Meet our Ambius Australia Team
In Australia the Ambius Indoor Plants head office is based in Sydney. We employ over 160 colleagues, who work throughout Australia in various plant technician, sales, support and managerial roles. Find out more about working for Ambius Indoor Plants.
Meet some of our team in the Pacific Region, who lead the design, sales, marketing and operations and support for Ambius in Australia.
Ray Borg, Regional Managing Director, Ambius Asia Pacific
Ray always wanted to be a Fireman or an Astronaut when he was little…but somehow ended up in the interior plantscaping business! He was a late bloomer to the industry and learnt his trade by asking all the dumb questions!
Ray excels in keeping an eagle eye on all aspects of the Ambius Indoor Plants business across the Asia Pacific region. He enjoys creating the Ambius Indoor Plants business and encourages his team to always think outside the square. He values team players and has built a dynamic and fun culture within the business. He continually challenges the team to come up with new ideas, products and services for our customers who want the very latest interior plantscaping, plants, containers and design …and is proud of our legendary service - a trademark of Ambius Pacific.
When he is not travelling somewhere in the Asia Pacific Region for work, he resides in Sydney and in his spare time can be found in the garage tinkering on his very old four wheel drive, dreaming of the day when he will actually get time to drive the thing…
Russell Miller, Regional Manager, Ambius Pacific
Russell began with what was then the Rentokil Tropical Plants in May 2001 as Branch Supervisor, after 7 years in the recruitment industry. Russell is responsible for all installations and service delivery in Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Canberra & Christchurch offices. It is also part of his remit to retain, train and motivate all of his colleagues.
He has a history of achievement within the company, winning the Tropical Plants Division Branch of the Year award for both 2003 & 2004. Following this, he was awarded the National Operations Manager of the Year Award in 2004.
Russell is married with two sons. He resides in Adelaide, South Australia and as well as being a keen follower of Chelsea FC and Richmond FC still plays in South Australia's over 35s soccer league.
Client retention is his number one priority, ensuring that costs remain in line with performance. He firmly believes that if you look after and keep your colleagues, you also keep your clients. Russell feels Ambius Indoor Plants is the industry leader in total service provision.
Lindsay Blake, Regional Manager, Ambius Pacific
Lindsay is no stranger to horticulture and the Ambius indoor plant business and has been working out of the Melbourne branch since starting way back in 1997 as the Rentokil Gardener. He then worked his way up to Rentokil Gardening Supervisor and in a short time was promoted to Rentokil Operations Manager. Lindsay then ran the Victorian business from 2004 and in 2008 was promoted to Senior Business Manager.
In 2010 he was promoted to Regional Manager for Ambius Pacific. In this new role Lindsay spends a lot of time travelling between branches across Australia and New Zealand. He lives with his partner in Melbourne and has two beautiful children who keep him well and truly busy in his spare time.
Maurizio Del Prete, Financial Director, Ambius Pacific
Maurizio worked for Campbell Brothers and when this company was acquired by Rentokil in 2007 he remained employed by Rentokil Tropical Plants, now Ambius Indoor Plants and has been a part of the plant industry ever since.
Maurizio is the official bean-counter and master of spreadsheets and detail for the Ambius Indoor Plants Pacific business and considers himself fortunate to have been a part a business that has become a market leader as the industry has matured and developed.
Maurizio is an officiando of fine food, wine and movies, his favourite being Zoolander… but despite practicing for hours in the mirror each day, he has not yet mastered “blue steel”.
Rachael O’Keefe, National Design Manager, Ambius Pacific
Rachael is the resident Designer-Extraordinaire on staff at Ambius Indoor Plants with a background working as an Interior Designer and Decorator. In previous roles she has worked with Architects, Interior Designers and Specifiers and has been actively involved in the plant side with the Australian Nursery Industry. In her role as National Design Manager for Ambius Pacific, Rachael works closely with Architects and Interior Designers, incorporating indoor plants from the initial design phase of commercial projects of all sizes.
She has a keen eye for spotting emerging plantscaping trends and incorporating them into the Ambius Indoor Plants business mix and is constantly on the lookout for exciting new plants and indoor container styles from Australia and overseas. Rachael lives with her partner in Melbourne and has a baby boy who keeps her well and truly busy in her spare time.
Anne Briggs, Marketing and Communications Manager, Ambius Pacific
Anne is everything marketing and communications for Ambius Pacific – she is as busy as a bee and organizes everything from websites, newsletters, brochures, advertising, online promotions to special events and internal communications for the Ambius Indoor Plants team.
Always with a keen eye on what our customers want, Anne is focused on delivering a special mix of marketing for Ambius Indoor Plants. Anne believes Ambius’ strength is its people, who constantly deliver Legendary Service.
Anne’s career has included marketing and communication roles in various food and horticulture industries in Australia and the Pacific over the last fifteen years, including the Nursery and Garden Industry in Australia.
Anne is based out of the Ambius Indoor Plants Nursery in Alstonville and when not slaving away at her desktop, you’ll find her with her nose in a good book or frolicking in the surf at Byron Bay on the famous North Coast of NSW.
Let’s not forget our Service Technicians…
Our service technicians deserve special praise
We feel lucky that we attract people who are passionate about caring for our customers. Then again, luck might not have anything to do with.
At Ambius Indoor Plants, firstly we start by employing people who are naturally caring, compassionate, fun, aware and engaging.
When it comes to our Ambius Indoor Plants service technicians, the people at the very heart of our business, we add a carefully designed development programme where they discover the ways of Legendary Service.
Then we give our people all the tools they need to deliver Legendary Service to our customers.
If you are a customer of Ambius Indoor Plants in Australia and you think your Ambius Indoor Plant Technician deserves special praise and recognition, tell us about what they do to delivery legendary service.