ABH Resources was founded by Emanuel Smith and Adrian Bernard in 2009. The initial focus was to combine Emanuel’s passion for mining and energy with Adrian’s knowledge of financial markets. Adrian has subsequently moved on to pursue other opportunities.

Emanuel lived and worked in Japan, SE Asia and Greater China for nearly 15 years. During this time he developed relationships with HNWI’s, Family Offices, Private Equity and Senior Management of leading MNC’s across the mining and energy sectors.  Over time the firm commenced providing consulting services to Australian and Asian based metals, chemical and engineering firms wanting to grow revenue by penetrating new markets. Emanuel has been based between Australia and Asia since 1998, where he completed extensive professional assignments in China, HK and Taiwan. Based 2 years in Japan and 6 years in Malaysia. Including a corporate role for BlueScope Steel, where as Asia Pacific Key Account Manager he and his team sold flat steel products to developers, contractors, engineers and architects servicing the burgeoning Asian economy. Emanuel also lived in Indonesia for 6 years including a Business Development role for an international gold asset developer.

Emanuel can negotiate in Mandarin. He can also identify business opportunities in Japanese and speaks reasonable Indonesian. He is particularly interested in international trade between Australia, Japan, Singapore, Korea, Indonesia, Malaysia and Greater China.

Throughout his overseas tenure Emanuel continued to maintain close ties with Queensland, the Eastern Seaboard and Western Australia.

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