Educated
at Geelong
College Melbourne University
and RMIT. Graduated 1984 with
a Bachelor of Science in Applied Chemistry. Rex worked at Kemrez Chemicals
(Resin Manufacturer) and Taubmans(Cortaulds Coatings) in R & D before
moving into the world of chemical trading in 1987 at Sun Chemicals.
Rex founded Tiger Chemicals in 1989. Rex's interests are mainly academic,
studying Asian languages (speaks Korean, Chinese and some Vietnamese)
and history, philosophy and mathematics. He is also on the Surface
Coatings Association of Australia Victorian section committee.
Born
in Melbourne and educated at Haileybury
College Bruce completed a Diploma of Agricultural Science in 1968,
and a Batchelor of Economics in 1971. After graduating Bruce joined
the Australian Wheat Board for 3 years, and then joined I.C.I. as a
marketer in their Rural Division, and then to Kendon Chemicals as a
partner. When this partnership dissolved Bruce joined Park Sinclair
Chemicals, and there gained trading experience which has been valuable
during his time with Ajax Chemicals. Bruce joined Tiger Chemicals in
1992, and is responsible for a large and diverse number of customers
in all States. Bruce is an active member of the Icebergers Swimming
Club, and a keen follower of Australian Rules Football and supporter
of St. Kilda Football Club in particular. Horticulture is a special
interest, and because of this he is responsible for the maintenance
of the Company gardens.
Bruce is married and has 3 children. Two sons aged 30 and 25 and a daughter
age 18
Ina joined the team at Tiger Chemicals in 1998 and is
currently
employed in the position of General Manager. Ina holds a Bachelor of
business degree from Melbourne
University. Ina is managing the day to day administration, looking
after the database of Specifications, Certificates of Analysis and MSDS's.
Ina is also assisting with the sourcing of new chemicals, customer enquiries
and shipping.
TRACEY ZHOU
(contact tracey@tigerchem.com)
Tracey
comes to us with a Post Graduate Diploma in Accounting from Latrobe
University and is now running our shipping department. Originally from
Sichuan, China, Tracey previously worked for Australian Boral’s China
office. Tracey’s accounting skills and Mandarin have already proved
useful in co-ordinating our shipments out of China. We welcome Tracey
and hope she will stay with us for a very long time.
We are proud to announce the opening of our Auckland
Office.
NZ Sales Manager Lynette Luen is a qualified chemist and spent
10years with Douglas Pharmaceuticals and 4 years prior to that at Wellcome.
Coming from a pharmaceutical industry, I fully appreciate the technical
complexities sourcing speciality and excipient chemicals for not only
the pharmaceutical but also other related industries.
After
nearly four decades of experience in the operation and management of
plants (devoted to bulk actives, formulations, inorganic chemicals and
synthetic fibres ) Alak retired as Director-Corporate Planning from
a large Indian pharmaceutical group and settled in Australia.
Academically
he holds a Honours Degree in Chemical Engineering with post graduate
diploma in Operations Management. He took over the task of developing
our Pharmaceutical Business Division in early 1998. This has now been
expanded to include Veterinary chemicals, Food chemicals and Research
Chemicals, both in Australia and in New Zealand.
A unique addition is initiating cost effective process research and
development of exclusive and rare bulk actives (which have come off
patent) Widely travelled on business since 1973 ,Alak’s favourite haunts
are CPhI, Chemspec and Informex. Alak and his wife are doting grand
parents to their two grand children.
KIM DUONG
(contact kim@tigerchem.com)
Kim
Duong is in
charge of logistics in our
Melbourne office. Kim
has a Bachelor of Science in
Biological Sciences. She is usually the
first point of contact for our customers
who wish to place orders or have technical enquiries. We
wish Kim all the best in her career at Tiger and hope her background
in life sciences will compliment our Animal Health and
Human Pharmaceutical businesses.
