Annual General Meeting 2019

Information on Nominees for the China-Australia Chamber of Commerce – South

China 2019-2020 Board of Directors

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darcy.moore@austcham.org

https://southchina.austcham.org/event/event-annual-general-meeting/

Baron Hong

Candidate’s Biography General Manager of Pran Wines, a leading Australian Wine importer in China. Baron started Pran Wines China in year 2012 and has now successfully built up the distribution network all across China among major wine wholesalers, five star hotels, premium restaurants, online retailers and private customers with a portfolio of over 30 top-Australian wineries. He is an active participant of various trade programs organised by Austrade and State Governments and has gained solid field experience promoting Australian product in Chinese market. Graduating from Jiangnan University with a Bachelor’s Degree in 2003, Baron started his career in Thailand in a public listed paper manufacturer, and was relocated to China for setting up China branch. Being the first staff in China he helped the company established full operations with over 100 staff in China within 2 years. He also worked in hospital management positions and TV advertising industry. Honors of His Company: 2013 New Milestone Award by Wine Australia Best Australian Wine Importer of Year 2014 by Wine Australia Best Australian Wine Importer of Year 2015 by Bettane+Desseauve 2015 Artisan Fine Wine Merchant by RVF Magazine Best Australian Wine Importer of Year 2016 by Wine Australia Best Australian Wine Importer of Year 2016 by Bettane+Desseauve Best Australian Wine Importer Hall of Fame Year 2017 by Wine Australia

Baron Hong Candidate’s Statement of Objectives

Expand AustCham influence beyond expat community by engaging key Chinese opinion leaders and leading Chinese enterprises; Improve event quality via increased event collaboration; Increase the value of the AustCham membership via joint promotions, effective B2B networking events and post-event business referrals; Develop more focused events within certain industry to really help members improve their business (For example forums to understand cross-border e-

commerce practice and visits to free trade zones) ；

And eventually push for the growth of the AustCham South China membership. I have been an active participant in AustCham South China since 2014 and my company Pran Wines has all along been a passionate supporter of the AustCham. I will continue to commit time, resources and experience to better serve AustCham members.

Gilbert Xu Candidate’s Biography Gilbert has strong experience across different industries, such as FMCG, Advertising,

Market Research and information technology. Gilbert is currently the General

Manager of Hanks Information Technology (GZ), a customised software

development service provider. Major clients are including: NISSAN, Dongfeng

Nanfang Group, Techpool Bio-Pharma, VOV Cosmetics, HBTN – HuBei Television

Network, Kontron S&T Group, etc.

He recently co-founded a company a Guangzhou company to import clean & high-

quality Australian made infant products into China market by developing and

building distribution channels and network for Australian infant products for local

Chinese consumers, to help Australian companies to enjoy the advantage of fast

growth market.

He is also a CEO of Ausinotech Innovation Technology, which to develop and

implement commercialization pathway for foreign new technology firms through

offering China market entry and growth strategies, access to industry leaders and

strategic institutional investors, and coordination of distribution/licensee contracts,

and government funding.

He is a founder of Meizheng Advertising which developed a new media in high -

speed railway of China. It provided one-on-one, unique media platform for

passengers within high-speed railway. It is the only free Wi-Fi service provider on the

high-speed railway. It covers over 160 cities, 1,700 trains per day, more than 5

million travelers every day. The market penetration has been achieved 90% of

railway network by more than 1.8 billion passengers annually in China. After

successful launch the project, a joint venture company has been formed with a US

stock exchange listed company. Market value of this JV is roughly RMB 1 billion.

Gilbert was educated MBA and Bachelor of Marketing in Monash. He developed a

great entrepreneur network during his study in Melbourne, which has benefited his

business in China. He is a father of 3 kids. He enjoys his family quality time and

playing badminton every weekend.

Gilbert Xu

Candidate’s Statement of Objectives Alongside other important Australia – China stakeholder bodies, the China Australia

Chamber of Commerce in South China (AustCham) plays a critical role of connecting

and introducing Australian culture and business into South China. It is with this

understanding of AustCham’s importance that I wish to contest in this year’s annual

general meeting as a board director candidate.

As a Director of AustCham, my objectives would be:

1. To represent and promote the chamber by developing new chamber

connections across different industries and sectors, thus increasing the overall

membership value offered to the members.

2. To provide AustCham and its members greater access to local government

departments across South China, which would be provide for an information

source for the Australian community and businesses located in South China.

3. To develop members in the Australian start-up and new technology sectors

into China market through AustCham. To identify related available government

grant opportunities for Australian New Technology products and services.

