Company Secretary
Hort Innovation
Australia
I am a senior General Counsel and Company Secretary with significant experience advising Boards and executive teams across complex, highly regulated organisations in both the public and private sectors.
My career has focused on building and leading enterprise legal and goveranance functions, partnering closely with Chairs, Boards and executive leadership teams to enable strategy and navigate change during periods of organisational transformation and regulatory scrutiny.
My leadership is most valued at moments that matter – appellate litigation, large‑scale disputes and investigations, cross‑border regulatory matters and legislative reform and complex, multi-jurisdictional issues where outcomes must be delivered under pressure. I am trusted to resolve difficult, high stakes situations, where legal, regulatory, governance and stakeholder issues are intertwined – and where organisations need someone who can bring clarity, restore confidence and get things done.
I am known for building sustainable, future‑fit legal functions that support long‑term organisational objectives, not just immediate risk mitigation. This includes achieving efficiencies in legal service delivery, embedding legal and ethical decision‑making into commercial strategy, lifting executive capability, strengthening Board effectiveness, and setting enterprise governance frameworks.
I have also held regional and global legal roles, advising across multiple jurisdictions on regulatory compliance, disputes, transactions and operating models which continues to inform my judgement in complex, stakeholder sensitive environments.
Alongside my General Counsel roles, I have also served extensively as Company Secretary, strengthening my ability to advise Boards holistically across legal, governance and risk – particularly in highly regulated and stakeholder‑sensitive environments.
My experience spans infrastructure, utilities, technology, health, education and federally funded entities, with deep exposure to:
▪️Board and Committee advisory at Chair and Director level
▪️Large‑scale disputes, investigations and regulatory matters
▪️Major strategic transactions and outsourcing programs
▪️Legislative reform, constitutional change and stakeholder‑driven governance
▪️Building and mentoring successor‑ready legal and governance leadership teams
▪️Stepping into complex environments to reduce risk, resolve legacy issues and enable forward momentum