Experience

Melbourne Market Authority

• Australia
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• General Counsel & Head of Property

  • May 2018 - Present

  Chief Legal Officer & Chief Property Officer | Privacy Officer | FOI OfficerAs a member of the Executive Leadership Team, I am responsible for the Legal and Property functions at the Melbourne Wholesale Fruit Vegetable and Flower Market.Key responsibilities of my executive role include:• Executive planning and strategy • Commercial and pragmatic legal advice• Executive strategic decision making - commercial, operations and legal• Leading and managing commercial property team • Leading COVID 19 response• Leading and managing strategic property developments /redevelopments• Strategically manage extensive property portfolio to ensure optimum occupancy• Management of external legal counsel• Board and Executive team advice and governance• Formulation of policies and procedures• Provision of training and development for staff• Mapping and streamlining business processes • Implementation and management of Projects• Advise and guide operations team• Stakeholder development and management of sub contractors, Government, Council, Union, and Market participants• Human Resources ManagementThe Market operates on a purpose built 60 hectare site that facilitates approximately 700 businesses and 4,000 people each night in the trade of approximately $2 billion of fruit, vegetables and flowers annually for distribution across Victoria, Australia and across the globe.The Market provides the critical link between growers, wholesalers, retailers and the fresh produce supply chain. Currently housing 85,000 square metres of warehousing space it provides for the integration of supply chain logistics within the Market itself, and is the largest warehousing precinct of any central market in Australia.



Norton Rose Fulbright

• United Kingdom
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Associate (Mergers & Acquisitions / Equity Capital Markets)

  • Jun 2017 - May 2018

  Private & Public M&A |ECM|Corporate & Commercial lawyer Private & Public M&A |ECM|Corporate & Commercial lawyer



K&L Gates

• United States
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Associate (Mergers & Acquisitions / Equity Capital Markets)

  • Mar 2009 - Jun 2017

  Private & Public M&A |ECM|Corporate & Commercial lawyerI acted for a broad range of domestic and international corporate clients (from starts ups to ASX top 200 companies) in a variety of industries including, the biotechnology, health care, technology, fintech (including Blockchain technology and Bitcoins), medical device, agriculture, mineral resources, software and services, finance, entertainment, manufacturing and consumer products sectors. In addition, I have significant experience in both domestic and cross border public capital markets including, initial public offerings (IPOs), ASX listings, dual-listings (NASDAQ/TSX-V/SGX), rights issues, placements, share purchase plans and other capital raisings, takeovers, schemes of arrangements and mergers.



Melbourne IT

• Australia
• Information Technology & Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Senior Legal Counsel (Mergers & Acquisitions Secondment)

  • Jan 2016 - Mar 2016

  Seconded into the M&A group Seconded into the M&A group



ANZ

• Australia
• Banking
• 700 & Above Employee

• Analyst

  • Jun 2005 - Dec 2008