John Stevens CanCham President
2017-2018 CanCham Thailand Board Members Patron: H.E. Donica Pottie, Ambassador of Canada to Thailand
Executive Board: John Stevens, President Dean Outerson, Vice President Derek van Pelt, Vice President Dan McKay, Treasurer Sunny Patel, Secretary
Board of Directors: Peter Baines David Beckstead John Casella Surachit Chanovan Lawrence Cordes Caroline Kwan Ron Livingston Michael White
Embassy Representative Michel Belanger
Advisors: Yvonne Chin Don Lavoie Joni Simpson Marisha Shibuya Peter van Haren Kelly Cailes
Executive Director: Rose Swagemakers
Thai-Canadian Chamber of Commerce 139 Pan Road, Sethiwan Tower 9th floor, Bangkok 10500 Tel: +66(0) 2266-6085-6 Fax: +66(0) 2266-6087 Email: info@tccc.or.th Website: www.tccc.or.th
The Voyageur is the monthly magazine of the Thai-Canadian Chamber of Commerce, covering all Thai-Canadian business, legal and social news of interest to the members and others who are active in expanding Thai-Canadian bilateral trade.
Dear CanCham Members and Friends,
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It’s hard to believe that 2017 is almost behind us! It has been an extremely busy year at CanCham – led by our outgoing Executive Director, Kelly Cailes. As many of you know, Kelly will be leaving the post at the end of this year. During his two years as ED, Kelly has been instrumental in bringing about positive change to the Chamber. Our membership is up over 20% from this time last year, our events have been infused with new energy and record attendance, and our management team is strong and motivated. Kelly will be missed, but fortunately has agreed to continue on as an Advisor to the Board. I wish Kelly all the best in his future professional endeavours, and look forward to his continued support and involvement in CanCham. It’s also my great pleasure to introduce our new Executive Director, Ms. Rose Swagemakers. Rose has many years of experience running large membershipbased organizations, and has operated her own Sustainability Consulting business. Most recently Rose was Events and Relationship Manager at EuroCham in Cambodia. She is a very structured thinker and organized manager and I look forward to her imparting her energy, skills and experience to CanCham and in driving the Chamber to even greater heights in 2018 and beyond. The new year kicks off with two major upcoming events: The Crystal Ball (January 10) and Women in Leadership (February 21). The Crystal Ball is the first major multi-chamber event on the calendar and promises to be a lively, interactive discussion during which four senior panelists will provide their perspectives and outlooks on the financial, political, communications and work/employment landscape for the year ahead. CanCham’s second annual WIL: Women in Leadership focuses on the “Path to becoming a Leader” . This high profile panel of female leaders will be moderated by Canadian Joni Simpson and will focus on gender equality in the workplace. We look forward to seeing you at these events, and thank you for your continued support of CanCham.
Editor: CANCHAM Thailand
Best wishes for a happy, healthy and prosperous 2018.
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Yours Sincerely, John Stevens