Experience

MTData

• Australia
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Risk, Legal & Compliance Officer

  • Sep 2023 - Present

  A wholly owned subsidiary of Telstra, an industry leading data and AI company, providing telematics and compliance solutions. A wholly owned subsidiary of Telstra, an industry leading data and AI company, providing telematics and compliance solutions.



Silicon Quantum Computing

• Australia
• Nanotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chair, Audit and Risk Committee

  • Aug 2021 - Present

  A long-term JV investment by Telstra, along with the Federal & State Government, UNSW & CBA, established to build and deliver a quantum computer device. A long-term JV investment by Telstra, along with the Federal & State Government, UNSW & CBA, established to build and deliver a quantum computer device.



muru-D

• Australia
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Managing Director & Board Member, muru-D

  • Feb 2023 - Sep 2023

  Wholly owned subsidiary of Telstra, and vehicle for Telstra to partner with early-stage start-up and scale up companies. The current portfolio value is circa $20M and holds investments in 90 companies, located in Australia, Asia and the US. Key Responsibilities Leadership of the overarching vision, strategy, execution and operations of muru-D, undertaken by identifying investment / divestment opportunities, conducting due diligence, aligning stakeholders, providing a cost / benefit analysis on recommended opportunities, leading and managing those recommendations and deepening engagement with highly aligned and growing investee communities (e.g. through actively participating on investee company boards). Key Achievements • Reformulating muru-D's strategy, collaborating with key stakeholders and leveraging my commercial acumen, to deliver a go-to-market plan and investment thesis for muru-D, to drive innovation and value for Telstra, through its early-stage investment vehicle. • Burdened by costs associated with a legacy portfolio, derived operational efficiencies by extracting value from external resources, devising a strategy to accelerate exits of mis-aligned legacy investments, and collaborating with cross functional teams to ensure an efficient process, to inform and drive commercial decision making on legacy investments. The result produced alignment of muru-D's activities with Telstra's long terms strategic goals. Show less



Telstra

• Australia
• Telecommunications
• 700 & Above Employee

• Strategic Partnership and Commercial Strategy Principal, Product and Technology

  • Dec 2020 - Jun 2023

  Telstra is a S&P/ASX 20 company and Australia's largest telecommunications company. It has over 150 subsidiaries, operates in over 20 countries, and employs over 26,000 people. Telstra builds and operates telecommunications networks and markets voice, mobile, internet access, pay television and other leading technology products and services. Key Achievements • Transformed key relationships between Telstra and global technology industry players, to deliver a step-change from vendor to a strategic partner, orchestrated by: o Influencing and collaborating with stakeholders and building trust and credibility with them, to drive relationship engagement at all levels of the organisation (e.g. delivering, for first time in Telstra's history, global CEO engagement with Telstra’s CEO). o Putting in place results focused governance structures. o Creating a mutually beneficial strategic pipelines of activity with measurable KPIs for success. resulting in unique partnership opportunities, giving Telstra a competitive edge against its global peers. • In a competitive, low margin gaming market, successfully led negotiations, working collaboratively and exercising influence, to secure a cornerstone consumer partnership between Telstra and Microsoft, on terms not provided to other telcos. This enabled the launch of Australia’s first major cloud gaming partnership and secured the best market telco proposition for customers in Australia, whilst simultaneously showcasing and monetising Telstra’s network capabilities. Show less



muru-D

• Australia
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 1 - 100 Employee

• General Counsel & Portfolio Manager, muru-D

  • Jan 2019 - Dec 2020

  Key Responsibilities Led and managed all legal, commercial and operational matters, including identifying and negotiating strategic investment / divestment opportunities, to maximise portfolio returns. Acting as an ambassador for muru-D and thought leader for the start-up community. Key Achievements • At a time of cost cutting and when internal sentiment was to write-off the muru-D portfolio, by leveraging my commercial acumen, undertaking a detailed review and due diligence of the portfolio, turning around a struggling portfolio into a commercially viable strategic investment, now valued at circa $20m, delivering real returns. • As part of Telstra's decision to scale-down muru-D and consolidate costs, by leveraging my networks and pragmatic deal making skills, brokered an out-of-the-box solution, to strategically partner with global law firm, Pinset Mason, to manage portfolio administration, enabling Telstra to derive return from legacy investments (which it otherwise would have forfeited). Show less



