15 Aug 2014 07:00
Press Release 15 August 2014
All Asia Asset Capital Limited
("All Asia Asset Capital", "AAA" or the "Company")
Appointment of Adviser
All Asia Asset Capital (AIM: AAA), an investment company focused on investing in the growing markets of the Asia Pacific region, is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Tirawat Sucharitakul as an adviser to the Company with immediate effect. Under the terms of his appointment, Mr. Sucharitakul will provide consultancy advice on the business development of the Company, in particular in the Southeast Asia region, and assist the Company in the negotiation of potential business and investment opportunities.
Born in Bangkok, Thailand in 1954, Mr. Sucharitakul attended high school in the United Kingdom and received his Bachelor of Arts in Politics and Government from the University of London in 1977.
He was a staff member at the National Defence College, Ministry of Defence in Thailand from 1977 to 1988. He was appointed Assistant Program Officer of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and served as a UNHCR Field Representative in North Thailand in 1980. Mr. Sucharitakul is currently an adviser to the office of Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn of Thailand, a position he has held since 1987.
In 1990, Mr. Sucharitakul was appointed director of Thai Red Cross Children's Home, an organisation providing assistance for abandoned new-borns and children. In 2002, he was appointed director of Professional Waste Technology (1999) Public Co. Ltd., which collects waste and disposes of hazardous and non-hazardous industrial waste, chemical wastewater, and biological wastewater. In 2007, he served as Chairman of Siam Power Generation, a license-holder to build, operate and own power-generating plants under the Small Power Producer programme which operates 160MW Combined Cycle Gas Fired Power Plant in Rayong Province, Thailand.
Commenting on the appointment, Dr. Sri Hartati Kurniawan, Chief Executive Officer of AAA said: "We are pleased to welcome Mr. Sucharitakul as the Company's adviser. We are confident that his background, network and experience will bring valuable contributions to the Company."
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For further information:
All Asia Asset Capital Limited | |
Robert Berkeley, Executive Chairman and Finance Director | |
Dr Sri Hartati Kurniawan, Chief Executive Officer | |
Tel: +44 (0) 207 621 8910 | |
Tel: +852 3756 0124 | |
www.aaacap.com | |
Allenby Capital Limited | |
Nick Naylor / Nick Athanas / Michael McNeilly | |
Tel: +44 (0) 203 328 5656 | |
www.allenbycapital.com |
About AAA
AAA is an investment company that has been established as a platform for investors looking to access growing markets in the Asia Pacific region. The Company invests in a portfolio of companies with at least the majority of their operations (or early stage companies that intend to have at least the majority of their operations) in the Asia Pacific region in industries with high growth potential including, but not limited to: agriculture, forestry and plantations, mining, natural resources, property and/or technology. AAA is publicly quoted and its shares are traded on the AIM Market, which is operated by the London Stock Exchange.