Sourcing suitable local partners and capital investment from Venture Capitalist

would be critical for early stage of Australian New Tech companies when they

are keening to enter China market.

4. To promote South China as a first point of market entry in terms of premium,

high quality, clean products made in Australia products into China. Develop

opportunities for Australian food & beverage businesses to connect with local

distribution channels which I have developed over many years.

James Huntington

Candidate’s Biography James has over 30 years of experience in work and business, In NSW and Australian Government, Banking, Finance, Real Estate and Investment and International Trade. Doing business with China for more than 30 years and full time in China for almost 5 years. Having also worked in international roles in trade and investment with China, James has developed a breadth of experience in business, management, contacts and life in China for Australians and Australian Businesses.

SELECTED CAREER ACHIEVEMENTS

Established and managed extensive international real estate sales channels across China

Established high level China Government Connections for trade and business

Established Australian product and commodity supply pipelines for China

Advised and managed multiple China business establishments and Investment in Australia particularly in real estate

Invested, developed and sold hundreds of houses and apartments in NSW and QLD

Developed key Government Property Policy which led to significant cost reductions & increased revenue and streamlined effective management

Key Role in Restructuring Major Bank Real Estate Portfolio and Branch Network

Key Role in two Bank Acquisitions and Mergers for a Major Australian Bank

EDUCATION

Meat Research and Training Centre, Werribee – VIC, 2012 Australian Non Packer Meat Export Licence and (Accreditation),

Sydney TAFE and UTS - NSW

Associate Diploma of Business (Major – Valuation) Including Construction 1-8 and Law 1-8

Gosford TAFE, NSW, 1982 > 1984

Advanced Real Estate (Personal and Corporate License NSW), Stages 1, 2 & 3 Subjects; Real Estate I, Real Estate Law I, Business Communications, Real Estate II, Bookkeeping Real Estate Law II, Real Estate Selling, Trust Accounting, Communications

Workshop, Real Estate Practice, Real Estate Law III, Financial Analysis, Real Estate III, Real Estate Management, Building Appraisal I, Office Management, Conveyancing, Building Appraisal II, Land Economics, Social

Context

Gosford TAFE - NSW

Auctioneers Certificate – Subjects; Auctioneers Practice I, Auctioneers Practice II

Gosford TAFE, NSW

Accountancy Diploma, 1985 > 1986

Brisbane Water Secondary College - NSW

Higher School Certificate (Including Engineering Science)

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Project Management Information Systems (PMIS)

Previously a Member of Australia -Singapore Chamber of Commerce & Industry

BOMA (Building Owners and Managers Association)

Property Management Seminars

Royal Institute of Public Administration Maintenance and Property Management Course

Australian Institute of Valuers & Land Economists seminar

Corporate Management Training (Barry Rutter)

Tom Hopkins Boot Camp and Seminars

Anthony Robbins o Speed Reading

Auscham Southern China

Learning spoken and written Mandarin Language

RECENT

3.5years in China on contract doing International Real Estate Marketing for the largest developer in New Zealand and Australia and establishing key channel marketing partners.

Inbound and Outbound strategic business expansion and M&A’s

Property Development

Project Management

Property Marketing – Local & International

Property Finance – Local & International

Property Advisory

Business Advice and Marketing

Real Estate Funding

Training and recruitment of staff

Contracting to individuals and companies, including Wenchang Chunguang Foodstuff Co Ltd as their International Trade Director

International Trade

Australian Meat Export

Commodities Export

Investment Banking in China

CURRENT

CEO of Global RCR Pty Ltd

International Real Estate, Business and Trade

Auscham Representative for KWG Group Holdings.

Candidate’s Statement of Objectives The Role of a Board Director with Austcham means responsibility. Responsibility to the board and the Chairman and responsibility to the members.

What is Austcham?

Austcham is an organization that has been developed to assist Australians and Australian Companies to do business with China, whether that be trade to China, from China or within China.

What does Austcham need to achieve this?

Austcham needs a growing member base, the bigger the membership base, the bigger the strength of Austcham. James has a large volume of connections to companies and individuals from Australia that want to do business with China. More than 12,000 LinkedIn connections that include, Country leaders and senior Government including China, Heads of Major Companies in China, Australia and International. James will assist in growing the member base.

Austcham needs Board Directors to develop and maintain key relationships with China Government and China Corporations so that we can give better guidance and great connections to potential trade partners.

