Joanna Downes

Joanna Downes currently serves as Senior Legal Counsel at PEXA since August 2023. With a substantial career in legal and tax roles, Joanna has also held the position of Legal Counsel at Skillinvest Limited since February 2012, where Joanna is a Non-Executive Director. Prior experience includes roles as a Lawyer in Corporate, M&A, and Capital Markets at Clayton Utz from February 2022 to August 2023, and as a Corporate and Commercial Lawyer at Madgwicks Lawyers from May 2021 to February 2022. Joanna's background features litigation experience at Suncorp Group, tax accounting roles at David Jones, DuluxGroup, and Just Group, and a Senior Advisor position at Grant Thornton Australia. Educational qualifications include a Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice from The College of Law Australia, a Graduate Diploma of Chartered Accounting from Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, and a Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Commerce from La Trobe University.