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Since April 2012, Amanda Devonish has served as senior corporate lawyer and assistant company secretary of Santos, having previously worked in-house and in private practice in Abu Dhabi with Abu Dhabi Airports Company, and in Dubai for Nakheel and DLA Piper. A nominator has identified that Devonish ‘should be considered as a rising star as she demonstrates an unwavering commitment to delivering exceptional advice and service with accuracy and speed, often against extremely demanding deadlines’. Having taken on the additional responsibilities of company secretary when returning from parental leave in 2017, Devonish has streamlined governance processes and overhauled systems to reduce costs, increase efficiencies, and better manage governance and compliance risks. The nominator adds that Devonish has ‘an enthusiastic and energetic approach to her engagement with all internal and external stakeholders and a calm and considered approach. [This] engenders confidence that her advice and work product will meet agreed deadlines and will have been thoroughly prepared and considered’.