
Barry Rowe – Managing Partner
Barry Rowe was formerly a lecturer in economics at RMIT and a former Victorian government Minister of Agriculture & Rural Affairs. Barry has a Bachelor of Economics degree from Monash University and a Graduate Diploma in Education. He was the founder and managing director of a national cable TV company and has led trade missions to North and South East Asia, South Africa, USA, and Europe. Barry is a member of the Securities Institute and was formerly a member of the international trade committee of AMCHAM.
Robbie Pretorius – Licensed Advisor Brisbane
Robbie provides consulting services to assist entrepreneurs and businesses with high potential projects by accelerating the process to ‘investment ready’, attracting and raising capital funds, and identifying strategic alliances and joint venture partnerships.
He was the founder of a multi-national consulting company providing strategic planning, product and portfolio management, and marketing and project management. Robbie holds an MBA from the University of South Africa and a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics and Psychology. He is a member of the Project Management Institute.
Hoang Thanh Tung – Consultant Advisor Vietnam
Tung represents Frontier Capital in Vietnam. Tung is a graduate from the Hanoi Foreign Trade University and manages the business and investment consultancy services in Ho Chi Minh City. He has widespread corporate experience in mergers, acquisitions, inbound investment and trade. Tung has consulted on World Bank and UNDP funded projects and provided financial and investment consulting to private companies from Japan, Korea, Germany, France and USA. He has strong relationships with various authorities, including the Ministry of Planning and Investment, Ministry of Trade, as well as the Vietnamese Embassy in the USA.
Samantha Rowe – Consultant Advisor Canada
Samantha is a graduate in International Business from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. She is a founder of the company and her experience includes strategic consulting in the property, finance, and business services sectors. She has led trade missions to Shanghai and Hong Kong and was formerly a member of the Victorian Government Small Business Advisory Council from October 2002 to December 2004. Samantha also holds a real estate licence and an advanced Diploma in Hospitality Management.
Patrick Gardner – Business Development Manager
Patrick is a graduate in Commerce and Arts from Notre Dame University in Perth, Western Australia, specializing in accounting and finance. He was formerly a Director of Bendigo Community Bank in Fremantle where he gained extensive experience taking an enterprise through the various business stages from prospectus, capital raising, to successful operation. At Frontier Capital, Patrick is responsible for business systems and intellectual property enhancement and coordinating the marketing response on behalf of global clients and implementing quality systems and training. |