With an MBA in International Marketing from the University of Technology, Sydney, Tom is also a graduate of the Australian National University, Canberra (BSc. Forestry). An experienced senior executive with a proven record of excellence developing and managing businesses for profit, Tom has been a company director of Catherine Lavelle Public Relations Pty Ltd since its inception in 1992, with a purview for corporate governance and general management support. Since 2014, Tom has been supporting the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation as a Volunteer, overseeing infrastructure projects at Samboja Lestari in East Kalimantan, Borneo.