Kirsten Sayers is Australia’s Senior Trade and Investment Commissioner to Singapore, and ASEAN Investment Commissioner.

She has international business experience in a range of public and private sector roles. Her strengths include marketing, law, business development, alliance management, and leadership in an international business environment.

Kirsten has held appointments as Senior Trade Commissioner in Paris – with responsibility also for Monaco, Belgium and Luxembourg, as Trade Commissioner in Thailand and the Greater Mekong, and as Trade Director in Taiwan. In Australia she pioneered Austrade’s national corporate partnerships and was State Manager in Victoria.

Before joining Austrade, Kirsten was a commercial solicitor specialising in Asian and international trade law. Kirsten has had wide involvement in business and industry associations in Australia, Asia and Europe, and has authored and presented many papers.

Her educational qualifications include a Master of Laws in Comparative and International Trade Law, a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Arts, and studies at the East China Institute of Politics and Law, the University of Aix-Marseilles, France, the Beijing and Taipei Language Institutes, and the Hanoi Foreign Language University.

Kirsten speaks French, Mandarin, Norwegian, Swedish, and Vietnamese to various degrees.

Elodie Journet is Australia’s Trade Commissioner to Singapore, with responsibility for pan-ASEAN technology trade and investment.

She has international business experience in both public and private sector roles. Her strengths include marketing, business development, alliance management, and leadership in an international business environment.

Elodie has held appointments as Senior Export and Industry Adviser in Melbourne, Australia – including responsibility for Financial Services IT export promotion. In Australia she forged Austrade’s joint partnership program with Microsoft, leading and showcasing innovative Australian companies to Microsoft’s Global Headquarters in Redmond, USA.

Before joining Austrade, Elodie had 6 years experience in international sales and marketing management in Australia, Europe, Middle East, the Americas and North East Asia.

Elodie has had wide involvement in business and industry associations in Australia and Europe.

Her educational qualifications include a Master’s Degree and Bachelor Degree in International Trade and Foreign Languages.

Elodie speaks French and Spanish.

Guek Hong leads the Austrade Singapore Food and Beverage (F & B) team, and works closely with colleagues in Austrade's ASEAN F & B network. She has been the driving force behind bringing in the best of Australia's F & B products to Singapore consumers since the mid 1980s. Her many achievements include establishing the now-ubiquitous Australian F & B promotion displays in major Singapore supermarkets, and boosting the profile of Australian wines to a position where Singapore is now Australia's largest wine market in Southeast Asia.

In 2006, Guek Hong was conferred the prestigious ORDER OF AUSTRALIA Honorary Award by the Australian Government for her exceptional contribution to helping Australian F & B exporters achieve significant success in Singapore over the past 20 years. She is a Business Administration graduate from the National University of Singapore.

Rekha has a firm background in the hospitality industry, with a strong track record in sales and various marketing functions. She began her career in banquet and conference sales and also has experience in advertising sales and marketing. Her previous position with a government trade promotion agency has equipped her with invaluable experience in international marketing and business development. She graduated from the Institute of Hotel Management, Bangalore, India with a Diploma in Hotel Management. She also has a Degree in Business Administration (Marketing) from La Trobe University, Australia.

Margaret contributes to the business development function for by ensuring prompt response to all marketing queries related to food & beverage and agribusiness. Within the Food & Beverage Team, she is a key player in updating and maintaining client and customer databases, and also works together with team members to organise trade and visit events both in Singapore and Australia.

Mr Ong's business development portfolio covers industrial products, infrastructure projects and IPOs (International Purchasing Offices) of MNCs in the oil, gas, chemical and petrochemical industries. He has been with the organisation for almost 30 years. Mr Ong has an engineering background and has extensive marketing experience at both a regional and international level.

Irene's industry focus is in the Infrastructure sector. A broad but interesting area, her role covers market development and sourcing of opportunities for Australian companies in building and construction, including landscape architecture, and garden design. She also works closely with clients in the sporting industry, providing support in market intelligence and information. Over her six years in Austrade, Irene has cultivated a strong and established network of industry contacts initially in the food & beverage area, before moving on to the infrastructure sector. Prior to joining Austrade, she has also worked in sales and marketing positions in both the private and public sector. She is a business graduate of RMIT University.

Diana's key area of industry focus is in information and communications technology (ICT), with secondary responsibility for the Financial Services sector.  She draws greatly from her international business consultancy, market research and strategy development skills to support and facilitate business development partnerships between Australian and Singapore companies in these areas.  Over the 15 years she has been with Austrade Singapore, she has also developed an extensive network of industry contacts in the international community and acquired a wellspring of knowledge for sectors under her purview.  Diana has undergraduate and postgraduate qualifications from USA and the UK.

Christopher's wide-ranging sectors of responsibility include the following: marine, defence, clean energy & environment, aerospace, automotive, rail, emergency services, and civil defence. He is a mechanical engineer by training. Prior to joining Austrade in the mid-1990s, he had more than 10 years' experience in industrial marketing in the private sector. His previous work experience covered all the sectors under his current portfolio. Christopher has a post graduate degree in Technology Management from Griffith University in Australia.

Chin Ee joined Austrade in Jan 2005 and brings with her a strong sales and marketing background from various industries in the private sector, including specialty chemicals, food, and engineering plastics. At Austrade, she focuses mainly on business development in the health, biotech and wellbeing industry, particularly in seeking new and niche opportunities for Australian companies and establishing a network of allies within the Singapore market. Chin Ee graduated with a Master of Mass Communication degree from Nanyang Technological University.

Sherleen's main portfolio is in Education and Business Services. She also looks after Creative Industries, which covers areas including the arts, design, entertainment and media. Prior joining Austrade, Sherleen had worked in both the public and private sector, and is especialy armed with a wealth of knowledge in the contract and procurement arena. At Austrade, Sherleen had been tasked to value-add to sections in the Singapore-Australia Free Trade Agreement (SAFTA) which relate to government procurement in key industy sectors including Technology/Infrastructure and Consumer Services/Products. Sherleen is a graduate of the University of New South Wales. She also has a Masters degree in Building from the National University of Singapore.

Janice's experience in Austrade is sectoral and regional in both trade and investment functions. Her current role covers investment attraction from ASEAN countries to Australia, leveraging on her vast experience in trade to facilitate assistance to prosective investors. Prior to her investment role, Janice had successfully developed inroads for Australian businesses in Education & Business Services, Creative Industries & Franchising industries in Singapore in addition to overseeing the Health & Non-food Consumer sectors.

Janice has also completed short term assignments in Austrade Darwin and Sydney, and most recently, Austrade HCMC in Vietnam. She holds an MBA from State University of New York at Buffalo, USA and a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Toronto, Canada. Prior to joining Austrade, Janice held regional sales & marketing positions in multinational companies that represented internationally known consumer products in Singapore.