Background and Leadership
Martine joins Asialink from the Committee for Melbourne where she has been CEO since 2016. Martine is an experienced executive within the government, non-profit and international policy sectors, and was previously CEO of the Australia China Business Council, Deputy Director of the Lowy Institute for International Policy and Secretary-General of the Australian Red Cross. Martine was also a senior Australian diplomat for 17 years and an adviser to Foreign Minister Evans from 1992-1994.
She served on the Australian National University Council from 2004-2014. She is a member of the Australian Volunteers International (AVI) board, chairs AVI’s Governance Committee and is a member of the Advisory Board of the Indigenous Runway Project. Martine speaks French, German and Spanish and is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of International Affairs (FAIIA).