Meet Our Team

Board

Stanislav Roth
Founder and managing director
Stanislav is the founder and managing director of Source. An innovative thinker, exceptional commercial lawyer and pioneer in the legal industry, Stanislav leads the Source team and continues to evolve Source into a market leader.

Sean Melbourne
Director and head of employment law
Sean is a director of Source and the head of employment law. Sean has 18 years’ experience advising employers on all aspects of employment law. He is known for his commercially astute advice and much loved down-to-earth style.

Nick Humphrey
Director
Nick has a distinguished 25-year commercial legal career, advising on hundreds of high-profile transactions, as well as founding Halo Group Holdings, which includes Emerson CoSec, Source and Hamilton Locke, which he leads as managing director. Highly awarded and the author of a number of best-selling leadership books, Nick’s exceptional commercial acumen is underpinned by his relentless focus on values-based leadership.

Peter Dixon
Director
Peter has over 20 years of diverse experience as a lawyer, investment banker and senior executive, successfully blending a legal and commercial career across legal, financial services and funds management industries. Peter’s extensive expertise spans corporate strategy, investment management, legal services and principal investments.

Management Team

Stanislav Roth
Founder and managing director
Stanislav is the founder and managing director of Source. An innovative thinker, exceptional commercial lawyer and pioneer in the legal industry, Stanislav leads the Source team and continues to evolve Source into a market leader.

Sean Melbourne
Director and head of employment law
Sean is a director of Source and the head of employment law. Sean has 18 years’ experience advising employers on all aspects of employment law. He is known for his commercially astute advice and much loved down-to-earth style.

Hayley Furer
Source HR Director
Hayley is the Source HR Director, with expertise in helping businesses navigate change and create thriving workplaces. A member of the management team, Hayley is a commercially astute HR expert with extensive business partnering capability.

Lutful Baki
Source CFO Director
Lutful is the Source CFO Director. Lutful delivers strategic financial management advice and services that deliver immediate and ongoing benefits to our clients’ bottom line. Lutful is also the CFO for Source, and a member of the management team.

Julie Carlill
Marketing & Communications Director
Julie is the marketing & communications director. With a strong background in corporate communications and organisational change management, Julie is the driving force behind Source’s brand, and part of the management team.

Our Legal Team

Stanislav Roth
Founder and managing director
Stanislav is the founder and managing director of Source. An innovative thinker, exceptional commercial lawyer and pioneer in the legal industry, Stanislav leads the Source team and continues to evolve Source into a market leader.

Sean Melbourne
Director and head of employment law
Sean is a director of Source and the head of employment law. Sean has 18 years’ experience advising employers on all aspects of employment law. He is known for his commercially astute advice and much loved down-to-earth style.

Fiona Yiend
Senior commercial lawyer
Fiona is an experienced senior lawyer and company secretary, with expertise spanning contract law, construction law, dispute resolution, corporate law and governance, including compliance with the ASX Listing Rules.

Dawn Carey
Senior corporate lawyer
Dawn heads Source’s corporate law practice and advises clients on business acquisitions and disposals, capital raisings, shareholders’ agreements, corporate governance and compliance with the Corporations Act 2001 and the ASX Listing Rules.

Trish Ryan
Senior employment lawyer
Trish is a senior employment lawyer with deep experience in all aspects of the employment relationship as well as conducting workplace investigations for clients. Trish also has extensive knowledge and experience in commercial law, working with clients across a broad range of sectors.

Amelie Bergeron
Senior commercial lawyer
Amelie is a senior corporate lawyer, whose areas of expertise include contract law, intellectual property licensing and international law. A native French speaker, Amelie advises clients in the equipment supply, services, construction, manufacturing and energy industries.

Mark Sarakis
Senior commercial lawyer
Mark has extensive experience as a senior in-house lawyer in the construction and engineering industries. With deep expertise in engineering, contract and procurement law, as well as insurance and intellectual property, Mark supports clients with complex transactions and projects.

Michael Cole
Senior employment lawyer
Michael is an employment and safety law expert with extensive experience advising and representing employers in all areas of employment, industrial relations, and safety law.

Elena Nelyubina
Commercial lawyer
Elena is a commercial lawyer with expertise in contract law and privacy, with a focus on IT and recruitment. A native Russian speaker, Elena also has experience with government procurement tenders and contracts, and tender management.

Gavin Batcheler
Senior lawyer
Gavin has more than 25 years’ experience as a commercial and corporate lawyer, having worked in private practice in Australia, UK, South East Asia and the Middle East and in-house as General Counsel. He has led complex M&A matters and has experience in a variety of industries including construction, infrastructure, resources and energy and technology.

Our HR Team

Hayley Furer
Source HR Director
Hayley is the Source HR Director, with expertise in helping businesses navigate change and create thriving workplaces. A member of the management team, Hayley is a commercially astute HR expert with extensive business partnering capability.

Tina Melbourne
Source HR Associate Director
Tina is the Associate Director of Source HR. Tina has extensive expertise in talent management, and supports clients with implementing people and culture programs, and tailored solutions that focus on creating exceptional candidate and employee experiences.

Pip McKenzie
Senior HR Consultant
Pip is a senior HR consultant who brings more than 20 years of experience in all facets of people and culture. Strategic and operationally focused, Pip is passionate about building and developing a high-performance culture to drive business success.

Ashleigh Lamb
Senior HR Consultant
Ashleigh is a commercially focussed senior HR professional, with over 10 years’ experience in business partnering, operational HR and employee relations. Ashleigh is an ER subject matter expert, and is passionate about delivering pragmatic solutions aligned to her clients’ needs.

Stacey Graham
HR Generalist
Stacey is an HR and Learning and Development professional, with a strong corporate and community background. Stacey has specialist expertise in employee training and development, employee engagement, talent management and acquisition.

Paul Cripps
Senior HR Consultant
Paul is a versatile and commercially astute Human Resources consultant with a demonstrated capacity to deliver excellence in people and performance. With extensive leadership and hr consulting experience, Paul is able to move seamlessly between strategic and operational HR.

Our CFO Team

Lutful Baki
Source CFO Director
Lutful is the Source CFO Director. Lutful delivers strategic financial management advice and services that deliver immediate and ongoing benefits to our clients’ bottom line. Lutful is also the CFO for Source, and a member of the management team.