Authorities consultancy agency Proximity has appointed Felicity Cooper and Elise Poiner as Professional Advisor.
A senior authorities lawyer and advisor, Felicity Cooper brings round 20 years of expertise working with and for the general public sector. She joins from KPMG, the place she led the KPMG Regulation’s Authorities and Regulatory follow. Throughout her 11-year tenure with the Massive 4 agency, she led notable initiatives together with offering legislative assurance on all elements of Providers Australia’s implementation of Covid-19 response measures.
Extra just lately, she supported the Commonwealth’s improvement of laws to ascertain a fancy new regulatory framework within the Defence and Nationwide Safety area and suggested the Victorian Authorities on regulatory enchancment initiatives.
Cooper additionally led and supported a raft of numerous and sophisticated influence assessments, procurement and contract administration actions, laws initiatives, and reform and course of enhancements throughout a variety of presidency companies.
On her transfer to Proximity, Cooper stated: “I’m thrilled to affix Proximity at such an thrilling time for the enterprise. This function allows me to proceed doing what I really like and that’s working with authorities to beat challenges and serving to it to attain measurable outcomes that influence on a regular basis Australians.”
“With a younger household, I sought an employer that would offer flexibility whereas making certain alternatives to work on significant and strategically vital initiatives. Proximity understands individuals have a life exterior of labor and is accommodating and supportive of its employees in each facet of their lives, additional assuring me that I’ve made the best resolution,” Cooper added.
Cooper’s rent got here scorching on the heels of Elise Poiner, who was additionally appointed as Professional Advisor in the summertime and is equally primarily based in Canberra. Poiner has 20 years of expertise in business, know-how and authorized roles, gained throughout 12 years within the public sector, the place she held senior roles main in-house authorized, compliance and procurement features.
Earlier, Poiner spent a number of years within the monetary companies business and labored at legislation agency Hemming + Hart (which merged into Colin Biggers & Paisley).
“Proximity’s imaginative and prescient and method resonated with me instantly,” stated Poiner. “Having led vital procurement and sourcing initiatives, and supported large-scale initiatives as head of authorized, compliance and procurement features, Proximity was a pure subsequent step for me. The multidisciplinary nature of the enterprise means I can proceed to work on massive initiatives utilizing my authorized and business experience and proceed to refine and broaden my capabilities.”
Multifaceted wants of the federal government
Zoe Lynam, the CEO of Proximity, stated the arrival of the senior hires with multidisciplinary skillsets shall be instrumental in making certain Proximity continues to deal with the multifaceted wants of the federal government.
“We all know our purchasers wish to work alongside clever trusted professionals who’ve a breadth of information and a wide-ranging skillset. Their specialist expertise, coupled with the unrivalled expertise of our broader authorized, business and consulting practices, will assist our purchasers navigate their best challenges.”
Proximity has than greater than 120 staff in Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide. The consulting agency works on initiatives that span the breadth of the Commonwealth together with the Division of Defence, Business Science and Sources, Dwelling Affairs, Veterans’ Affairs, Local weather Change, Vitality, the Setting and Water, Division of Well being, Nationwide Incapacity Insurance coverage Company, and Providers Australia.