Various top tier firms and corporations

• Sydney, Australia

• Advisory/Secondments

  • Oct 2015 - Dec 2018

  Full-time advisory work enabled through long term advisory/secondments. DataSpark (SingTel Subsidiary) | Strategic Advisor | Start-up commercialising geospatial data to deliver intelligence to enable organisations to map strategy around where people live, work & play. Responsibilities: Evaluated current processes, recommended & implemented changes to address regulation & maximise commercial returns on data. Achievements • Delivered & implemented DataSpark’s commercial, governance & legal strategy, covering tech infrastructure, legal mechanisms & disaster responses, to deliver operational excellence & enable long-term success. • Secured cornerstone revenue streams, contributing to DataSpark's viability. • Coached/educated the team, to deliver a step-change in culture towards industry best practice, on data governance. oOh!media | General Counsel | Outdoor advertising company. Responsibilities: Member of senior management team. P&L & budget responsibility. Managed 6 direct legal & admin reports. Achievements • Advised on & managed the transaction relating to the acquisition of Adshel. • Secured a strategic partnership with Quantium, impacting the oOh!media share price & differentiating it from its competitors, by enabling the use of data products in out-of-home campaigns. • Through salary benchmarking, role shifts, mentoring & setting a new vision for the team, created an uplift in engagement & productivity. Potentia | Commercial Director & General Counsel | PE firm, focussed on tech-enabled businesses. Responsibilities Member of senior management team. P&L & budget responsibility. Managed 5 direct cross functional reports, based across APAC. Achievements: • Transformed a cross functional APAC team, through; Setting-up a global outsourcing arrangement for subsidiaries located globally, reducing regulatory exposure & securing cost savings of $0.5M/year; Upskilling functions; Stopping work which did not deliver major risk reductions, relative to cost. Show less



Quantium

• Australia
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• General Counsel and Company Secretary

  • Feb 2013 - Sep 2015

  Joint venture with Woolworths, Quantium is a big data company that advises businesses to capitalise on big data. Key Responsibilities Member of the senior management team, with P&L and budget responsibility, led and maintained the in-house legal / company secretariat teams. Focus included strategic management of commercial and legal risks; securing complex commercial contracts, relating to the acquisition and commercialisation of data; dispute resolution; Industry representation and lobbying and IP management. Key Achievements • Leveraging global appetite to commercialise data, utilising deep subject matter expertise and commercial acumen, secured a global first deal with Facebook, using de-identified data cross jurisdictionally, to launch new disruptive advertising products for advertisers, giving Quantium leadership in innovation and a competitive edge. • At a time of uncertainty and nervousness surrounding data regulation, devised, delivered and implemented a ground-breaking simple and pragmatic regulatory risk strategy framework for Quantium, de-mystifying burdensome regulatory obligation. The strategy was subsequently used for the Woolworth's, own regulatory risk strategy. • At a time of fast pace and dynamic growth, supporting that growth by fast tracking and securing revenue and growing EBITDA, through the sale of key software products and consulting services. Led a team of lawyers, who closed over 50 deals per year, driven by putting in place robust and effective internal governance and legal systems to deliver at pace. Show less



Optiver

• Netherlands
• Capital Markets
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Lawyer

  • Feb 2012 - Jan 2013



Avaya

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• ANZ Managing Counsel

  • Apr 2011 - Feb 2012



Omnilab Media

• Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

• Senior Legal Counsel & Company Secretary

  • Nov 2006 - May 2011



ITV Studios Australia

• Australia
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Lawyer

  • Nov 2003 - Nov 2006