Experience

Qualitas Group

• Paraguay
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Consultant

  • Mar 2022 - Present

  Consulting on strategic legal, risk, governance and related projects for the Qualitas Group. Consulting on strategic legal, risk, governance and related projects for the Qualitas Group.



Foodbank Victoria

• Australia
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Board Member

  • Jun 2020 - Present

  Proud to be a Board Member, helping to set the strategic direction for this great organisation. Honoured to serve as Deputy Chair to support the Chair in the duties of that role. A member of each of the Committees of the Board: People & Remuneration; Audit & Risk; Nominations & Governance. Proud to be a Board Member, helping to set the strategic direction for this great organisation. Honoured to serve as Deputy Chair to support the Chair in the duties of that role. A member of each of the Committees of the Board: People & Remuneration; Audit & Risk; Nominations & Governance.



IFM Investors

• Australia
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Executive Director, Risk & Commercial

  • Jan 2016 - Dec 2020

  Global head of risk & compliance leading a team of 20+ professionals across Melbourne, Sydney, New York, London, Amsterdam and Tokyo. Significant governance responsibilities included being member of the Management Risk Committee and its subcommittees (Conflicts, Valuations, Clients), Secretary of Investment Committee, Secretary of Board Investment Committee and Company Secretary of various subsidiary entities and strategic initiatives and involved in review and sign-off of external audit (including regulatory filings). Remit included all “second line” risk functions, compliance obligations and related strategy. Retained significant legal responsibilities, including providing advice on all regulatory aspects of the business, the development and implementation of risk management policies and plans and governance across the organisation. License and regulatory management across APRA, ASIC and AUSTRAC in Australia and multiple regulators globally. Show less



PwC Australia

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

• Director

  • May 2015 - Jan 2016

  At the time, PwC’s strategy was to build its mergers & acquisitions, corporate advisory, general commercial and governance practices, having had only a limited scope of business in legal matters previously. Remit to win significant new business for PwC through my networks, client engagement with PwC clients and staff in other business lines and new sources. At the time, PwC’s strategy was to build its mergers & acquisitions, corporate advisory, general commercial and governance practices, having had only a limited scope of business in legal matters previously. Remit to win significant new business for PwC through my networks, client engagement with PwC clients and staff in other business lines and new sources.



National Australia Bank

• United Kingdom
• Banking
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of Regulatory Affairs - Conduct, Manager, Regulatory Affairs - Conduct, Senior Corporate Lawyer

  • Feb 2011 - May 2015

  In the legal and governance role, executed complex corporate advisory/mergers & acquisitions matters, including in the wealth/asset management sector both within Australia and globally, advised the NAB Board on ASX Listing Rules and Corporations Act matters and supported the NAB Board through being secretary of various NAB entities and committees. In the risk role, led a small but critical team responsible for management of regulatory relationship risk, setting the regulatory strategic agenda and leading NAB banking group’s relationship with ASIC. Show less



Sidley Austin LLP

• United States
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Attorney

  • Dec 2006 - Feb 2011

  • Mergers & acquisitions, joint ventures, private equity investments, corporate finance, corporate advisory and general commercial contracting • Drafting and negotiating merger transaction documents (including financing documents), managing due diligence, managing completion of merger and related financing transactions • Advising boards and senior management regarding regulatory and corporate law issues • Mergers & acquisitions, joint ventures, private equity investments, corporate finance, corporate advisory and general commercial contracting • Drafting and negotiating merger transaction documents (including financing documents), managing due diligence, managing completion of merger and related financing transactions • Advising boards and senior management regarding regulatory and corporate law issues



Clayton Utz

• Australia
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Articled Clerk, Solicitor

  • Mar 2005 - Dec 2006

  • Providing corporate advisory, governance and commercial legal advice (including secondments to Smorgon Steel legal and Toll Holdings legal & secretariat) • Providing corporate advisory, governance and commercial legal advice (including secondments to Smorgon Steel legal and Toll Holdings legal & secretariat)