We believe that people are still the key to successful business.
We invest time to develop long term relationships with our customers.
We do this to truly understand your business, and with your counsel, we find areas where our funding solutions will have a meaningful impact on your operations and financial performance.
Our model encompasses a diverse array of assets, including IT and Mobility, Clinical & Scientific equipment, high-tech machinery, ‘Green Assets’ and specialized project funding.
Founded in 2013, we saw an opportunity to enhance capital efficiency in the Aotearoa NZ Public Sector and Large Corporate markets.
We did so by creating a modern, flexible residual risk leasing solution to separate us from traditional asset finance and leasing practices.
Our model is proven to save money, improve the efficiency of delivery and operations while having a positive impact on the environment. We achieve this by leveraging the core competencies of Westpac, alongside MCL's investment in the assets.
Meet the Team.
Murray Bridge
MCL Capital was established, and is run and managed by arguably the most experienced technology financier in NZ, Murray Bridge. With a career in technology finance dating back to the early 1990s, Murray is well-known and respected in Wellington Government and NZ business circles.
Richard Syers
Richard is an experienced IT professional, consultant and business owner. He is MCL’s Account Director dealing with Government customers in Wellington.
Chris Fawkner
Chris has over 20 years of experience in the equipment finance and leasing industry. He was part of the team that founded MCL and his specialities are business development and strategy. When he’s not leading our Enterprise and Health business, he’s busy ferrying / supporting / and coaching youth sports.
Steve Brown
Steve’s role was previously the Chief Financial Officer and has agreed to remain within the Company on an advisory basis with emphasis on Funding, Governance and large commercial opportunities.
Alan Rust
Alan’s role is centred around corporate governance, financial management, risk and IT. Alan has considerable experience in the technology sector in senior financial positions where he worked closely with the teams to provide good commercial outcomes.
Amy Russell
Amy is the Sales Operations Manager within MCL Capital, and has been in the team since March 2016. Prior to this, she has had considerable experience in the leasing industry in asset management, looking after early terminations, break and rewrites, account administration and end of lease procedures.
Jen Heath
Jen joined MCL Capital in May 2019. Prior to leasing, Jen worked for over 20 years within the Financial services industry in the UK and more recently in NZ. Her main role at MCL is sales operations support.
Lesley McFarlane
Lesley manages MCL’s financial activities, in particular, preparing financial statements and making sure funds are received and paid. Lesley has been part of the team since October 2021.
Pauline Moran
Pauline joined MCL in 2020 and is part of our Sales Operations Support Team. Pauline has a background in accounts and administration in a range of industries.
Murray Macleod
Murray is an experienced finance and sales professional based in Auckland. With a background in Capital Markets, Murray has a deep understanding of cashflows, relationship management and deal structuring. He is MCL’s Account Manager across several large customers in the Wellington and Auckland regions. Murray is also our Sustainability Manager.