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At MUFG Corporate Markets, our leadership team is passionate about connecting issuers with their stakeholders.
Our teams combine a wealth of industry experience with a rigorous focus on client management to deliver a premium service underpinned by market leading technology platforms.
Lysa McKenna
Chief Executive Officer
MUFG Corporate Markets
Marcelle Ashcroft
Managing Director
Stan Malcolm
Director, Head of Business Development and Strategy
Audrey Russell
Head of DCM and Payments
Michael Johnson
Manager, Products and Client Solutions
Lysa McKenna was appointed Chief Executive Officer of MUFG Corporate Markets in August 2024.
Lysa joined MUFG Pension & Market Services in 2006 where she was responsible for developing the share plans business in the Australian market. Over the past 18 years she has held several market facing leadership roles including CEO of Link Market Services Australia. Most recently, she held the position of Managing Director, Corporate Markets ANZ, responsible for delivering on the strategic growth initiatives for the region including business transformation, enhancing our products and corporate development.
Lysa has over 25 years’ experience in the financial services industry including positions at Computershare, Doyle Pension Management, and Mercer.
Lysa is a Qualified Financial Advisor (QFA) and Fellow of the Life Insurance Association of Ireland, and a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD). Lysa holds a Bachelor of Social Sciences, Politics and Social Policy and a Higher Diploma in Business Studies, from University College Dublin.
Marcelle has an extensive background in the financial services industry and financial markets generally. She has been involved in the co-ordinating, planning and process development of several successful New Zealand energy sector demutualisations, and previously held senior executive positions at other global financial institutions for more than two decades.
Marcelle is a founder of MUFG Pension & Market Services Limited in New Zealand and has led the company from startup to the successful business it is today. Her deep experience and strong relationships in the financial administration sector have built her reputation across the capital markets.
Marcelle is a certified member of the Institute of Finance Professionals of New Zealand (“INFINZ”), a member of the Australasian Investor Relations Association (“AIRA”) and a member of the New Zealand Institute of Directors.
Stan Malcolm is a founding executive of MUFG Pension & Market Services (NZ) Limited (formerly Link Market Services Limited) and was the Head of Operations from 2005 to 2015. He has been a director of the New Zealand business since 2019 and currently holds the position of Director, Head of Strategy & Business Development.
Stan has over 35 years of experience in operational and management roles within the financial services area, having held positions with Perkins Hargreaves, Duesburys, National Registries, and Computershare. Stan was a Business Analyst and Corporate Actions Manager, for BT Registries New Zealand, a subsidiary of BT Financial Group, from 1999 – 2002 and was Assistant Share Registrar for Fonterra Co-operative Group before joining MUFG Pension & Market Services (NZ) Limited in 2005.
Stan has been on various securities industry committees and is a member of the NZ Institute of Directors (NZIoD), the Institute of Finance Professionals New Zealand (INFINZ), and the Australasian Investor Relations Association (AIRA).
Audrey is responsible for the Debt Capital Markets and Payments for MUFG Corporate Markets in New Zealand.
Audrey has had over 16 years’ experience in share broking operations, specifically in custodial and debt securities. She moved to MUFG Corporate Markets from Goldman Sachs JB Were, where she spent 4 years in the Fixed Interest team.
Previously, Audrey was managing operations at ASB Securities, having returned to New Zealand from 6 years in the United Kingdom in the Treasury Team with Barclays Stockbrokers.
Michael plays a key role in aligning technology with the needs of our clients. He designs strategic products and solutions, supported by a team of analysts and developers.
Dedicated to providing our clients and their investors with exceptional service, Michael thrives on delivering transformational change without disruption, most recently in bringing the Entrust dividend into the digital era.
Born in England and raised in New Plymouth, Michael had a brief stint in Wellington before moving to Auckland where he studied for a BSc (Computer Science and Information Systems) from the University of Auckland. He has a decade of experience in New Zealand capital markets across a range of roles, particularly focused on business analysis and technology.
Michael is a certified member of the Institute of Finance Professionals of New Zealand (INFINZ)
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