Valerie Hodgins is a highly experienced commercial lawyer with a strong governance and commercial background.
Before undertaking legal studies, she worked in the private sector as a human resources professional and in industrial relations before qualifying as a commercial lawyer. Ms Hodgins was a sole practitioner; worked in the State and local government sectors; and was previously In-house counsel for CGA Mining, a junior TSX- and ASX-listed company with mining interests in the Philippines and Africa, up until its acquisition by Canadian gold miner B2 Gold Corp in January 2013.
She is a graduate member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, and a previous board member of the Australian Association of Corporate Counsel and the WA Legal Practice Board.