Our People
Company Matters is a boutique corporate advisory service with a team who collectively have over half a century of experience. Our team comprises a collection of experienced lawyers and company secretaries located across Australia.
Janine Rolfe
BEc LLB (Hons)
National Manager
Janine has over 10 years experience as a corporate lawyer and company secretary.
Janine specialises in corporate law and employee and executive incentive plan drafting and has a strong, technical skill set which enables her to advise today’s company secretaries.
Janine is the Company Secretary of three ASX listed entities: Tishman Speyer Office Fund, WDS Limited and Pryme Oil & Gas Limited. She is also the Company Secretary of charitable body, the Qantas Foundation.
Previously, Janine was a Company Secretary at Qantas Airways Limited where she was responsible for the day-to-day management of all public company issues arising within the Qantas Group. Prior to that, Janine was a Solicitor at Mallesons Stephen Jaques, working in the mergers and acquisitions and corporate advisory teams.
Janine is a Notary Public and a guest lecturer for Chartered Secretaries Australia.
Tom Rowe
BA LLB (Hons) ACIS FFin
NSW Manager & Head of Operations
Tom has 12 years experience as a commercial lawyer and is a chartered company secretary. With a focus on corporate transactions, Tom's experience includes IPO's, capital raisings, mergers and acquisitions together with general commercial and employment law.Tom's experience in both in-house legal roles and as company secretary spanning ASX 100 and small cap listed companies together with listed and unlisted trusts gives him a skill set ideally suited to advising Company Matters' clients. Tom's role with Company Matters also includes managing the Company Matters' team in NSW.
Prior to joining Company Matters, Tom was Legal Counsel & Company Secretary for CSR Limited. His previous roles include as Legal Counsel & Company Secretary for Chandler Macleod Limited, a role in which he took the company through its listing on the ASX, and as an Associate Director with Allco Funds Management.
Sue Crook
LLB BA MBA FCIS SF Fin
Victorian Manager
Sue has more than 30 years experience in various senior corporate roles with organisations ranging from large listed multi-nationals to smaller unlisted, government sector, and not-for-profits. The past 15 years has been focused on corporate governance in company secretarial/general counsel roles.
Previously, Sue was the General Counsel & Company Secretary of ASX listed Australian Foundation Investment Company (AFIC) (as well as three other listed entities associated with AFIC). Prior to that, Sue was the Associate Company Secretary & Head of the Australian Secretariat with National Australia Bank. Sue has played an active role with Chartered Secretaries Australia (CSA) including as National President in 2004. In addition, Sue has been a Director of CSA’s National Board, a Member of CSA’s National Council and CSA’s Victorian State Chairman. Sue continues to support CSA as a guest lecturer and a member of the National Legislation Review Committee.
Sue holds a Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Laws and a Master of Business Administration from Melbourne University. She is a Fellow of CSA and a senior Fellow of Finsia.
Emma Lawler
BBus Grad Dip App Corp Gov FCIS
Company Secretary
Emma has over 10 years experience as a company secretary in the private and public sectors. Emma is primarily responsible for risk, compliance and related corporate governance matters within the practice.
Emma is the Company Secretary for Angus Knight Pty Limited & Assistant Company Secretary of Sydney Ports Corporation.
Previously, Emma was a Company Secretary at Westpac Banking Corporation where she was responsible for the day-to-day management of all corporate governance and company secretarial matters within the Westpac Group. At Westpac, Emma also had experience managing a regulatory affairs, risk and compliance team in BT Financial Group. Prior to Westpac, Emma consulted in company secretarial practice to a variety of private companies.
Prior to working as a company secretary in the private sector, Emma had a number of years experience in the public sector in company secretarial and policy roles, including as Company Secretary for the former State Rail Authority.
Emma is a guest lecturer for Chartered Secretaries Australia.
Sarah Prince
BA LLB Grad Dip Corp Gov ACIS
Solicitor & Company Secretary
Sarah has over 5 years experience as a solicitor and governance professional.
Sarah is a Company Secretary of two ASX listed entities: National Leisure & Gaming Limited and Viralytics Limited. She is also the Company Secretary of Palau Pacific Exploration Pty Limited.
Sarah has experience in company law, legal and regulatory compliance and additional equity raisings (for ASX admitted entities). Over the last few reporting seasons, Sarah has guided many clients through their statutory reporting obligations.
Previously, Sarah worked in the Board Advisory Services division of KPMG where she completed governance work for a wide range entities, including reviewing and drafting materials and performing individual and collective board and director assessments.
Swapna Keskar
MCom LLB ACIS (Aust) & (UK) FCS (India)
Assistant Company Secretary
Swapna has 8 years company secretarial experience both in Australia and overseas. She specialises in compliance and related corporate governance matters.
Swapna is a Company Secretary of ASX listed Pryme Oil & Gas Limited. She is also the Company Secretary of the Australian entities within the global British American Tobacco Group.
Previously, Swapna was the Assistant Company Secretary of ASX listed Ainsworth Game Technology Limited. Prior to that, Swapna was part of a specialist company secretarial services team in India where she was responsible for the statutory registration and governance of 18 companies which included several listed entities.
Swapna is currently completing the Graduate Diploma in Applied Corporate Governance at Chartered Secretaries Australia.
Adrian Di Carlo
BBus(Acc) MBA CPA
Assistant Company Secretary
Adrian has over 15 years experience in commercial and accounting roles.
Adrian is Company Secretary of ASX listed Buru Energy Limited.
Previously, Adrian worked for Tethyan Copper Company, the Barrick Gold and Antofagasta Minerals Joint Venture, where he was responsible for post acquisition activities, corporate accounting and business administration.
Prior to that, Adrian worked with the Wesfarmers Group, initially at Sotico (formerly Bunnings Forest Products) and then at CSBP Ltd, the chemicals and fertilisers division of Wesfarmers. At Wesfarmers, Adrian worked in various accounting, systems and project management positions within the respective finance and administration divisions and then as a commercial manager.
Adrian is currently completing the Graduate Diploma in Applied Corporate Governance at Chartered Secretaries Australia.
Michelle Leong
BCom LLB
Solicitor
Michelle is a Solicitor of the NSW Supreme Court.
Michelle has experience in company law, legal and regulatory compliance and equity raisings (both private and at IPO). In addition, she has organised numerous general meetings and assisted several ASX listed entities with their statutory reporting obligations. Michelle helps to manage the Publish, Proof and Print division of Company Matters.
Previously, Michelle worked within the share registry arm of Link Market Services Limited.
Michelle is currently completing the Graduate Diploma in Applied Corporate Governance at Chartered Secretaries Australia.