Hitachi Capital America Corp. (HCA) announced Chuck McKay has joined the company as vice president of corporate development, responsible for managing business planning, strategic marketing and acquisition targeting across HCA.

McKay brings over 25 years of financial services experience including significant strategy, marketing and corporate development roles at GE Capital, MasterCard and, most recently, Prudential. At GE Capital, he had leadership roles in corporate development, including leading a multi-year initiative to build a business in Japan; strategy, including leading GE Capital’s annual strategic planning process globally; and marketing, including leading go-to-market execution for middle-market energy lending. He began his career at Accenture where he led strategy, transformation and technology projects for major financial institutions including Nikko Securities, Goldman Sachs and Chemical Bank.

“We are thrilled to have Chuck join HCA. He brings a unique combination of important functional capabilities across a broad range financial services sectors with particular depth in specialty finance, and he has significant experience living and working internationally, including Japan,” said Mark Duncan, executive vice president, commercial finance & corporate development. “Chuck will be instrumental in driving the identification, evaluation and implementation of corporate development initiatives as HCA seeks to achieve its strategic growth objectives.”