Chris has held a number of general management positions throughout Asia, and has also had senior Vice President roles within local Chinese companies (Bank of Tianijin and Shanghai Rural Bank) inclusive of Board representation. His key attributes in the sphere of cross cultural business relationships are:

• Well-developed customer relationship skills across a multitude of geographies.
• High level of cultural awareness with many years of hands-on offshore experience.
• Fluency in Mandarin.

Chris’s expertise includes strong leadership and coaching abilities to motivate teams to achieve positive outcomes. He combines excellent communication skills to build and maintain customer relationships with the administrative capability to assist the smooth running of an organization, and budgetary management to ensure bottom line results.

Chris has a proven track record managing and involvement in:

• Complex businesses.
• Large international partnership joint ventures.
• 5 years senior management experience within 2 Chinese banks
• International business development strategies.
• International financing and capital raising
• Market entry, exploration and due diligence.
• Has led numerous business delegations from/to Asia to/from Australasia.

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A specialist in the areas of developing business relationships, particularly in the local domestic market and between New Zealand and China, she is experienced in strategic planning, executing events and projects and in building long term relationships across cultures. 

Michelle also works in the areas of business process re-engineering & crisis management whilst ensuring that focus is retained on sales and marketing so as to ensure desired outcomes are obtained.

Based in Canterbury Michelle was a finalist in the North Canterbury business awards professional section and was a national category finalist for local and regional/influencer in the New Zealand Women of Influence awards. 

Michelle is currently the South Island executive committee member for the New Zealand China Trade Association. She is also Vice Chair for the Christchurch-China Sister City and New Zealand – China Friendship Society committees. She also sits on the board of governance for one of the Christchurch Womens’ Refuge centres.