Macquarie Announces Mining Equipment Finance Appointments

Macquarie Group announced two key additions to its mining equipment finance business. David Hicks has been appointed vice president of Origination with coverage of the North American market. He will be based in Macquarie’s Nashville office. Hicks previously worked within Macquarie Equipment Finance and brings an extensive background of financial expertise to the team. With more than 20 years of varying responsibility within the financial services industry, Hicks has held positions within both the public and private banking sectors and at various commercial leasing companies including GE Capital’s commercial equipment financing unit.

John O’Sullivan joins as global asset manager based in Sydney. O’Sullivan has more than 30 years of experience in the construction and mining equipment industry. O’Sullivan has previously held senior management roles at some of the largest auction and valuation companies in the world. Prior to joining Macquarie, he held managing director positions at O’Sullivan Consultancy and at Iron Planet covering Asia Pacific and Middle East markets.

“As we continue to bring solutions to new and existing clients in the mining sector, these appointments bring additional industry experience and product knowledge that complements our existing team’s expertise,” said Jennifer Coyle, managing director and head of Macquarie’s Mining Equipment Finance team.