Biographies

Andrew Eklund – Principal and Managing Director

  • 26 years of global career experience in public relations, communications and marketing – the past eight years working in-depth across Australia
  • 35,000 hours facilitating 6,000 workshops for 10,000 participants in 19 countries on 4 continents in the past 15 years
  • Certificate IV in Adult Training and Assessment, University of Sydney Technology (UTS)
  • Accredited facilitator of Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® (MBTI)
  • Accredited facilitator of Team Management Systems® (TMS)
  • Managing Director of Global Training, Burson-Marsteller University, New York City
  • Worldwide Creative Director for Burson-Marsteller, based in New York City; Regional Creative Director for Burson-Marsteller Asia-Pacific, based in Sydney
  • Vice President, Marketing Communications, MasterCard International, New York
  • Speaker and lecturer at conferences in Australia, Canada, China, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, the USA and the UAE
  • Author of Creative Streak, a blog on creativity and communications

Please download a one-page biography of Andy Eklund here.

Sophie Halias - AQUS Senior Consultant

  • 25 years experience in human resources, recruitment, learning and development and performance management in industries including banking and financial services, telecommunications, transport and logistics and restaurant and catering
  • Extensive experience as training officer, workshop instructor, facilitator and teacher
  • Curricula experience: management skills, sales and marketing, customer service, organisational change, and OHS
  • B.A. Psychology and English, University of NSW, Sydney
  • Personnel Management Diploma, TAFE Randwick, Sydney

Anita Kean – AQUS Senior Consultant, and Director of Kean Communications

  • 12 years communications experience helping clients develop messages and clearly communicate to multiple audiences
  • Global experience and perspective, having worked and lived in Australia, China, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates
  • Extensive media training experience across automotive, consumer goods, information technology, banking, transport and travel, pharmaceutical industries
  • Experienced workshop facilitator of issues management, crisis communications and training, and presentation skills

Please download a one-page biography of Anita Kean here.

Ralph Kerle – AQUS Executive Consultant

  • Executive Chairman, the Creative Leadership Forum
  • Founder, the Creative Skills Training Council, Asia Pacific – a global network of more than 230 of the world's leading creative practitioners
  • A globally recognised presenter, researcher and writer on creative leadership and creativity
  • Council Member, the Creativity Association of Asia, a Chinese Government initiative
  • Former Board Member, International Committee of the US Creative Education Foundation
  • Leader, US Creative Problem Solving Institute
  • Fellow, Center for Cultural Studies & Analysis
  • Awarded by the International India Innovation Summit for his contributions and services to innovation globally
  • Founder, Eventures Australia, one of Australia's leading event design and production companies, with Fortune 500 clients such as Caltex, Dairy Farmers, Fosters, Foxtel, General Motors, Hewlett Packard, Kraft Foods, Nestle, Peugeot, Rolls Royce, Toyota, Telstra, Walt Disney, and Yellow Pages
  • Masters in Creative Industries, Queensland University of Technology
  • Graduate Diploma in Dramatic Arts, University of Melbourne, Victorian College of the Arts

Please download a one-page biography of Ralph Kerle here.

Kate Whitehair - AQUS Senior Consultant, and Head of Experiential and Events at Zing

  • Nearly five years background developing experiential campaigns and events, leadership and sales conferences, and training workshops across Australia
  • Extensive experience in theatre, television and broadcasting in Australia, Asia and the United States, including ten years experience directing live broadcasts in association with Channel 9 in Australia
  • Former entertainment producer of 'Mornings with Kerri-Anne'
  • Diploma, Photo Journalism

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