Eleanor is a risk and governance professional who has operated at the very top level of global corporate business with significant experience in Africa, the Americas, Europe, Asia and Australia. She has worked on a wealth of strategic and reputational issues, regulatory matters and corporate transactions throughout her three decade executive career.

Eleanor served as the Group Company Secretary of Rio Tinto from 2013 – 2016. Prior to Rio Tinto, she was General Counsel & Company Secretary, and Executive Committee member at AMEC plc. She previously served as Chief Legal Officer & Company Secretary, and Executive Committee member at Cobham plc and held lead legal roles at Corus Group plc and The BOC Group plc prior to their acquisitions by Tata Steel and Linde, respectively.

Eleanor began her career as a Mergers & Acquisitions solicitor at Norton Rose Fulbright.
Eleanor was until 2017 a member of the Executive Committee of the GC100 (the association of general counsel and company secretaries working in FTSE100 companies) and remains an active member of GC100. She received her Bachelor of Laws from the University of London.