Appointed 21 February 2003
James is an executive director (non-voting) of Macquarie Group Limited and Co-Head of Macquarie Group’s Real Estate Capital (REC) Division. His responsibilities include Macquarie Group’s interest in the MGA Joint Venture. James was also Chief Executive Officer of Macquarie Industrial Trust for six years prior to that trust's merger with Goodman Industrial Trust.
He is a director of J-REP Co., Ltd, Goodman (NZ) Limited and Macquarie Goodman Hong Kong Logistics Fund.
With over 20 years of experience in property fund management, investment banking and chartered accounting, James oversees REC's businesses and real estate investment trust development in Asia and core real estate investments for Macquarie Group.
He has a Bachelor of Economics, is a Certified Practising Accountant and is a fellow of the Australian Property Institute.