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Group-wide material risk owner for 'Unauthorised Trading' and 'Deviation from Market Price'.Oversight of daily product, price and performance risk limit monitoring, management and reporting across all commodity trading books/P&Ls.Limit breach and other reportable incident investigation, reporting and disciplinary recommendations.Independent 'middle office' review, analysis and recommendation in respect of complex bespoke high value long-term transactions.

Renegotiation (& simplification) of joint marketing arrangements for BHP's Western Australian Iron Ore Mining Joint Venture.Supporting market development, price discovery and realisation across all commodities in BHP’s portfolio.External industry and regulatory engagement.Development of Marketing and Group-wide public position papers on regulation of commodities markets.Leading BHP's engagement with EU lawmakers and other international regulatory stakeholders regarding regulation of physical commodity markets and associated price discovery mechanisms.

Development, founding and management of BHP’s interests in various global and China-focused cross-industry owned marketing joint ventures and iron ore market development initiatives.Planning and execution of contracting and ‘go to market’ strategies for various pricing, product suite rationalisation and new product placement initiatives.Management of joint venture marketing agency arrangements and customer joint venture initiatives.Design, cross-industry refinement and implementation of the Standard Iron Ore Trading Agreement (SIOTA).

Provision of advice across a range of subject matters – predominantly international trade, dispute resolution, market development initiatives and joint ventures, long term off-take arrangements, trade finance, cross-border project investment, and global supply/procurement – to BHP Billiton's Marketing, Business Development and Corporate functions.Serving as a director of various intra-group companies.

Founding industry representative.Chair of pre-foundation cross-industry steering committee.Led refinement and proof of business concept, together with initial equity raising.

Advising domestic and foreign listed public and private companies and other businesses in respect of (i) corporate governance issues (including Corporations Act and ASX listing rules compliance), directors’ duties, financial reporting and disclosure obligations, and (ii) negotiated acquisitions, M&A transactions (including joint ventures), capital raisings, share buy-backs and other capital reorganisations.

Prior to joining Freehills I spent several years working as an Event Manager for Tennis Australia, assuming commercial and operational accountability for various international and national level tournaments on behalf of the ITF, ATP and WTA. Highlights include appointment as Event Operations Manager for five Australian home Davis Cup ties between1998-2000, and Event Director for the WTA Tour’s 2000 Australian Women’s Hardcourt Championships and 2002 Canberra Women’s Classic.I also spent 18 months employed as a Financial Analyst by the ACT Department of Treasury during 2001 and 2002. Responsibilities included: overseeing financial reporting and associated policy initiative spending for the Chief Minister’s Department and Canberra Tourism & Events Corporation; project management support for the Australian Capital Territory’s 2001-02 and 2002-03 Budgets; managing associated Community Consultation Processes.Other employment prior to 1997 (shop assistant, warehouse manager, swimming teacher, construction labourer, cadet engineer/surveyor) was undertaken whilst studying and pursuing competitive sporting interests.