ROBERT MACPHERSON

Experienced Regional Counsel | Technology

Greater Brisbane Area

About

Rob is a legal leader with extensive experience in the technology sector. In his roles, Rob has helped businesses achieve their goals whilst proactively managing legal and contractual risks. Having started in corporate finance, venture capital and M&A, Rob's experience now spans all aspects of digital and technology solution development and provision, including commercial contract drafting and negotiation, risk governance, regulation and compliance. He likes to lead and demonstrate his broader business skills by working 'on' the business as well as 'in' it as a lawyer and enjoys seeing the benefits when innovations and improvements in legal processes and interactions with the business generate tangible functional and business efficiencies. He has worked with a diverse range of stakeholders, from public and private customers and partners to internal teams at all levels within global organisations, helping them to look 'around corners', to ensure eyes are open and focused on long-term business success. Rob leverages his passion for using technology and for helping suppliers provide and customers deploy technology solutions. He uses his background in sciences and enthusiasm for the topic to understand technology and cut through complexity, to arrive at pragmatic, workable solutions. He prides himself on providing practical, timely, clear and commercially sensible contributions, aimed always at advancing the team's goals.

Experience

  • Senior Legal Counsel at AVEVA
    Feb 2026 - Present · 5 mos

  • Hitachi Energy (Full-time · 2 yrs 10 mos)
    • Senior Legal Counsel
      May 2024 - Jul 2024 · 3 mos

    • Regional General Counsel, Enterprise Software Solutions, APAC
      Oct 2021 - Apr 2024 · 2 yrs 7 mos

  • Hitachi ABB Power Grids (11 yrs 5 mos)
    • Regional General Counsel, Enterprise Software Solutions, APAC
      Jul 2020 - Oct 2021 · 1 yr 4 mos

    • Regional General Counsel, ABB Enterprise Software, APAC
      Aug 2015 - Oct 2021 · 6 yrs 3 mos

    • General Counsel, APAC & EMEA
      Jun 2010 - Oct 2021 · 11 yrs 5 mos

  • Senior Associate at Allens
    Apr 2006 - Mar 2009 · 3 yrs

  • Legal Counsel, Sony UK & Deputy Chief Counsel, Sony AV&IT Europe at Sony Electronics
    Jul 2000 - Sep 2005 · 5 yrs 3 mos