Hugh is currently a WA Public servant and has held Senior Project roles across the Health, Education and Community and is currently in a Senior Project role at the newly created Communities.

Hugh and his wife Van started Viet-Coffee in 2009 and Viet -Coffee is now the largest internet retailer for Vietnamese Coffee and tea in Australasia. Over the years Viet-Coffee has established partnerships with key brands that includes VietCoffee Viet Nam, Trung Nguyen, Me Trang, EMC, TNI King Coffee, Meet Moore Coffee, Hatvala, and VietNuts.

When he is not working, Hugh is a keen hobby farmer and owner of two classic cars (El Camino (1964) and a Soarer (1994).