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ALUMNI PROFILE: KABIR SALUJA, CLASS OF 1999 Nationality: Thai Years at Bangkok Patana School: 13 years (K1-Year 13)
• I have consulted for fast moving consumer goods companies like Pepsi, Nestle and Unilever. • I am currently the Managing Director of the Carlsberg Group in Thailand. • I continue to be an arts and sports aficionado just like I was in school.
What are your favorite memories of Bangkok Patana? • Mr Woods’ History class drawings and mind maps. He would create these amazing pictograms of historical events and timelines in every class. • Youth Club on Thursday’s afterschool; We could roam the school, organise tournaments or charities, and in some cases run a riot…! • Making up homework excuses! What have you been doing since leaving Bangkok Patana? • I graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the University of New South Wales in Sydney, and enjoyed every moment in Australia.
• I have managed world class brands like Johnnie Walker in South East Asia and have been involved in global advertising campaigns like “KEEP WALKING”
What are the things that you learned or experienced at Bangkok Patana that you still use today? • I still use ‘Mr Woods’ Mind Mapping Techniques’; It has immensely simplified my ability to digest information and apply it across different contexts. • Working in a cross cultural and diverse environment; In today’s corporate environment, talent that can assimilate in a variety of situations and environments is highly sought after. Bangkok Patana ingrains that in you from a very early age.
Introducing our new Alumni Coordinator, Mark… Hi, My name is Ray Mark Lanzuela and I am from an archipelago called the Philippines. I finished my Business Baccalaureate degree at the University of Makati in 2012. I have focused my experience in marketing, specifically in branding and identity and delved into the world of digital marketing where I discovered my passion for photography and visual story telling. Before joining Bangkok Patana, I was an EFL teacher in the province of Nan, Thailand where I taught children from the mountains and lowlands, it was there I found true joy in serving people. This made me realise that this world is one big family and that we are all interconnected. I look forward to meeting the many alumni of Bangkok Patana and hopefully get you involved in all the exciting Alumni events we hold! Want to get involved? Fancy visiting for a tour of school or some noodles? Feel free to contact me at raln@patana.ac.th or alumni@patana.ac.th
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