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.
Emma Lawler
BBus Grad Dip CSP 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.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.
Jim Story
BA LLB FCIS
Senior Solicitor & Company Secretary
Jim has almost 30 years’ experience in corporate and commercial law. He is primarily responsible for the contracts and related commercial arrangements for the practice’s clients.
Jim is Company Secretary of two ASX listed entities: Facilitate Digital Holdings Limited and Datasquirt Limited. He is also Company Secretary of Benthic Geotech Pty Limited.
Jim has been Company Secretary of a number of ASX listed entities including Data Advantage Limited (renamed Baycorp Advantage Limited), Namoi Cotton Co-Operative Limited, Aztec Mining Limited and Nicron Resources. He was also the Company Secretary of Elders Resources Finance Limited, a joint venture which was part of the Elders IXL Group.
In addition, Jim has held a number of senior legal and administrative roles in-house. Jim’s career began at the NSW Corporate Affairs Commission (the NSW branch of what is now known as ASIC).
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 MBA CPA
Assistant Company Secretary
Adrian has over 15 years’ experience in commercial and accounting roles.
Previously, Adrian worked for Tethyan Copper Company, the resource sector joint venture between Barrick Gold and Antofagasta Minerals, where he was responsible for post acquisition activities, corporate accounting and business administration.
Prior to that, Adrian worked within 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 within CSBP’s chemicals division.
Adrian is currently completing the Graduate Diploma in Applied Corporate Governance at Chartered Secretaries Australia.
Sarah Prince
BA LLB ACIS
Solicitor & Company Secretary
Sarah has over 5 years’ experience as a solicitor and governance professional.
Sarah is a Company Secretary of ASX listed National Leisure & Gaming 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.
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. Finally, Michelle is responsible for the statutory register maintenance within the practice.
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.