Martin is Austrade’s Senior Trade and Investment Commissioner for South China. He is also Greater China’s Agribusiness Industry Lead.
Martin's experience includes Trade and Investment Commissioner for Africa, Austrade’s State Director for Northern Territory, and senior trade advisory roles in Australia, Mexico, and Peru.
Martin has a thorough understanding of the internationalisation of businesses, coupled with a solid academic background. He has experience working with a diverse range of exporting companies across various sectors, including agribusiness, professional services, education, METS and major sporting events.
In academia, Martin has been an Associate Lecturer at two Australian universities. His subjects included multinational business finance, international marketing and export procedures.
His private sector experience includes roles as business development manager, market analyst, marketing manager, associate marketing consultant and freelance journalist.
Martin holds an MBA from Charles Sturt University, a Postgraduate Diploma in Linguistics from Australian Catholic University and other undergraduate studies on the subject of International Marketing and Market Research. He is a Spanish native speaker, proficient in English, conversant in Portuguese.