About Us
Great People Make Great Success!
Here at AustAsiaCo we take pride in our team. After all they have proven great success for our company and for several others!! We are proud to have fully trained professionals fluent in Chinese and English with several years of experience in Import and Export.
Managing Director
James O'Donnell. BA Chinese and Business.
Having first started studying Chinese in 1994, James had kept his fascination for the culture and language for the past years. Being fluent in Chinese and having the ability to read and write both Traditional and simplified Chinese, it's obvious why he has showed great success with the Chinese market and established several strong relations between Australia and China. His flair for the language and culture is something which is a true asset when conducting business with both regions.
* Previously managed an Import Export company for the French Pacific Islands.
* Major BA Chinese Language and Culture, University Of Queensland, Australia.
* Minor BA Business studies, University Of Queensland, Australia.
* Worked for Translation Company while living in China for 2.5 Years.
Managing Director
Yuki Qiu. BA, English Translation and Interpretation.
With our second office in Guangzhou China, Yuki plays an important role as one of our Chinese representatives.Yuki leads our QC, Trade Fair Exhibitions, Business Negation Co-Ordination and our team in Chinese research and product sourcing in China. Following her previous work as an export agent, she has gained extensive expirience and aquired the unique ability amongst her Chinese counterparts of working with Australians in exporting from China. We are very lucky to have her with us in the team.
* Fluent in Chinese, English, Japanese and Cantonese.
* BA English Translation and Interpretation, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, China.
* Previously managed the export sales of a Chinese based trailer factory, with a large customer base in Australia and New Zealand.
Guangzhou Consultant Officer and Manager
Karen Luo. BA English Culture.
Karen has worked in all areas of product research, sourcing, marketing, promotion and export and has an in depth knowledge of Chinese production from the ground up. She has also worked as at the China Export Commodities Fair (Guangzhou) as an organiser, guide and sales representative. She has overseen purchases at the fair and is well acquainted with the fair dynamics. Karen brings her practical knowledge of the Chinese import export industry and is a real credit to our team.
* Fluent in Chinese, English and basic Spanish
* BA English Culture, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, China.
* Previously managed the export sales of a Chinese based jean factory, most recently worked as a merchandiser for a trading company
Guangzhou Consultant Officer
Australian Consultant Officer
Elizabeth Mahoney
Liz's Flair with the Chinese Language and her amazing ability to source product gives AustAsiaCo an unfair advantage. She is brilliant with information based systems and has an extensive knowledge of import and export with the Chinese language and culture. After living in China she is well adapted to the Chinese culture and is very experienced in business negotiations with the region. She is truly an asset to the AustAsiaCo team.
