SACC BRISBANE QLD
We are very happy to announce that the Swedish Australian Chamber of Commerce (SACC) started a new Chapter in Brisbane Queensland Australia in November 2019. There is a growing Swedish-Australian business community in Queensland and we have received very positive response about the chapter establishment. Our SACC and YP contacts in Brisbane QLD are presented below.
MEET THE BRISBANE BASED BOARD MEMBERS
Marie McIntyre MBA GACID, Chair of the Brisbane QLD Chapter Board
Director & General Manager at Blumark Pty Ltd
Marie moved from Sweden to Brisbane in 2007 and is the Director and founder of Blumark Pty Ltd, case management and process improvement specialist. She has an MBA from the University of Queensland Business School, a Master of Marketing from the University of Newcastle and is an AgilePM Practitioner. Marie is also a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. As Blumark’s General Manager, she’s responsible for all operation related tasks as well as project delivery. Before moving to Australia and starting Blumark she had a varied career in Sweden, ranging from managing a science centre, hotel CEO and sales manager for Choice Hotels Sweden. She’s passionate about teamwork, strategic planning as well as project execution. LinkedIn: Marie McIntyre
Carin Varverud Härdin, SACC Board Director and Sustainability Committee Member
Vice President, Marketing & Communications, Volvo Group Australia
Carin joined the Volvo Group in 2002 followed by a long tenure within Volvo Trucks until August 2019 when she relocated with her Husband and two children to Brisbane, Australia to take up her current position within Volvo Group Australia. In this role Carin is responsible for Brand, Marketing and Communications for the three brands: Volvo Trucks, Mack Trucks and UD Trucks, as well as internal and external communications for Volvo Group Australia. Carin has held several managerial positions within the Volvo Group, has a strong global network and is passionate about bringing out the best of people and team work to deliver results. Carin holds a degree in Media & Communications from Gothenburg University. LinkedIn: Carin Varverud Härdin
Povel Torudd, Managing Director of Berkeley Communications Pty Ltd
Povel Torudd is the Managing Director of Berkeley Communications Pty Ltd and its Chief Storyteller in APAC. He started his early career as an online editor in Sweden before moving into strategic communications, PR and business storytelling. His career spanning over +20 years Povel worked for some of Australia’s leading PR agencies, before joining a leading global cyber technology brand where we spent close to a decade developing corporate storytelling initiatives across a range of global internal and external channels, winning some of the most prestigious international industry awards along the way. Areas of specialism include crisis comms, media training, brand messaging and delivering integrated campaigns deploying digital and social media, video storytelling, research and insights, PR, content creation, media relations and events. LinkedIn: Povel Torudd
Linda Nordin, Circular Economy Specialist, Senior Associate Engineer, Waste & Resource Recovery
Linda Nordin is a Senior Associate Environmental Engineer at SMEC with 20 years of experience in strategic planning, implementing and operating waste, organic and recycling services for waste service providers as well as Local Councils. She has long experience in planning and implementing actions that divert waste from landfill and delivers towards net zero and a circular economy system to commercial customers. Linda has worked with undertaken feasibility studies around modern technology for Wet and Dry Anaerobic digestion, MRF facilities in remote regions, IVC processing and renewable fuel production incl. Hydrogen and vacuum technology using Optic sort. LinkedIn: Linda Nordin
