Group General Counsel and Company Secretary
Atlas Arteria Group
Australia
Accomplished senior legal executive and leader with 25 years’ experience across a broad range of areas including corporate and commercial law, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, compliance, and governance. My career spans senior roles at Atlast Arteria, Origin Energy and Herbert Smith Freehills, where I built a reputation as a strategic thinker and trusted advisor.
As Head of Legal at Origin Energy, I lead a high-performing team of 10 lawyers, delivering innovative and pragmatic legal solutions that align with organisational strategy and values while effectively managing risk. My expertise spans high-stakes negotiations, cross-border transactions, and regulatory compliance, underpinned by a transparent and collaborative leadership style.
Career highlights include:
– 12 month acting Group General Counsel role at Origin Energy.
– Managing Origin’s legal response to the recent $18bn takeover proposal and business separation from Brookfield/EIG.
– Leading multi-billion-dollar M&A transactions and equity/debt financings.
– Trusted adviser to directors and senior executives on legal, governance, risk and compliance matters.
– Designing and implementing transformative legal and compliance initiatives resulting in cost savings, improvement in governance and improved efficiency.
– Driving excellence within legal teams, fostering collaboration and inclusion.
I am passionate and energetic about applying my expertise to support organisational growth, innovation, and resilience, with a commitment to mentoring emerging legal talent and fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace.
Key areas of expertise
• Enterprise leadership and legal team development.
• Strategic legal advisory and risk management.
• Complex M&A, capital markets and cross border transactions.
• Broad experience across functional and operating business units.
• Listed company financial and ESG reporting.
• Governance and compliance.
• Stakeholder management and collaboration.
• Policy development and implementation.
• System and process improvement.