Ms Hughes is a corporate advisor at Belltree Corporate, a boutique advisory firm based in Perth, providing company secretarial and financial management services to ASX listed mining companies.

Ms Hughes previously worked at Bennett Litigation and Commercial Law and Clayton Utz as a corporate and commercial lawyer. She has advised numerous entities, including ASX listed and private companies, on capital raisings, equity capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, and compliance with the Corporations Act and ASX Listing Rules.

Ms Hughes is currently Company Secretary for Odessa Minerals (ASX: ODE) and Joint Company Secretary for Oceana Metals (ASX: OCN).