I am an accomplished, ‘hands on’ General Counsel & Company Secretary and leader with experience in establishing and developing an effective legal, risk (including workplace health and safety and insurance), compliance and governance function in Australia and the United States.Australian and United States (New York) qualified and licensed. Along with legal, I am a qualified governance professional and have worked in both listed and unlisted environments.I have worked across a variety of fast paced and highly regulated and advisory industries and I am experienced in establishing, developing, leading and transforming Australian and international legal and compliance teams.I am also an experienced and contributing member of a leadership team supporting the business to achieve its operating objectives. I have also led specific corporate projects such as acquisitions, capital raisings, divestitures and regulatory investigations.I can readily build trust and rapport with management, all levels of staff, the board chair and the board to provide the necessary assurance that legal, risk, compliance and governance requirements are being met.I am a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, a Fellow of the Governance Institute of Australia, a Member of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators, a Member of the New York Bar, the New York State Bar Association and the American Bar Association.