Hilary Macdonald has over 30 years of experience specialising in corporate law and hard rock mining law in Western Australia. She has been instrumental in many project and company acquisitions, divestments and capital
raisings; and has extensive ASX-listed company experience in leadership, safety culture, risk and governance, executive remuneration, people & culture, sustainability and stakeholder relationships.
A Graduate of Bristol University, England, Ms Macdonald qualified as a solicitor in London and was admitted to the Supreme Court of England and Wales in 1990, and to the Supreme Court of Western Australia in 1995.
Prior to her appointment as Northern Star’s general counsel, chief legal officer and company secretary in December 2016 where she has executive responsibility for legal and human resources, Ms Macdonald has provided legal services to Northern Star continuously since 2009, commencing with the acquisition of the Paulsens gold operations. She was Legend Mining’s external legal advisor from 2005-2016, and returned to join their board as a non-executive director in September 2022.
