AMCHAM’s night on Broadway raises 1.6m baht for scholarships

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AMCHAM 2018 Board of Governors (l-r) Board advisor David Lyman, Tilleke & Gibbins; Yukontorn Wisadkosin, Ford ASEAN; James Amatavivadhana, Minor International; Ian Nicholls, General Motors; Dale Lee, CoffeeWorks; Vira-Anong Chiranakhorn Phutrakul, Citibank; Herman Ehrlich, Conrad Bangkok; AMCHAM Board President Jeffrey Nygaard, Seagate; U.S. Ambassador Glyn T. Davies; Brad Middleton, Chevron; Jeremy R. Osterstock, Esso; Parnsiree Amatayakul, IBM; Gregory Bastien, American Axle & Manufacturing; George Hartel, NaRaYa; Board advisor Harold Vickery, Jr., Prem Tinsulanonda International School; and Judy Benn, AMCHAM Executive Director.
AMCHAM 2018 Board of Governors (l-r) Board advisor David Lyman, Tilleke & Gibbins; Yukontorn Wisadkosin, Ford ASEAN; James Amatavivadhana, Minor International; Ian Nicholls, General Motors; Dale Lee, CoffeeWorks; Vira-Anong Chiranakhorn Phutrakul, Citibank; Herman Ehrlich, Conrad Bangkok; AMCHAM Board President Jeffrey Nygaard, Seagate; U.S. Ambassador Glyn T. Davies; Brad Middleton, Chevron; Jeremy R. Osterstock, Esso; Parnsiree Amatayakul, IBM; Gregory Bastien, American Axle & Manufacturing; George Hartel, NaRaYa; Board advisor Harold Vickery, Jr., Prem Tinsulanonda International School; and Judy Benn, AMCHAM Executive Director.

On May 5 at the Shangri-La Hotel, AMCHAM Thailand brought the bright lights of New York’s theater district to Bangkok for the Governors Ball, the Chamber’s annual gala, where AMCHAM’s Honorary Chairman of the Board, U.S. Ambassador Glyn T. Davies, welcomed the new AMCHAM 2018 Board of Governors.

Over 400 members donned costumes and black tie for the theme ‘A Night on Broadway’, raising 1.6 million Baht for the AMCHAM Thailand Foundation’s scholarship program, which last year sponsored 174 Thai university students from underprivileged backgrounds.AMCHAM Thailand is the leading international business association in Thailand, with more than 2,000 members representing over 650 American, Thai, and other international companies. Member companies have invested over U.S. $50 billion in Thailand and provide more than 200,000 local jobs.