About Winnie 

Winnie was born in Hong Kong and educated in Hong Kong, Malaysia, Melbourne and Perth.  She is a qualified lawyer, Certified Practising Accountant, Mineral Economist and a wife and mum. Her qualifications include Juris Doctor, Arts, Commerce and a Master in Science (mineral economics).

Winnie has worked in the resources, finance, logistic, and manufacturing industries.  She has expertise in change management, corporate governance and business process improvement and has been involved in listings on the Australian Securities Exchange, including companies involved in iron ore (both magnetite and direct shipping ore).

She has been involved with both inbound and outbound Chinese investments.   Her past roles include implementing Coca-Cola bottling strategies into greater China and administering the first Chinese direct investment in an iron ore mine in the Pilbara Region of Western Australia. 

Winnie has worked for Swire Pacific Ltd, P&O Ports Limited, Paladin Resources Limited, Kerry Group Limited, Rio Tinto Iron Ore and a Perth-based subsidiary of an Asian listed entity focused on iron ore, resources and construction.

Winnie is a Non Executive Director (NEDs) for Listed, unlisted and Not-for profit Boards.

She is a qualified professional interpreter for Mandarin and Cantonese, holding accreditation by the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology and the National Accreditation Authority of Translators and Interpreters (NAATI).

She is a graduate member of Corporate Governance Institute, AusIMM, and Graduate of Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD).  She is a mother of 5, including the youngest daughter at eight who is in Year 4 this year.

She travels to China regularly and often invited as guest speaker on emerging trends in China, the art of negotiation with Chinese and topics like “Chinese are not all the same”. She has done many workshops and keynote speaking for trends in China. She is highly sought after as Speaker on doing business and attracting investments from China and specialist negotiator in Cross borders transactions.