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Avrom Goldberg is managing director of Asia-Pacific and the
Middle East for SIRVA Relocation. Avrom commissioned, co-designed
and co-edited the SIRVA China Mobility Report.
A graduate of the University of Cape Town in South Africa, Avrom has
over 22 years experience in the global mobility industry. He has
lived and worked in South Africa, Netherlands, Belgium, the United
Kingdom and Hong Kong where he is currently based. His work in the
industry has taken him to over 40 countries.
Avrom is a past chairman of the Worldwide Employee Relocation
Council (ERC) Global Advisory Council, as well a past chairman of
its international Symposium Planning Committee, and its Greater
China Committee. He currently serves as the liaison between the
ERC’s Global Advisory Council and its APAC Committee. In 2002, Avrom
received Worldwide ERC’s highest honor, the President’s Award for
exceptional leadership and contributions to the relocation
community.
Avrom has been a featured speaker at events organized by a wide
variety of organizations on four continents, among them: the
Economist Intelligence Unit, the International Herald Tribune, the
National Foreign Trade Council, the Hong Kong Institute of Human
Resource Management, Asia Business Forum, ORC, ECA, KeyMedia, CCH,
IBC, the Australian Relocation Network and the Worldwide ERC.
Lorraine Jennings is Regional Manager of Consulting Services
based in Melbourne and forms part of SIRVA’s Global Consulting
Team. She supports the strategic deliverables for International
HR Advisory through thought leadership and client-driven
consulting in International Human Resources across Asia Pacific
and Middle East. Lorraine also currently leads a number of
SIRVA’s major research projects aimed at creating Policy
Snapshot Tools for corporate HR practitioners in a number of
emerging locations. In addition, Lorraine has leadership for
Cross-Cultural and Intercultural Management programs and is
responsible for continued development of these offerings.
Lorraine has over fifteen years experience in global human
resources having working in senior HR roles with multinational
organizations, including BP-Amoco, Boeing, Deloitte, Western
Mining, TRUenergy. She was instrumental in modeling change
management initiatives through the implementation of
sustainable, cost-effective, integrated and outsourced global
mobility models for a number of large corporations.
Additionally, Lorraine was responsible for leading HR
Initiatives, including Competency/Skills Matrix Framework for
business and technical professionals, facilitating 360-Degree
Feedback, Succession Planning and Career/Personal Development.
Lorraine’s expertise extends to global mobility benchmarking and
policy development, employment benefits, HR audits/due
diligence, driving service excellence through practical and
systematic business improvement across various outsourcing
solutions. In this capacity, she has served clients such as AXA,
BHP Billiton, Citigroup, Foster’s Brewing Group, Gartner, Orica,
Shell, Telecom NZ, Transfield Services, and TRUenergy.
Lorraine has a Business Degree with a major in HR and a
Post-Graduate in HR Management. She has lived and worked in the
Asia Pacific region and can speak a number of Asian languages.
She is a member of the Australian Human Resources Institute.
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