Director of a full service commercial legal function working across all divisions of the Department of Communities and Justice including Corrective Services NSW, Emergency Management, Courts and Tribunals, Youth Services and Infrastructure. The role encompassed both leadership of the legal function and hands-on legal advice and service across a broad range of matters in a complex regulatory and commercial environment. Key stakeholders included government ministers and leaders of… Show more Director of a full service commercial legal function working across all divisions of the Department of Communities and Justice including Corrective Services NSW, Emergency Management, Courts and Tribunals, Youth Services and Infrastructure. The role encompassed both leadership of the legal function and hands-on legal advice and service across a broad range of matters in a complex regulatory and commercial environment. Key stakeholders included government ministers and leaders of critical public service functions. Delivered major legal projects alongside business as usual legal support for a business > 10,000 people. Show less

Contract role as interim head of legal for Australia's leading security company.

Head of Legal for Nestle in Oceania, with responsibility for all operational legal aspects of Nestle's business including food and beverages, infant and healthcare nutrition, petcare, Nespresso and foodservices across Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands.Active leadership in corporate governance, compliance and crisis and risk management, and management of a secretarial function across multiple subsidiaries and jurisdictions. Executive Sponsor of Diversity & Inclusion at… Show more Head of Legal for Nestle in Oceania, with responsibility for all operational legal aspects of Nestle's business including food and beverages, infant and healthcare nutrition, petcare, Nespresso and foodservices across Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands.Active leadership in corporate governance, compliance and crisis and risk management, and management of a secretarial function across multiple subsidiaries and jurisdictions. Executive Sponsor of Diversity & Inclusion at Nestle Oceania. Show less

Primary legal advisor to Nestlé business units including Nespresso, Purina Petcare, Health Science, and Food / Beverage divisions – sales, marketing, supply chain, manufacturing and regulatoryLegal leadership of major acquisitions including the purchase and on-sale of Uncle Toby’s cereals and snacks business, the purchase of the Supercoat Petcare business by scheme of arrangement, and the purchase of the Musashi performance nutrition business.

NSW Legal Manager for Australian publicly-listed energy and utilities company AGL. Focus areas included mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and development projects, in addition to day to day responsibility for advising on all legal aspects of wholesale and retail operations.

Corporate, competition and intellectual property practice groups.Secondments to counsel roles in digital media (Fairfax) and telecommunications (Singtel Optus).Broad-based commercial and dispute work across FMCG, pharmaceutical, government and services industries.