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PROFILE OF JAMES HUEY BSc(Hons), FCIS, FCIB, FAIBF, FAICD, FAIM
James operates as an independent non-executive company director, and as a high-level consultant in the areas of:
• Investment facilitation consulting services, particularly investments into, or out of, China.
• Strategic management advice at Board/CEO level;
• High-level strategic assignments, reviews, and projects, where there is a need for an independent approach, confidentiality and discretion, and where a wealth of broad industry, cross-functional and cross-cultural experience can be worthwhile. (includes advice on mergers, acquisitions, and divestments, due diligence, liaison with counter-parties and other advisers, etc)
James is a financial services industry specialist having over 30 years employment directly in retail, commercial, corporate and international banking, and with the past thirteen years operating at Board level in other financial services businesses (specifically in securitisation, corporate finance, investment banking, and payment services), where his focus is mainly on systems management and corporate governance issues.
In China, he provides strategic consulting and investment banking services to Chinese businesses, using his wide range of personal connections, and affiliated management consulting and specialised advisory firms. The flip-side of this is that he can also provide advice and discreet "on the ground" services for western companies seeking to establish relationships, or to target investments or acquisitions, in China. He is comfortable with the nuances of the Chinese business environment, and is culturally sensitive, building rapport easily with Chinese counter-parties.
James has an outstanding record of commercial experience, dominantly in the financial services industry. For over 30 years he carried out a variety of functional roles in Australia and offshore, for the Westpac Banking Corporation group, including General Management, Strategic Planning, Human Resources, Finance, and Information Technology. His ultimate full-time role at Westpac was as General Manager for New South Wales, leading a business with over 10,000 employees and $19 billion in assets. Prior to that he was the foundation Executive Director of Westpac Training Services Pty Ltd, and before that, the General Manager of the Pacific Islands Division, based in Suva, Fiji.
His experience covers a wide variety of functional areas, including strategic level general management, human resources management, finance/accounting, the management of technology and systems development, delivery of financial services, credit and lending. His more recent consulting experience has been at the strategic CEO/Board level in several enterprises operating in a diverse range of activities. His mix of high level executive experience, comprehensive skills, discreet style, and an incisive approach, provides an ability to add value across a broad range of industries.
James holds a Bachelor of Science degree with Honours, from the University of Manchester, U.K., majoring in Financial Services.
Professionally, he is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management, a Fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia, and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Bankers (U.K.). In other technical streams, he is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators, a Professional Member of the National Institute of Accountants, a Chartered Member of the Australian Human Resources Institute, and an Associate of the Institute of Management Consultants. He is currently a Trustee of the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA).
He is a Director of Resimac Limited, e-pay Asia Limited, Vietnam Emerging Capital Limited, OzzyConnect Limited, and several private companies. He has a broad network of cooperative relationships with other advisers, consultants, and service providers, in Australia, China, and the South West Pacific.
He is also a member of the Australia China Business Council, the Australia Vietnam Business Council, the Australia Fiji Business Council, and the American Chamber of Commerce in Australia.