B E(Chem), Executive MBA

Rong is a chemical engineer experienced in all aspects of mineral sands downstream processing, product development, sales, and marketing, with a major part of her career spent in China. Until recently, she directly managed Astron’s Yingkou operation, in China. Her non-executive directorship focuses on the China operation, alongside other aspects of Astron’s operations. She began her career as a chemical production engineer at Shenyang Chemical Company, where she was also involved in trading and administration. She also worked for Japanese trading company Nissei Ltd. Rong, who  joined Astron in 1995, was appointed an executive director in 2012, transitioning to non-executive in 2024.