Caroline leads a team of more than 450 professionals across Europe, North and South America, Australia and Asia and oversees BHP’s Legal, Governance, Ethics and Compliance, Sustainability and Public Policy, Audit, Social Value, and Corporate Affairs Functions. Since joining BHP in 2014, Caroline has also served as Group General Counsel and Company Secretary. Prior to BHP, Caroline was a Partner at Herbert Smith Freehills, a firm she was with for 11 years, specialising in cross-border transactions, disputes and regulatory investigations. Earlier in her career, Caroline was a solicitor at the Canadian law firm, Osler Hoskin & Harcourt and clerked for Judges at the Alberta Court of Appeal and Court of Queen’s Bench. Caroline is focused on lifting BHP’s ability to understand and respond to community expectations with a long-term view. She is a passionate advocate for advancing gender equality within BHP and in the legal profession, with a focus on flexible work, and eliminating sexual harassment and racism. Caroline is on the legal committee of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, and a board member of General Counsel or Diversity & Inclusion, and a member of Chief Executive Women.