Rebecca is an experienced executive leader and lawyer, acting as a Strategic Consultant to Gilbert + Tobin, one of Australia’s leading law firms, and an Executive Advisor to Westpac.
Rebecca is also a 2022 Practitioner-in-Residence at Sydney University Law School. Rebecca was previously Westpac’s Group General Counsel, a role she held for 10 years. As Group General Counsel, Rebecca was responsible for leading Westpac’s legal function globally, as well as a number of years as Westpac’s Senior Company Secretary.
Rebecca joined Westpac in 2002 and has held a variety of other senior leadership roles including Chief of Staff to the CEO, General Manager, Human Resources for St.George and General Manager, St.George Private Clients.
Rebecca began her career at Blake Dawson Waldron (now Ashurst) before joining the US firm Skadden Arps where she worked in both New York and London. Rebecca then moved into an in-house role in investment banking at Goldman Sachs in London before returning to Australia.
Rebecca is a member of Chief Executive Women and a member of the Bretton Woods Committee.
