Ms Bates has over 25 years of experience as a lawyer and has experience as an executive and non-executive director for listed companies on both the Australian Stock Exchange and London Stock Exchange. Ms Bates advises clients including; private and listed companies, private equity funds, governments and individuals in relation to mergers, acquisitions, disposals, private equity investments, joint ventures, management buy-outs, schemes of arrangements, corporate governance issues, commercial contracts and general corporate advice. Admitted to practice as a lawyer in England and Australia, Ms Bates now heads up her own multidisciplinary firm KB Corporate Advisors which provides a range of advisory services to clients across sectors. Other Listed Company Directorships in last 3 years include AusCann Group Holdings Ltd and Neurotech International Limited. She is member of risk committee and chair of Sustainability committee.
