Stephen has lived and worked in Thailand for 20 years. He is a director of Bangkok International Associates, an independent law firm employing 11 lawyers and support staff. Stephen specialises in corporate and commercial law, joint ventures, company takeovers, banking, employment and property and other areas of interest to BCCT members. Stephen edits the BIA Thailand Legal Guide which is published on the BCCT website. This is a 100,000 word English language guide to Thai laws that affect foreign investors.
Director Stephen Frost Director, Bangkok International Associates Ltd.
In 2012 Stephen served as Chairman of the BCCT Legal & Taxation Group and he also advised the BCCT Board in relation to the drafting of proposed changes to the Constitution. He is also a member of the BCCT Property and Infrastructure, and Events Groups, and the EABC Advocacy Working Group.
Rituraj is a qualified pharmacist and British national recently appointed as Managing Director of Boots in Thailand. He has worked for the company for over 27 years and has have extensive operational and commercial experience in retailing. Rituraj plans to bring his experience of working for a large international business to the Board in terms of professional approach to management and also corporate governance. He will be pleased to members establishing businesses in Thailand – particularly in the healthcare field with Government advocacy.
Director Rituraj Mohan Managing Director , Boots Retail (Thailand) Ltd. (Alliance Boots)
Director Siew Meng Tan Chief Executive Officer, Hsbc
In addition, HSBC sponsored key BCCT events throughout 2012 such as the luncheon and dinner talk by the Governor of the Bank of Thailand, the business leader dinner, the Networking event, Ploenchit Fair, the BCCT Christmas luncheon - and intends to continue doing so in 2013. HSBC was one of the first companies to join the BCCT on its establishment in 1946.
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Director Andrew Mcbean Partner, Grant Thornton
Andrew has served as a member of the Membership Committee, ICT Committee (ICT Board Proposal, Security Seminar and Google-Microsoft-Apple Seminar), the Northern Thailand initiative, the British Council/Embassy initiative and, latterly, the anticorruption initiative.
Sriram Narayan (Sri) is British Airways Manager for Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. He has been with British Airways (BA) for 23 years with experience in commercial/operational roles and moved to Thailand in December 2011. Prior to this role he was the Commercial Development and Deputy Commercial Manager for British Airways in South Asia based at Mumbai in India.
Rituraj acted as interim Managing Director of Boots Thailand in 2011 and sat on the Board during that period. Siew Meng Tan was appointed Chief Executive Officer of HSBC Thailand in January 2013. She joined HSBC in 2004, working in Singapore and Mauritius and has over 25 years of banking experience. HSBC has been an annual sponsor of BCCT since 2007 and will do so again in 2013.
Andrew was posted to Thailand by Microsoft in 2003 as Managing Director. He moved to dtac as a Senior Vice President to build the company’s Business Division and then running the dtac 3G trial programme. After that he joined Grant Thornton as a Partner where he is responsible for Business Development and Marketing. He is a Permanent Resident of Thailand.
Director Sriram Narayan Manager Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia, British Airways Plc.
He plans to assist the work of the BCCT through contributions in the fields of travel, aviation and tourism and hopes to see the revival of the Travel and Tourism Group.
Thana Thiramanus joined Property Care Services (Thailand) Ltd. (PCS) in 2011 as Managing Director. As a part of OCS group-UK, PCS has 45 years experiences in Thailand with 24,000 employees in 15 branches nationwide. PCS specialises in outsourced services from single service contracts to complex total facilities management solutions.
Director Thana Thiramanus Managing Director, Property Care Services (Thailand) Ltd
Thana plans to help to maintain and enhance the role of the BCCT as a business organisation, provide benefits to its members and to serve more as a forum for business matching. Whilst expanding all aspects of business interests, his objective is also to encourage the support a wider range of sustainable community initiatives in Thailand. He has pledged to ensure that BCCT members are regularly advised on developments related to Employment, Labour and Total Facilities Management trend that can affect their interests.