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‘Twiggy’ Forrest hires new GC
Prominent businessman and philanthropist Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest has appointed a general counsel for Minderoo Foundation and Tattarang investment group.
Jerome Doraisamy
Jason Ricketts, who is currently the managing partner of finance, real estate and projects at Herbert Smith Freehills, has been hired by Dr Forrest as the new general counsel for Minderoo Foundation and Tattarang investment group.
In his new role, Mr Ricketts will be reporting to Minderoo Foundation and Tattarang CEO Andrew Hagger, and will lead a legal team working across Minderoo Foundation’s philanthropic activities and the strongly growing Tattarang investment group.
Dr Forrest, who is the chairman and co-founder of Minderoo, said that Mr Ricketts would bring “great commercial knowledge and experience” to Minderoo Foundation and Tattarang.
“Jason is one of Australia’s most respected lawyers, with very strong commercial expertise that’s been proven globally. He will be joining other [world-class] talent that have joined Minderoo Foundation and Tattarang,” he said.
“We are very excited to have him join our leadership team and to invest his knowledge and experience in the world-changing work that we do. To have such a quality professional as Jason join us, is testament to the outstanding work and ambitions of Minderoo Foundation and Tattarang.”
Speaking about his new role, Mr Ricketts said he was “thrilled” to be joining Minderoo Foundation and Tattarang.
“The opportunity to be part of such an impressive and dedicated team working on such a wide range of businesses and meaningful initiatives is really exciting,” he said.
Herbert Smith Freehills CEO Justin D’Agostino said Mr Ricketts was an exceptional lawyer and leader.
“Jason’s outstanding legal and commercial expertise, combined with his enthusiastic and collegiate approach to business, [makes] him a wonderful asset for Minderoo Foundation and the Tattarang group of companies. I wish him every success,” he said.
Mr Ricketts starts with Minderoo Foundation and Tattarang in October.
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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