APDR March 2020: APDR Editor Kym Bergmann interviews Saab Chief Marketing Officer Dean Rosenfield

Kym: Let’s start with a bit of career background.

Dean: I served for 15 years in the Australian Army as an officer and left in 1999. I then spent two years as a management consultant, and at that time I was working for the Department of Defence as a project management consultant where the customer was Celsius Tech Australia. Through the relationship with Celsius Tech and Nick Hammond – who at the time was the managing director – when it came to the end of my contract Nick said, “Well, why don’t you come and work for us?” As a result I moved to the company and joined you in the Canberra office.

Kym: I recall it well.

Dean: I started off with business development in Canberra and then moved across to Adelaide at the beginning of 2002 as the Systems…

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Kym Bergmann
Kym Bergmann has more than 35 years of experience in journalism and Australian and international defence industry. After graduating with Honors from the Australian National University, he joined Capital 7 television, holding several positions including foreign news editor and chief political correspondent. After 2 years on the staff of a Federal Minister, he moved to the defence sector and held senior positions in several companies, including Blohm+Voss, Thales, Celsius and Saab. In 1997 he was one of 2 Australians selected for the Thomson CSF 'Preparation for Senior Management' MBA course, the other being Chris Jenkins - formerly the CEO of Thales Australia. He has also worked as a consultant for a number of companies, including Raytheon, Tenix (now part of BAES) and Martin Marrietta (now part of Lockheed Martin). He had several board appointments, including Thomson Sintra Pacific (1994 - 96) and Saab Pacific (1998 - 2003). He retains good personal links with senior figures in Government, as well as in industry and the media. He decided to return to journalism in May 2008, and holds the position of editor for Asia Pacific Defence Reporter (APDR) and Defence Review Asia (DRA). He is also a podcaster and commentator on defence and national security issues.

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