Robert Georges

An entrepreneur with over 20 years experience in starting, operating and growing local and international businesses in various industries such as financial services, commodity trading, property development, manufacturing (food, industrial and construction products and materials), health, IT and new technologies (development and/or commercialization).

Robert has started and developed his own businesses across with a focus on Asia and the Middle East, with his own companies in Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, China, Malaysia and the Middle East.

A current candidate for an Executive MBA from UNSW; to consolidate and enhance skills and expertise in business practices and development.

Robert works with a diverse range of businesses; start-ups, multinational corporations, conglomerates, government bodies and officials in addition to working alongside entrepreneurs and high-net worth individuals.

Robert’s expertise is in the following areas:

International Business Strategy
Entering and penetrating international markets.
Identifying and facilitating joint ventures and forming strategic alliances with international partners.
Introduction of buyers and suppliers of products internationally
Development and Commercialization of new technologies.
Expansion into foreign markets.
Exit and Succession Strategy

Business Negotiations
Negotiating contracts and agreements (price, terms and considerations)
Creating mutually beneficial and amicable solutions to facilitate the cooperation between parties.
Risk management and prevention
Dispute Resolution
“Outside the Square” solutions

Financial Services
Project Funding, Capital Raising, Structured Finance
Creating innovative and unique funding mechanisms to raise capital for projects which may not be eligible to meet general financing criteria.
The use and monetization of bank and financial instruments.

Commodities
Robert has been actively involved in physical commodity trading and has hands on experience with the financing and trading of products such as oil, coal, iron ore and other ferrous and non-ferrous metals, food products and machinery & equipment.

Property Development
Robert has been involved in several property developments managing the subdivisions of properties and construction of residential houses.