Simon Lane
M.Comm., Post Grad Employment Law, Dip. HR, Dip OH&S
Simon Lane is the MD of China HR (Australia), and has worked for over 35 years in the field of human resource management, holding senior HR executive roles including with Commonwealth Bank, TNT, Coles Myer, AWA, Mitsubishi Electric, Australian Airlines, and the State Rail Authority of NSW. His accomplishments include large scale outsourcing and merger/acquisition work, the successful negotiation of over 60 enterprise agreements, the development of work-based Masters of Business programs, the facilitation of significant cultural and strategic management workshops, and the management of large organisational restructures. He is the author of the CCH HR Master Guide - Outsourcing HR (2002-2013) and HR Consulting (2009-13).
As Managing Director of Offsite Human Resource, he specialises in due diligence reporting, change management, executive development and executive coaching, development of on-line and web based HR solutions, and business strategy facilitation and development. Simon has created several online applications for use in HR, some of which have been trademarked and patented. He has consulted to local, State and Federal Government bodies over the last 10 years as well as organisations in USA, UK and Asia. Simon is a Director of 5 other organisations in Australia, including China HR (Australia), the UK and the USA.
He is a member of the American Society of Training and Development, American HR Planning Society, Society for Human Resource Management (UK), Australian Institute of Training and Development, Australian Institute of Management, American Society of Human Resources, NSW Industrial Relations Institute, International Coach Federation and is a Fellow of the Australian Human Resources Institute. He is a member of the Advisory Council to the World HRD Congress.
Peter Wong
FCA, CTA, MBA, BSc
A Chartered Accountant by profession, Peter Wong is a 30-year veteran in the financial services industry.
Having worked in England, Hong Kong, Malaysia, China and Australia, Peter is familiar with the different
financial and business practices across Asia and Australia. He is well equipped to advise clients on international
business and investment. His expertise are in providing financial, taxation and investment advice to
Australian and Asian enterprises wanting to invest or do business in the Asia Pacific region. He advises
clients on a wide range of services such as IPO listing, due diligence, corporate governance, business
valuation, compliance and control, estate and retirement planning, international tax and migration.
Peter speaks English, Malay, Mandarin and Cantonese. He is the President of the Australian Malaysian
Singaporean Association, Committee Member of the Australia China Business Council and a Member of
the Haymarket Chamber of Commerce, the SME Association of Australia and the Temasek Club.
Peter graduated with a degree in Computer Science and Accounting from the University of Manchester (England) and later obtained his MBA from Henley Business School (England). Peter travels frequently to Asia and China for business projects.
