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Alexander Haeusler appointed general manager of
Royal Cliff Beach Resort
Panga Vathanakul, managing director of the Royal Cliff
Beach Resort is pleased to announce the appointment of Alexander Haeusler as
general manager of the Royal Cliff Beach Resort.
Haeusler, an Austrian native, is a graduate of
“Modul” in Vienna, one of the leading hotel management colleges in the
world, and brings with him a wealth of experience in the hotel industry. No
stranger to Thailand, Haeusler was hotel manager at the Royal Orchid
Sheraton Hotel & Towers in Bangkok prior to his appointment as general
manager of the Royal Cliff Beach Resort.
 Alexander
Haeusler
Haeusler has also held management positions at the Westin
Chiang Mai and Amari Airport Hotel in Thailand, as well as the Ritz Carlton
in Hong Kong and the Yangtze New World Hotel in Shanghai.
As general manager of the Royal Cliff Beach Resort,
Haeusler will be responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of one
of the largest and most comprehensive hotel, convention and spa facilities
in the Asia-Pacific region. The Royal Cliff Beach Resort comprises four
5-star hotels, extensive convention and exhibition venues including the
multipurpose Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall (PEACH), and two health
spas. The resort’s other facilities include 10 restaurants, 4 bars,
exclusive beaches, 5 swimming pools, 6 tennis courts, 2 squash courts, a
state-of-the-art fitness center with aerobics studio, a Thai cooking school,
and a private catamaran.
2nd Industrial Solutions
Roadshow for Decision Makers commences on October 10
To be held at Laem Chabang
International Country Club
Following on from the success of the inaugural Industrial
Solutions Roadshow for Decision Makers, the 3 organisers - Rieckermann Thai
Engineering, DEG Finance & Thai-German Institute, have announced that
Roadshow number 2 will be held on Friday 10 October.
The venue this time is Laem Chabang International Country
Club which is centrally located for companies based in Laem Chabang
Industrial Estate, Eastern Seaboard Industrial Estate, Siam Eastern
Industrial Estate, Chonburi Industrial Estate and Amata City Industrial
Estate.
Companies further afield are of course, also welcome to
attend and will, no doubt, be pleased to learn that another roadshow will be
held in Maptaput in November, with full details to be announced in the near
future.
The roadshow will give guests the opportunity to get to
know the 3 organisers and how they can assist with future business plans, be
they a new project or expansion of existing production & facilities, by
way of technology supply & engineering, financing options and training
options.
The presentation will run from around 10 a.m. to 12-noon
and will be followed by an open forum lunch when guests can take the
opportunity to ask any specific questions to representatives of the 3
organisers, and get to know each other.
As with the first roadshow, lucky door prizes will be
given away after lunch and on this occasion the first prize will be a
weekend for 2 on Phuket including flights and accommodation.
All-in-all the roadshow promises to be both informative
and fun. Anyone wishing to attend who has not yet received an invitation can
contact Khun Weerapa of Rieckermann Thai Engineering on 038 427 430 or fax
039 427 439.
Kevin J. Beauvais appointed COO and director of
Royal Garden Resort Public Company Limited
William E. Heinecke, chairman and chief executive officer
of the Royal Garden Resort - a leading Thailand-based hospitality group, has
appointed Kevin J. Beauvais as the new chief operating officer and director
for Royal Garden Report Public Company Limited.
 Kevin
J. Beauvais
An American native, Beauvais will oversee the Royal
Garden Resort’s overall operations of their Hotel Group and Mandara Spa.
His responsibilities will include planning, developing and directing all
activities to ensure that Royal Garden Resort continues to grow and remain
competitive in both the local and international markets.
A veteran hotelier, Beauvais has been working as regional
head for Marriott Thailand since 1997. He is very well respected in the
local community, both local and foreign. Beauvais has most recently
completed his stint as president of the American Chamber of Commerce in
Thailand and is actively serving his role as chairman of the Youth Career
Incentive Program with UNICEF Thailand.
British investors told there are excellent prospects for investment in Thailand
The BCCT was strongly represented at a recent seminar
organized jointly by the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the
Thailand Board of Investment in London. The seminar, titled “Thailand:
Explore the Prospects for Your Business”, was attended by representatives
of more than 50 British companies. Speakers included H.E. Vikrom
Koompirochna, Thailand’s ambassador to the United Kingdom; Dr Atchaka
Brimble, assistant secretary general of the BOI; former BCCT chairman, Jon
Gray of SSL International; BCCT executive director, Greg Watkins and Ron
Dale of BCCT member company Reuters Software.
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left: Ron Dale of BCCT member company Reuters Software; former BCCT chairman
Jon Gray of SSL International; Dr Atchaka Brimble, assistant secretary
general of the BOI; Duangjai; BCCT executive director, Greg Watkins and
Peter Bishop, deputy chief executive, London Chamber of Commerce.
The ambassador summarized Thailand’s economic policy
and emphasized that despite the adverse effects of SARS, GDP growth is still
expected to be approximately 5% for 2003. Dr Atchaka highlighted that BOI
Investment applications were up this year compared to 2002, both in terms of
numbers of projects and value of investment. She then outlined the main
reasons investors cited for choosing Thailand: political and social
stability; large and highly-productive labour force of 33 million people;
domestic market of 62 million; availability of supporting industries;
well-developed infrastructure; affordable office space; supportive FDI
policies; and a strategic location at the heart of South East Asia.
Greg Watkins introduced the mentoring programme operated
jointly by the BCCT and Trade Partners UK in order to help British companies
in the early stages of entering the Thai market. The programme identifies a
BCCT member to assist a UK investor for a period of three to six months by
providing practical advice and information. He closed by emphasizing that
Thailand is an excellent location for British investment, perhaps the best
in Asia. The evidence of recent major investments by British companies such
as Tesco, Standard Chartered Bank, Cromwell Tools, Triumph Motorcycles and
Grampian Foods all support this.
To support this view, representatives of two successful
investments in Thailand outlined why their respective companies chose
Thailand. Jon Gray of SSL: cost advantage of manufacturing; track record of
quality; 100% owned subsidiary; attractive tax breaks; good business
environment; and a reliable management team. Ron Dale of Reuters:
well-developed infrastructure; stable political climate; good staff
availability; good education system; excellent work ethic and core values;
and the presence of an experienced, existing team to build upon.
The BCCT was delighted to have been involved in this
seminar and hopes that it will prompt more British companies to look at
investing in Thailand.
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