She is passionate about solving business problems through data driven decisions.