James Huey

Current

Director at China Trade Centre (Tasmania) Pty Ltd
Director at e-pay Asia Limited
Director at Vietnam Emerging Capital Limited

Chairman at Ability Education Pty Ltd
Director at Devott Limited (formerly ChinaSourcing Co. Ltd)
Director and Company Secretary at Paymate Pty Ltd
Director at OzzyConnect Limited
Director at Resimac Limited
Owner at James Huey and Associates/China Corporate Advisory Services

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Past

General Manager, New South Wales at Westpac Banking Corporation

Education

University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UK)

Recommended

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Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Management Consulting

Websites

James Huey’s Summary

LOOKING TO DO BUSINESS OR INVEST IN: CHINA, AUSTRALIA, OR ANYWHERE IN THE SOUTH WEST PACIFIC?

Contact me !!

I reside 50/50 part-time in each of China and Australia.

I have over 40 years of commercial experience, dominantly in the financial services industry, with strengths in Investment, Strategic Planning, Human Resources, Finance, and Information Technology.

For the past 15 years I have been a non-executive company director (of several companies), and an independent consultant in the areas of:

* Strategic management advice at Board/CEO level

* Mentor/Confidante to Chief Executives

* High-level strategic assignments, and projects which require an independent approach, confidentiality and discretion, bringing a wealth of broad industry, cross-functional and cross-cultural experience.

I am a
* Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors
* Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management
* Fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia
* Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Bankers (U.K.)
* Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators
* Professional Member of the National Institute of Accountants
* Chartered Member of the Australian Human Resources Institute
* Associate of the Institute of Management Consultants.

I am a Trustee of the Committee for Economic Development of Australia.

I am a Board Member of the Australia-China Business Council, and the Australia-Vietnam Business Council, and am an ordinary member of the American Chamber of Commerce (Australia).

I have a broad network of relationships with other advisers, consultants, and service providers, in Australia, China, and the South West Pacific, so if I don't have the answers, I probably know someone who does!

You can email me at : james@chinacorporate.biz

or if you have come this far, and want to link to me here, you can use that address to link directly.

James Huey’s Specialties:

CHINA, Vietnam, Strategic Planning, Business Planning, Corporate Structures, Joint Ventures, Mergers and Acquisitions, Financial structuring, People, English language education

James Huey’s Experience

Director

China Trade Centre (Tasmania) Pty Ltd

(International Trade and Development industry)

September 2008 — Present (11 months)
Director

e-pay Asia Limited

(Public Company; 51-200 employees; EPY; Financial Services industry)

November 2007 — Present (1 year 9 months)

e-pay is listed on the Australian (ASX) and London (AIM) Stock Exchanges. e-pay is the leading provider of electronic top up services for prepaid mobile users in South East Asia. Its electronic payment network spans across 9 countries and reaches more than 600 million people.
See: http://www.epay-asia.com
Director

Vietnam Emerging Capital Limited

(Public Company; 1-10 employees; VEM; Investment Management industry)

September 2007 — Present (1 year 11 months)

VECL has been formed to tap professional and individual investment funds for investment in value-creating opportunities in Vietnam. Vietnam is now Asia's second fastest growing economy (after China) and is poised to continue with rapid growth. VECL will invest in Vietnam listed securities - taking advantage of opportunities as several State-Owned enterprises are privatised in the next few years - and in selected real estate developments (as a JV partner). VECL will undertake an IPO in November 2007 for stock-market listing in Australia.
Chairman

Ability Education Pty Ltd

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Higher Education industry)

July 2006 — Present (3 years 1 month)

Chairman of English language school, in Sydney, for international students - providing programs in General English, from beginner to advanced level, also IELTS preparation courses (full or part-time), First Certificate in English (FCE) preparation, English for Academic Purposes, and English for High School Preparation. We are fully accredited under Australian regulations, and provide articulation into a selection of University and other tertiary education courses. Students from ANY country are welcomed into our friendly, multi-cultural school community. Read more at www.ability.edu.au
Director

Devott Limited (formerly ChinaSourcing Co. Ltd)

(Management Consulting industry)

2006 — Present (3 years)

Situated in Tianjin, China, Devott is a specialist provider of BPO offshoring consultancy and direct project management of outsourcing projects. Has a first class team and a wide array of trusted support resources and service providers.
Director and Company Secretary

Paymate Pty Ltd

(Privately Held; Telecommunications industry)

July 2005 — Present (4 years 1 month)

Member, Board of Directors.
Paymate operates a secure online payment system with settlements via credit cards or direct debits to bank accounts. Although based in Australia, Paymate is able to process payments between many countries, and in several currencies. During 2009, Paymate will establish its services in the USA - and is already a provider of payment services on www.ebay.com

See: http://www.paymate.com.au/

Through a cooperation arrangement with China's largest online payment services provider, Alipay (a subsidiary of the Alibaba Group), Paymate has established an on-line "shopping mall" for Chinese consumers to buy goods from Australian merchants -- see www.haiwaibao.com

Australian exporters also are provided with an excellent system for tracking export shipments, documentation, and payments. See: http://www.myexports.com.au/
Director

OzzyConnect Limited

(Public Company; 1-10 employees; Financial Services industry)

June 2004 — Present (5 years 2 months)

Member of Board of Directors. OzzyConnect operates as a facilitator of business finance, whether through equity or loans, and also operates the Australian Business Financial Exchange.

See: http://www.ozzyconnect.com/
and: http://www.abfx.com.au/
Director

Resimac Limited

(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Financial Services industry)

September 1995 — Present (13 years 11 months)

Director, Board of Directors. Chairman of Audit and Risk Management Committee. Resimac is a provider of mortgage loans, secured by residential property real estate, which it regularly "securitises" by bond issues in the Euro and Australian markets. "Book" currently exceeds $5 billion.
Owner

James Huey and Associates/China Corporate Advisory Services

(Investment Banking industry)

June 1993 — Present (16 years 2 months)

High-level strategic assignments, and projects which require an independent approach, confidentiality and discretion, bringing a wealth of broad industry, cross-functional and cross-cultural experience.

Main focus now is on China. My aim is to help mid-range Chinese companies to find foreign capital/management expertise, through equity placements to either strategic or financial investors, or joint venture/alliance arrangements. I can also assist with mergers, acquisitions, and divestments. The reverse also applies ie.: I can help "foreign" companies find suitable investments or acquisitions in China.
General Manager, New South Wales

Westpac Banking Corporation

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Financial Services industry)

January 1990 — May 1993 (3 years 5 months)

Leader of the largest business unit within Australia's (then) largest bank. Over 10,000 employees, and $19 billion in assets, were under my management. I successfully led the division through a period of massive change in structure and focus.

James Huey’s Education

University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UK)

BSc(Hons) , Financial Services

Additional Information

James Huey’s Websites:

James Huey’s Interests:

China (business, economy, history, culture, people, FOOD!) and travel

James Huey’s Groups:

Australia China Business Council,
Australia Vietnam Business Council
Australia Fiji Business Council,
American Chamber of Commerce in Australia,
Committee for Economic Development of Australia