Q&A with Morn Lan: Enabling business growth through corporate strategy

How does Macquarie’s culture empower our people to think and act like entrepreneurs?

Macquarie’s culture embodies a growth mindset: we're encouraged to challenge assumptions and think about opportunities in adjacent and new areas and empowered to think beyond conventional boundaries. An example of this is the support I received for my transfer from our Sydney office to New York. The move enabled me to apply the insights I gained in our Banking and Financial Services group – which provides personal banking, business banking and wealth management services in Australia - to solving challenges and identifying growth opportunities in our Macquarie Asset Management, Macquarie Capital, and Commodities and Global Markets businesses here in the Americas. This opportunity-driven growth mentality is a central part of my day-to-day role, where I support defining and advancing strategy to improve business operations.

Developing corporate strategy is a key part of your role. How does this strategic work enable business efficiencies?

In the Corporate Strategy and Solutions team, we work on projects alongside Macquarie’s operating groups that provide strategic advice, deliver operational change, support structural evolution and connect business needs to technology and data-driven insights. Our team adds value by offering an independent perspective, while also connecting the dots across the groups to share learnings and innovations. Recently, I had the opportunity to work with Commodities and Global Markets to define, accelerate and embed an energy transition strategy within the business, helping clients navigate a rapidly evolving environment.

The past 30 years has seen rapid growth in Macquarie’s business in the Americas. What are you hoping to see in the next 30 years?

I’m excited to see how we adapt to an ever-changing market and technological landscape. I hope to see our culture persist and look forward to playing a role in enabling our businesses to bring new ideas into action. I’m a problem solver and I love digging into research and data, and the culture at Macquarie has provided me with both a collaborative and individualistic way of working, I’ve had the privilege of working alongside colleagues in our operating groups who are subject matter experts. They have deep market knowledge and are brimming with ideas, which are essential for staying ahead of industry trends and meeting evolving customer needs.