Peter Osborne
A former Australian trade diplomat with more than 25 years of experience living and working in Asia, Peter has extensive expertise in business development, sales and marketing, trade development, and export and investment facilitation and promotion.
He is responsible for the Blackmores Asia business, which includes subsidiary companies in Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Korea and China; joint venture Kalbe Blackmores in Indonesia; distribution partnerships in Vietnam, Cambodia, Kazakhstan and Mongolia; and overall strategy for Blackmores’ growth objectives in Asia.
Prior to joining Blackmores in May 2009, Peter was one of Australia’s most senior trade diplomats working with the Australian Trade Commission in China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. He also spent several years in Fiji as the Trade & Investment Director of the South Pacific Forum Secretariat and served as the South Pacific Expert Adviser on trade development to the UN Conference on Trade and Development and the UN Commission for Sustainable Development. Peter speaks fluent Mandarin-Chinese.
About Gavin Stewart - Marketing Director, Ashton Media
Gavin Stewart is the Marketing Director and co-founder of Ashton Media, leaders in the creation, production and marketing of highly targeted, invitation-only, executive conferences. Gavin is an expert B2B marketer with over 13 years experience delivering event audiences. Specialties include: audience development, marketing strategy, email marketing, DM, SEO, SEM, analytics, social media, creative and sales.