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CEVA Thailand appoints new vice president operations
CEVA Logistics Thailand, one of the world’s leading supply chain
companies, has appointed Jaap Bruining as its new Vice President of
Operations.
Jaap Bruining, Vice President Operations, CEVA Logistics
(Thailand).
In his new role, Jaap will be responsible for managing
contract logistics for the country, and support the company’s acceleration
in taking on new contracts and driving operations excellence across the
business.
Previously, Jaap held the position of Global Program
Director LEAN, and was responsible for CEVA’s global LEAN program for the
last four years. He has gained more than 14 years industry experience since
graduating from the University of Groningen with two degrees.
FTI to raise vehicle production target upon export surge
The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) is set to increase
its vehicle production target to 1.45 million units following a surge in exports
and production.
FTI chairman Payungsak Chartsuthipol said the Automobile
Industry Club would revise the vehicle production target in 2010 since the
vehicle export and production had risen dramatically in the first four months of
this year.
He said all carmakers were advised to reassess their
production capacities because it is expected the auto industry would grow
significantly, with total capacity reaching 1.6 million units, unless the global
economy stumbles and the debt crisis in Greece spills over.
Surapong Paisitpattanapong, spokesman of the FTI Automobile
Industry Club, said FTI would further raise the vehicle production target for
this year by 30,000-50,000 units to 1.43-1.45 million units.
Vehicle exports are also expected to climb as shipments in
the first four months of this year reached 273,824 units, up 63.51 percent from
the same period last year.
Simultaneously, vehicle exports to ASEAN expanded 26 percent
from 20 percent following the effective implementation of the ASEAN Free Trade
Area Agreement. Also, vehicle exports to Europe grew 8 percent from 6 percent.
(TNA)
FTI: No shift of investment
from Thailand to neighbors
The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) affirms that it
sees no sign of a shift of investment by foreign investors from Thailand to
neighboring countries.
Speaking after meeting with FTI Chairman Payungsak
Chartsutipol and his delegation, Deputy Prime Minister Trairong Suwannakiri
said that despite the recent political riot, the FTI has seen no sign of
foreign intentions to shift investment from Thailand to its neighbors.
The FTI also assured him that it would help the
government clarify what happened in the recent policy turmoil to boost
understanding among foreign investors.
Many believed the clarification made by the FTI would
more reliable than that made directly by the government, Trairong said.
Regarding the FTI’s proposed establishment of a Thailand
Rehabilitation Fund initiated with Bt10 billion, Trairong said details of
the proposal remained unclear and must first be approved by the Joint
Private-Sector Committee.
Regarding the Fiscal Policy Office’s revelation that the
74-day political rally by anti-government red shirt protesters caused Bt145
billion in damage to the economy, he said the figure is not beyond
expectation as he had once estimated damages incurred from the rally would
be in a range of Bt100-150 billion or 1-1.5 percent of the gross domestic
product (GDP).
The deputy premier said he was confident the 2011 budget
and the investment from the Bt400 billion loan support program under the
Thai Khem Keng (Strong Thailand) scheme would be sufficient to revive the
battered economy. (TNA)
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