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Chris Grier

Vice President, Corporate and Legal

Bio

Chris has more than 20 years' experience with leading international law firms and major corporates across Asia Pacific, the United Kingdom and the United States.

He is a member of the senior leadership team and leads the corporate services organisation for Abt Australia — HR, finance, IT, digital, legal, risk, compliance, audit, contracts, procurement, facilities — and leads the legal team globally. He is also a member of the global leadership committee, company secretary of Abt Australia, Brisbane office steward and data protection officer globally.

Before joining Abt, he was a senior attorney with Ashurst, where he specialised in mergers and acquisitions, major projects, corporate governance, restructuring and regulatory matters across Asia Pacific. Prior to that, he was a senior corporate counsel with Aurizon and an attorney with Norton Rose Fulbright in London.

Education

  • Bachelor of Laws, University of Queensland
  • Bachelor of Arts (International Relations), University of Queensland