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Deakin University names new dean of business and law faculty
The University Council at Deakin has appointed a new executive dean for its faculty of business and law.
Jerome Doraisamy
Professor Jenni Lightowlers has been appointed to the role, having served as dean of the Deakin Law School since 2017. She has been acting as the executive dean of the faculty of business and law since May 2023.
As a lawyer, she has worked in commercial law in Melbourne before working in-house in corporate roles at Sirotech and CSIRO. In 1993, she became a foundation partner of Francis Abourizk Lightowlers.
Professor Lightowlers is also, the university said in a statement, a director or secretary of various not-for-profit entities, including the International Network for Acid Prevention (INAP), a public company established by a consortia of international mining companies; the Australia America Education Leadership Foundation, and companies set up under the Cooperative Research Centres program.
Prior to being in the law, she taught English at the secondary school level in Western Australia, South Australia, and Victoria.
Speaking about the appointment, Deakin vice-chancellor Professor Iain Martin said: “Professor Lightowlers is a renowned commercial law expert and a leading advisor to Cooperative Research Centres as well as to research, innovation and commercialisation entities and universities in both Australia and the south Pacific.”
“On behalf of the university community, I congratulate Jenni on her appointment and also extend my gratitude for her excellent leadership as acting executive dean in recent months.”
Jerome Doraisamy
Jerome Doraisamy is the editor of Lawyers Weekly. A former lawyer, he has worked at Momentum Media as a journalist on Lawyers Weekly since February 2018, and has served as editor since March 2022. He is also the host of all five shows under The Lawyers Weekly Podcast Network, and has overseen the brand's audio medium growth from 4,000 downloads per month to over 60,000 downloads per month, making The Lawyers Weekly Show the most popular industry-specific podcast in Australia. Jerome is also the author of The Wellness Doctrines book series, an admitted solicitor in NSW, and a board director of Minds Count.
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