ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) Diploma in International Arbitration 2024 – Fellow October 2024
Queen Mary University College London Masters (LLM) International Arbitration, School of International Arbitration 2024 with Distinction
Australian National University, Canberra, Australia Awarded Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice (GDLP), ANU School of Law, 2008
University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia Awarded Doctor Juris, (JD) Melbourne Law School, August 2008
University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA Awarded A.B. Public Policy Studies cum laude, June 1993 Public Policy coursework includes: Economics and Statistics
WORK EXPERIENCE
Keenan Dispute Resolution August 2024 to present Paris, France
International Arbitrator and Arbitration Counsel
• Private international Arbitration
• ICSID arbitration
• Arbitration Counsel
Betasmartz Hong Kong Limited March 2022 to July 2024 – Hong Kong and Paris, France
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER & GENERAL COUNSEL
• Commercial, HR, corporate and litigation legal work across the region
• Operational responsibility for the business
• Business delivery responsibility for client projects.
• Optimized corporate structure for tax, enforcement and operational efficiency
The Capital Markets Company Limited (CAPCO) April 2017 to March 2022
SENIOR REGIONAL COUNSEL & CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER – APAC & INDIA
• Commercial, HR, Corporate and Litigation legal work across the region
• Work in Hong Kong, Australian, Malaysian, Singapore, Thai, British and New York law
• Chief Operating Officer (COO) for a 1400 person financial services consulting organization that spans six offices in APAC
and India
• Chief risk and compliance officer – chair of APAC / India Risk committee
• The firm supports commercial banks across APAC in regulatory, digital and change work streams
• As COO responsible for human capital, resourcing, administration, IT and offshore teams in India as well as across Hong
Kong, Guangzhou, Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand• Operation bench management responsibilities for each location including personnel management, resource planning
• Responsible to the APAC organization adherence to internal control and risk management standards
• Director of every APAC office with governance responsibility for each including all India offices
• Advisor to Regional Managing Partner and each office Managing Partner including India
• As Senior Regional Counsel; broad responsibility as part of a global legal team for all legal matters across APAC and India
for compliance, dispute resolution, contracting and commercial matters
Mükava Group of Companies
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER January 2013 - January 2017
• Founder and CEO / Chairman of the Mukava group of Companies
• Created a product road map and led the development of a range of industry-recognized ergonomic tools.
• Developed sales across office ergonomic, office project, IT, healthcare, senior living and education sectors in 12 countries
after just two years in the market.
• Managed all legal matters for the company in Europe including Netherlands, France and the United Kingdom
• Recruited legal expertise for the company as required in Spain and the United Kingdom
• Sold company in January 2017 to manufacturing partner
Mayer Brown JSM - Hong Kong – Registered Foreign Lawyer
SENIOR ASSOCIATE July 2011 - August 2012
As an associate in the corporate, commercial and business services outsourcing group I helped clients through M&A,
commercial and outsourced services transactions.
Minter Ellison Melbourne, Beijing and Hong Kong - Registered Foreign Lawyer
ASSOCIATE July 2007 to March 2011
As an associate in the corporate and commercial group, I helped clients through M&A, commercial transactions.
• Opened Beijing office for the firm
• Worked on a number of commercial cross-border transactions
• Worked on two IPO transactions for Australian clients
• Oversaw a number of China-focused business development activitie
Newell Rubbermaid Europe – Paris France
Head of Purchasing Europe - Paris, France July 2003 to January 2006
• Development of E. Europe Sourcing Strategy for all Divisions
• Recruited heavily and mentored local teams across Europe.
• Strategy for four divisions combined 260 million USD spend
• Integral participation in the division’s “turnaround team”
• Purchasing Strategy for these “troubled” divisions
• Budget productivity + ‘Focus 5’ results for all divisions
• Management of 22 staff in nine countries in W. & E. Europe
• Establishment of the Newell Rubbermaid Tooling Asset Management Scheme (in China)
• Leadership of the Newell Rubbermaid Europe Purchasing Training (January 2005)
Newell Rubbermaid Global Sourcing Asia, Hong Kong, SAR, PRC
Director of Sourcing July 2001 to June 2003• Direct management of a team of 30 buyers and managers in 5 countries
• Chairman of the GSA Management Advisory Committee – responsibility for the entire 151 person organization – House
Manager of the Hong Kong headquarters
• Spend profile of 180 million USD for 2003 - G/L Budget of 3.4 million USD
• Focus 5 accountability for the LHG in Asia – exceeded all targets in 2002
• Led the team the LHG purchasing team’s development and communication of sourcing strategy documents
• Developed the GSA Intranet site
• Responsibility for the development and training of GSA leaders in the supplier selection and development process
Philips Electronics Hong Kong Ltd, Hong Kong and Groningen, The Netherlands
Business Manager- Rechargeable Products February July 1998 to August 2001
• Held operational P/L responsibility for Philips rechargeable vacuum cleaner business within Floor Care valued at 10 million
euro net sales value
• Tracking of the world market for these products outside of the USA and the subsequent creation and development new
products to match opportunities identified
