Secretariat

Rowan Petz is the Executive Director at the Australian Chamber of Commerce in Korea. Rowan brings a wealth of diverse experience and knowledge into his role having initially studied as a fraud investigator before moving into the currency management sector for six years.

Rowan’s passion for international trade and politics led him to a degree in International Relations from La Trobe University, Melbourne. Having received the Endeavour Australia Cheung Kong and the Victorian Government’s Hamer scholarship awards, Rowan was granted the opportunity to study International Relations and Korean language at Yonsei University in Seoul, South Korea.

With a strong passion for wanting to further strengthen the Australian-Korean relationship, Rowan commenced work at Chamber in 2016.

Arnold Lee is the Business Development Manager at the Australian Chamber of Commerce in Korea. With strong expertise in the international trade and investment sectors through his previous positions at KOTRA Sydney and KMONDS, Arnold brings versatile sales and communications experience to the team.

Fluent in English and Korean, Arnold was born in Seoul, South Korea, and moved to Sydney, Australia, when he was 10. Before working at the Chamber, during his time at KOTRA Sydney, Arnold worked closely with building B2B and B2C opportunities for South Korean clients looking to expand their network in Australia.

Thanks to his personal and professional background, Arnold has a strong desire to further develop the Australia-Korea relationship with the Chamber.

Shelly Lee is the Project Manager at the Australian Chamber of Commerce in Korea. With diverse experience in marketing, journalism, and various business development roles, Shelly is motivated to contribute her values to strengthen the bilateral relationship between South Korea and Australia.

Shelly is a bilingual who spent most of her childhood in New Zealand and continued to build her career in the hospitality industry in Alice Springs and Gold Coast, Australia. Since then, with her immense interest in the Australian culture through her own experiences, she worked with the Trade and Investment Queensland (TIQ) as a project manager in South Korea.

With a strong desire to further develop the Australian-Korean trade and investment relationship, she has now teamed up with AustCham Korea. Shelly will be overseeing the chamber’s engagement across social media, events, and membership.