James’s China connections are senior level and broad ranging and include, Xi Jinping Nephew, Xi Minglong (China Institute of Strategy and Management, C.I.S.M. – National Government Policy on all things), Chairman of China National Interest and Security (Private Lunches discussing Government Trade Policy), Heads of Chinese Cities Chambers of Commerce ( keen to link their members for international business opportunities with other countries). Many of these Chambers have set up a n international division with such a focus and have appointed full time staff to search for opportunities for it’s members. I will seek to engage these Chambers leaders to become more involved with Austcham and in developing opportunities between our two Nations to benefit members. Reciprocal Visits with the Chinese Chambers will provide members with more opportunities. We need to have connections and diplomacy when dealing with China Government and James brings this to Austcham.

James Huntington Austcham needs experienced people. The more experienced the board the better they can assist the members. China is a complicated market and a complicated place to do business. Experienced Board Members and staff can help simplify and streamline this process so that business can get done faster and more professionally and give the member the benefits they need to be successful. James has been successfully doing business with China since 1990. James brings this experience to Austcham.

Austcham needs Board members with Entrepreneurial Flair. James is a natural Entrepreneur and has been successfully advising small, medium and large China companies on how to start or examine business opportunities with Australia and connecting businesses for decades. James brings his Entrepreneurial Talent to Austcham.

Kenneth Lam Candidate’s Biography Grew up in Australia, Degree in Electrical Engineering At UNSW. Work in an

Australian construction company, formerly Cockram, now Icon Co. Over the past 10

years have been involved in several multimillion dollar projects building

manufacturing facilities for Baxter Pharmaceutical, Kraft/Mondelez, and theme parks

such as Disneyland Shanghai Resort. I have had several years experience in Business

Development and now manage the offshore procurement division for our Australian

business.

Candidate’s Statement of Objectives

Being a Chinese Australian, born in Hong Kong, I’ve been living in China for the past

10 years. During this period, being involved with AustCham has given me many

opportunities, lessons and a great community to grow and develop. With ties

strengthening between China and Australia, I would love to give back to the

community of Australians and Chinese that have given me so much during my time

here. The lessons that I have developed of both business and cultural aspects in

China has allowed me to develop our Australian business with great success. My goal

will be to share these lessons with the community so that businesses and people are

able to overcome challenges between both the Chinese and Australian cultures.

Being a board member will allow my skills and experience to help the AustCham

team assist Australian businesses develop and grow in China, and Chinese businesses

in Australia. With the Greater Bay Area as a major development in the upcoming

years, there are many opportunities and talent from Australia to develop in the

Australian/Chinese community. My vision will be to develop a vibrant community of

Chinese and Australians to encourage and grow a businesses and cultures of both

backgrounds.

Matthew Warr

Candidate’s Biography

Matthew Warr’s professional and educational background has revolved around China and the Australia-China relationship for the past ten years. Matthew currently lives in South China where three main things occupy his time. As a legal consultant at Zhong Lun Law Firm in Guangzhou, Matthew works with a team of Chinese lawyers to provide legal advice and services to foreign companies doing business in or with China in the practice areas of corporate law, foreign direct investment, mergers & acquisitions, labour & employment, intellectual property, and litigation & arbitration. Matthew has also served as a Board Director of the Australian Chamber of Commerce (AustCham) South China since December 2017. In this volunteer role, he works with leading executives from Australia and China to connect, inform and advocate on behalf of Australian businesses in South China, and advance the overall Australia-China business and economic relationship. In addition to his current professional endeavours, Matthew is also studying an MBA at Peking University HSBC Business School in Shenzhen on a BHP Billiton Australia-China Scholarship. Through his previous China-related work at the Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade) Beijing, the Confucius Institute at the University of New South Wales, China Policy in Beijing, and the Australian Pavilion at the 2010 Shanghai World Expo, Matthew has developed an in-depth understanding of the business, political and cultural ties that exist between China and Australia. Matthew holds a Bachelor of Global Studies (Major In Legal Studies) and a Bachelor of Business (First Class Honours) in Management from the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS), is a former recipient of a Prime Minister’s Australia-Asia Endeavour Award, and is fluent in Mandarin Chinese.

