(L to R)
Steve Pestell from Global Property Insurance, Peter and Julie Farrell, Nikki
Chaikhundechanuwat and Sunil Duggal.
Paul Strachan
The Lighthouse Club has seemingly perfected the idea of
“networking with a difference” as more than 260 people turned out at the
Holiday Inn’s Havana Bar for the first meeting of the year.
Unlike the group’s early days, when staffers from
companies attending would show up in uniform, women now turn out dressed to
kill in dresses and high heels. The more-relaxed atmosphere sets LHC apart
from other, more-traditional networking nights.
Some of the 300-600 baht entrance fees went to the
Melissa Cosgrove Children’s Foundation <www.mccf.uk.com>. The good cause
made nearly three hours of meeting new people and drinking wine even more
enjoyable.
Sponsored this month by wealth-management firm Montpelier
Group, the event went smoothly thanks to efforts from organizing committee
members Cees Cuijpers, Mark Bowling and Tracy Cosgrove, as well as to Steve
“Never Going Home” from Murphy’s Law and Kim Bokelund of Best Bakers, who
had recently raised 50,000 baht at the Pattaya Bed Race for the Cosgrove
foundation.
Highlights of the meeting are online at PattayaMail.com.
The next meeting will take place March 4 at the Drift lounge in the new
Pattaya Hilton hotel. No reservations necessary.
(L to R)
Stuart Foulkes from Business Class Asia, Craig Turner from Rightmove Pattaya
and Richard Arthur representing Biz House Co., Ltd.
(L to R)
Keith Storey from Nova Group, Darren Perfect of Pattaya Prestige Properties,
John Newsome representing Paradise City Property, Jennifer O’Neill and
Matthew Raspin from Alan Bolton Property Consultants.
(L to R)
Tracy Cosgrove, Bruce Hoppe, VP Emerson Climate Technologies Asia Operations
and his lovely wife Judy Hoppe enjoy the event.
(L to R)
Leif Alnes, Per Aanonsen, Tor Henriksen and Rune Andersen from Thaisiri
Residence Co., Ltd.
Keith
Wilson (left) from Beautiful Villa and G.B. Kohoutek (right) from Primus
International Bangkok.
Stuart
Saunders (left) and Gavin Waddell (right)
from Phyathai Sriracha General Hospital.
(L to R)
Dr. Raimund Cerny, Dieter Precourt
and renowned Dutch artist Martin van Bree.
(L to R)
Annda, Louis J. Van Den Bergh from 4A Properties and Meny Borenstein from
The Peak Towers.
(L to R)
John Howarth from Montpellier Thailand Ltd., Steve from Murphy’s Law Bar and
John Metcalf from Montpellier Thailand Ltd.
(L to R)
Siwalak Ngernthuam, Chelsey Carter, and Saiphin Gadegaard add pulchritude to
the evening.
