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Ben McCarthy
Ben is currently a Managing Director at Fitch and Head of Fitch Ratings Asia-Pacific Structured Finance and Covered Bond analytical team, a position he has held since 2009. He has over 27 years’ experience in the financial markets including over 22 years with Fitch Ratings – joining Fitch in Sydney in March 1998 as a founding member of Fitch's Australian structured finance team. Since then he has had various roles including Head of Australia and New Zealand Structured Finance, Head of non- Japan Asia Structured Finance, based in Hong Kong and Head of Fitch's Asian REIT team.
Ben has extensive experience in property, structured finance and covered bonds in the Asian region. Ben served as a member elected representative on the National Committee of the Australian Securitisation Forum between 2008 and 2010.