Kent Matla
Partner
Founder and Managing Director of Triangle Capital Partners Pty Ltd, with 28 years’ experience in China.
- Lived in China full-time on-the-ground for 21 years, where he worked, built, and grew businesses
- deep and sophisticated understanding, both commercially and culturally, of China, and fluent in Mandarin
- 22 years, China focused corporate advisory
- Founder and Managing Director, Triangle Capital Partners Pty Ltd,
- Executive Director, Virtual Curtain China Limited
- Fellow, International Entrepreneurship Academy
- Executive Committee, Australia China Business Council, WA Branch (2015-2019)
- Fellow, Financial Services Institute of Australasia (2014-2017)
- Fellow, Australian Institute of Company Directors (2008-2017)
- Fellow, Hong Kong Institute of Directors (2012-2014)
- Managing Director and CEO, GNS China, boutique corporate advisory and investment banking firm (Beijing) [2004-2014]
- 13 years, Director of AustCham Beijing (including Treasurer, Deputy and Vice Chairman roles)
- Vice Chairman (2013-14)/Treasurer (2012-13), Global Mining Association of China (Beijing)
- Founding Director, China International Alternative Investment Association (Beijing) [2009-2011]
- MBA, Curtin University (2010)
- International Company Directors Course Diploma, Australian Institute of Company Directors (2007)
- presently pursing his Doctorate of Business Administration (DBA) with Curtin University