Ms Laing has many years of experience in taxation, working in the Australian Taxation Office, Chartered Accounting and the extractive/energy industry.
She spent more than two decades at Shell in various roles specialising in indirect tax, employment tax and tax policy. Ms Laing was Head of Tax for Shell Australia for 5 years and led a global project on the tax ramifications of Energy Transition and Climate Change.
Ms Laing was a member of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development task team that developed International VAT Guidelines published in 2014.
She spent 4 years on the Corporate Tax Association Executive and is a member of Certified Practicing Accountants (CPA) Australia.
Ms Laing was appointed as a part time Board member for a 3-year period from 21 October 2021 and was re-appointed in January 2025 for a further term until 20 October 2027.
On 12 March 2025, the Albanese Labour Government announced the appointment of Ms Laing as a part-time member of the National Library of Australia Council, for a 3 year term commencing on 4th April 2025.
