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A major Australian retail conglomerate that delivered a revenue figure of $65.98bn AUD in 2016 and is Australia’s largest private employer, Wesfarmers has a diverse array of business operations including large supermarket chains Coles, Kmart and Target. Group general counsel Maya vanden Driesen, featured in the GC Powerlist: Australia and New Zealand in 2016, is the most senior lawyer at the company, and due to Wesfarmers’ lawyers being split between Perth and Melbourne, vanden Driesen has demonstrated tremendous flexibility to oversee both legal functions. The team in Perth supports all business operations in areas including insurance, commercial disputes, regulatory matters and employment, while the Melbourne-based members provide day-to-day legal services to Wesfarmers’ retail businesses, enabling the comprehensive coverage of Wesfarmers geographically disperse operations.