Lydia Medcalf

Lydia Medcalf is an experienced finance professional currently serving as the Commercial Finance Manager in Investment Management at News Corp Australia since November 2023. Prior to this role, Lydia held the position of Corporate Finance Director at BDO in Australia from February 2019 to November 2023, specializing in financial due diligence for various transactions, including buy-side diligence and ASX IPOs. Lydia also served as Corporate Finance Manager and Senior Manager at BDO UK LLP from September 2014 to February 2019, focusing on financial and vendor due diligence within the Transaction Services team, particularly in the tech, media, and leisure sectors. Earlier in their career, Lydia was an Emerging Markets Research Analyst at Nomura International from July 2011 to August 2012. Lydia holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the University of Bath, is a qualified ACA through ICAEW, and completed professional training at Kaplan Professional in 2020.