Plexus
Andrew Mellett is the Executive Director, Founder, and CEO of Plexus since July 2011, recognized for transforming the value of legal services and leading a global team across five countries. Andrew has been a member of YPO since September 2019 and established The Free Spirit Foundation in July 2019. Prior experience includes serving as Director of the APAC Strategy and Finance Practice at the Corporate Executive Board from 2006 to December 2010, advising top executives in Australia, and holding the role of Associate Director in the European Finance Practice. Earlier career roles include Account Manager at CXC and Analyst Intern at Merrill Lynch.
Plexus
Plexus is on a mission to transform legal value. Through advanced technology and flexible access to world-class talent, Plexus powers the world’s leading organisations, enabling legal teams to deliver more with less, and freeing lawyers to focus on higher value strategic work.Founded in Melbourne 2011, Plexus now has an international footprintwith offices in Sydney, London and Washington DC. The business has been profiled as a case study in the disruption of the professional services industry by HBR, INSEAD, ACU, and RMIT, and their thought leadership can often be found published in the AFR, Sydney Morning Herald, ALB, Lawyers Weekly and The Age.Plexus launched Gateway, the world’s first legal operating system, in 2016, and already it’s being used by in-house legal teams at over 200 of the world’s largest organisations including L’Oreal, Samsung, Woolworths, Spotify, General Mills, Coca Cola and General Motors.Gateway gives in-house legal teams the tools they need to deliver faster, better and more cost-effective legal support. It enables them to manage risk at speed and reduces external spend while increasing client satisfaction and employee engagement.In May 2019, Plexus raised A$4.65 million in Series-A funding led by KPMG, with whom they have also formed a strategic partnership.Get in touch to find out why more GCs are partnering with Plexus to transform their functions.