Libby Davidson Email & Phone Number

Member of the Allianz Senior Management Team, reporting to the Australian Managing Director. I lead the Corporate Affairs and Governance Division. The Division’s remit includes Legal, Sustainability, Company Secretariat, Governance, Communications and Corporate Affairs, and is responsible for legal and governance advice and support, sustainability strategy and commitments, managing Allianz’s reputation, community relations and engagement with external stakeholders.

One of 2 non-executive directors on the board of national law firm Sparke Helmore

Sydney, Australia

Member of Lion CEO's senior executive team, I led the Legal, External Relations, ESG/Sustainability and Container Deposit teams. My high-performing team played an integral role in the key strategies, transactions and partnerships across Lion's business. I focussed on bringing in the external view, analysing risk and balancing perspectives to drive good governance and shared value outcomes for the business and our communities. This involved moving with skill between community, industry, government, business partners and our shareholder Kirin to build strong enduring relationships. Board roles included Lion Board, Kirin's International Advisory Board, Remedy Drinks (JV with Kin Group), VicReturn, Bevchain (JV with Linfox), LN Nominees (NZ super fund). I built Lion's ESG credentials from the ground up to become a key element of Lion's identity and reputation, with accolades including a coveted Banksia Award in 2022. Our ESG strategies focussed on balance between the "S" and the "E" including strong Modern Slavery credentials and endorsement of our Innovate RAP in 2023.As Group General Counsel, I was responsible for legal governance, risk management and legal execution of strategic projects across Australia, New Zealand and the US. This included large M&A projects and strategic commercial partnerships. As Company Secretary of the Lion Board, I supported the Chair in running the Board and maintaining a strong relationship with our shareholder, Kirin. As External Relations Director, I managed a complex web of regulatory and policy issues across the alcohol sector, including excise tax settings, container deposit schemes, responsible advertising, sponsorships, labelling. I also managed the regulatory and policy agenda for Lion's Dairy and Drinks business, including the "milk wars" and nutrition policy issues. Through my team of outstanding communications professionals, I managed crises and issues including Lion's COVID response and the 2020 cyber attack.

Sydney, Australia

Until 2009, I was responsible for Lion's listed public company governance as Deputy Company Secretary, as well as all corporate legal issues including M&A and Competition Law.After Kirin privatised the company in 2009, Lion took over the former National Foods dairy and drinks business and I took on responsibility for the Regulatory and Nutrition teams with achievements including voluntary pregnancy alcohol labelling, alcohol education programs, shaping the Health Star rating scheme and Lion's Goodness Promise platform to reduce sugar, fat and salt content across our dairy and drinks products.

United Kingdom

Responsible for refranchising program, transactions and legal governance across UK, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Israel.

Sydney, Australia

Member of the regional executive team and responsible for legal governance and transactions across Australia, NZ and South Africa

Company Directors Course

Emerging Female Director Program

Ethical Leadership Fellowship, Ethics

Bachelor Of Laws (Hons); Bachelor Of Arts (French)