Melanie Williams

Melanie Williams has extensive work experience in the legal field. Melanie began their career as a Senior Associate at Jackson McDonald Lawyers in 1995 and remained in this role until 2000. Following this, they worked as a Commercial Lawyer/Assistant Treasurer at Woodside Energy Ltd from 2000 to 2005. In 2006, they joined Qatar Petroleum as a Senior Counsel (Projects) until 2007. Melanie then worked as Of Counsel at Norton Rose Group in 2007 and as Counsel at Ashurst LLP from 2008 to 2011. From 2011 to 2015, they served as the General Counsel and Company Secretary at Tap Oil Limited. Since 2015, they have been with South32, initially as the Head of Legal, Corporate and Compliance, then as the Head of Legal (Corporate) and Company Secretariat, and currently as the VP Legal.

Melanie Williams completed the Company Directors Course at the Australian Institute of Company Directors in 2021. Prior to that, they obtained a Graduate Certificate of Corporate Management in Treasury/Finance from Deakin University from 2005 to 2007. Melanie also holds a Bachelor of Laws from The University of Western Australia, which they earned between 1990 and 1994. Additionally, they participated in the CEW Program, although specific details such as start and end years, degree name, and field of study are not provided.