Matthew Warr

Candidate’s Statement of Objectives

A good friend of mine – the former General Manager of another foreign chamber of commerce in South China – shared with me a trend that he observed during the eight years he spent in his role: newly employed staff spent the first year learning their role, the second year executing what they had learnt during the first year, but it wasn’t until the third year that they truly understood their role and were performing at their very best. This is the same for me at AustCham South China (“AustCham SC”). Since arriving in Guangzhou in March 2016 I have been heavily involved in AustCham SC, and have already served two years as a Board Director since December 2017. This has enabled me to develop an in-depth understanding of how AustCham SC works across all its different areas, including events, marketing, committees, finances, governance, human resources, and membership. Some of my contributions as a Board Director over the past two years include:

Establishing AustCham SC’s first business services committee (with support from the Australian-Consulate General in Guangzhou);

Co-hosting and delivering legal seminars with AustCham SC, as part of my full-time role as a Legal Consultant at Zhong Lun Law Firm;

Serving on the Greater Bay Area Committee (a joint initiative between AustCham SC and AustCham Hong Kong);

Serving on a number of internal AustCham Board committees, including the membership committee, governance committee, and information and content committee; and

Regularly supporting and attending AustCham SC events Moving into 2020, I have three main objectives as a Board Director:

Business services committee: Build on the momentum and develop the business services committee into an active platform whose objective is to bring together AustCham SC members in the business services sectors to contribute to and shape an annual schedule of seminars and workshops focused on priority issues of interest to the AustCham and broader Australia-China community

Membership growth and maintenance: as someone with an extensive business and social network in South China, developed over four years living here, grow AustCham SC’s membership by promoting AustCham SC throughout my network, make introductions to the AustCham SC Secretariat, meet with potential members when necessary, and maintain relations with and deliver value to current members

Digital pilot project: AustCham SC has recently started a new ‘digital pilot project’, which will involve more closely engaging with and delivering value to

our members online through a regular newsletter and other means. Part of this will involve gathering interesting content from our members in the form of industry updates and case studies. I look forward to working closely with the AustCham SC Secretariat on this to provide interesting case studies on some of the common problems faced by Zhong Lun’s clients, and how we solved them.

Those who are in involved with AustCham SC know that I am committed to serving our members and the wider Australia-China business community. However, I am only just getting started. I possess a strong desire to continue making a genuine contribution to the growth of AustCham SC and to the development of the China-Australia bilateral relationship, and am committed and passionate in making a real difference. And I strongly believe that continuing on into my third year as an AustCham SC Board Director will allow me to deliver much more value than I have in my first two years.

Mette Pausgaard

Candidate’s Biography Founder and CEO of Mimir Consulting

Understanding how we can become our best selves and use this best version of

ourselves for the greater good in a world of change is a very ambitious mission I have

set myself. But a teacher once shared a quote which I have since been using as a

guide. “Reach for the moon and if you miss you will be amongst the stars.“

I grew up in Denmark and moved to England in my late teens. Decades later I moved

to China. This has transformed me into a global citizen and embrace being

surrounded by people from different corners of the world and get insights,

inspiration and understanding.

As an educator at heart, with a passion for learning and growth, I understand and

have seen the importance of setting high goals and targets. We live in a VUCA world

and only have one life to achieve one's potential and ambition in this lifetime.

Having worked in education and corporate training for decades, I have combined my

knowledge, experience and insights and now growing Mimir Consulting.

We are all facing a world of uncertainty and this is not something new, but what is

that it will happen at a rate faster than ever before. Therefore, what I focus on is

Emotional Intelligence and Coaching to grow individuals to make an impact. To train

and develop leaders through Emotional Intelligence, Coaching is true

transformational learning. When I on a weekly basis receive personal thanks for the

difference I have made to peoples lives, I am grateful for the skills I have acquired

throughout my career and to pass this on so others can make a difference too.

We need to lead with understanding and compassion to truly make an impact and

innovate to grow together to make a serious change and fulfil our potential.

To reach the moon takes more than just one person, but we must grow one person

at a time. As individuals, we constantly have to manage our gap between stimulus

and response. This is where we truly grow and make a difference.

Mette Pausgaard

Candidate’s Statement of Objectives

To grow Austcham, as a chamber of value, where members will happily activate

auto-renew their membership with. It will provide members with diversity,

innovative experiences, when interacting with the chamber and its services. This will

support the members to achieve their own objectives in a VUCA (Volatile, Uncertain,

Complex and Ambiguous) world. This is done by being connected to the right people

and having access to the knowledge they need to succeed. To achieve the above I

will work hard with other board members to align on common objectives, action

them and work as one force to bring added value for Austcham members.

Richard Zhang

Candidate’s Biography

Practicing since 2007.

Working languages

Chinese (Mandarin, Cantonese), English

Lawyer, PW&Partners Law Firm

Richard Zhang has lots of experiences in litigation and arbitration. He has

represented clients from all over the world in legal affairs and

successfully protected their interests. Richard engages in the whole

process of litigation and arbitration. He is also very active in

environmental protection and is one of he few English speaking

environmental lawyers in China. Richard Zhang mainly practices in the

fields of contract, labour, investment and environmental laws

Australian Chamber of Commerce – South China

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