Company Updates

After 17 years with Macquarie, Matt Ellis is stepping up to become Global Head of Engineering for Macquarie Group. Matt believes his appointment demonstrates Macquarie's strategic commitment to technology and promoting talent from within the organisation. Matt Ellis gravitated towards a career in IT thanks to a childhood interest in tinkering with computers.

Verena Lim was appointed Macquarie Group's Asia CEO in 2021, a role she combines with responsibilities as Executive Director of Macquarie Asset Management and Head of Macquarie Asia Infrastructure Fund. She is equally passionate about promoting Macquarie's growth in Asia as she is in encouraging Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and social impact.

Hannah Whyte is a Green Analytics Executive in Macquarie's Green Investment Group (GIG). She speaks about her career journey, passion for helping to accelerate the green transition and why gender diversity is an important consideration in Macquarie's sustainability goals. In 2020, Hannah Whyte joined Macquarie's Edinburgh office, working across the Green Investment Group's acquisitions and assets as a Green Analytics Executive.

Mike Lin joined Macquarie in 2015 and has enjoyed two promotions and two internal awards for his work in Singapore's Commodities Market Finance Operations team. Currently a Manager, Mike says Macquarie's people and culture are different from other organisations and that he enjoys the responsibility and problem solving his role entails.

Barb Schippers headed up technology for a major airline, before joining Macquarie in 2020 as Head of Technology for People. In less than two years, she has led award-winning projects, embarked on a transformation agenda and seen her leadership role expand.

As Assistant Vice President in Macquarie's Financial Management Group, based in Jacksonville, Florida, Kisha Shabazz has been working on the new global general ledger. Alongside her finance career, she's also driving change and building pathways to equity through Macquarie's employee network groups.

Gabriel Galanski's career journey has taken him from the US Marine Corps to the Macquarie Insurance Facility, part of Macquarie Asset Management. On this year's Veterans Day, he reflects on his career journey.

As part of Macquarie's Business Operational Risk Team, Kapil Gosain and Julia Nguyen play an important role in supporting the growth of our business. Having recently embarked on their career journeys with Macquarie, they credit the forward thinking and supportive culture as key reasons why they joined.

Ariyanna Johnson's passion for sustainability and green energy led her to a career in finance as an asset manager for Macquarie's Green Investment Group. She has witnessed huge changes in both renewables and the approach to green investing.