Executive Board & Board Members

Executive Board

PATA Chair
Henry Oh

Chairman, Global Tour Ltd

Vice Chair
Ben Montgomery

Corporate Ambassador, Centara Hotels & Resorts

Executive Board Member
Jackson Pek

Chief Corporate & Legal Affairs Officer, Amadeus

Executive Board Member
Maria Paz Alberto

President, Ark Travel Express, Inc.

Executive Board Member
Siripakorn Cheawsamoot

Director-General, Designated Areas for Sustainable Tourism Administration (DASTA)

Executive Board Member
Shuichi Kameyama

Chief Consultant, JTB Tourism Research & Consulting Co.

Executive Board Member
Dr Sharzede Salleh Askor

CEO, Sarawak Tourism Board

Ex-Officio
Noor Ahmad Hamid

CEO, PATA

PATA Board Members

Amadeus Asia Limited
Jackson Pek, Chief Corporate & Legal Affairs Officer

Bangkok University International
Duangthida Nunthapirat, Dean

Cinnamon Hotels & Resorts
Dileep Mudadeniya, Senior Vice President Global Alliances & Partnerships, Leisure and Head of Corporate Affairs

CrescentRating
Fazal Bahardeen, Founder & CEO

Designated Areas for Sustainable Tourism Administration (DASTA)
Siripakorn Cheawsamoot, Director - General

Dusit Thani College
Simon Llyod, Dean - International Programs

Graduate School of Tourism Management, National Institute of Development Administration
Paithoon Monpanthong, GSTM Program Director

Global Tour Ltd
Henry Oh, Chairman

Guilin Tang Dynasty Tours Co., Ltd
Michael Zhou, President

Hong Kong Tourism Board
Anthony Lau, Executive Director

Hotelbeds Pte Ltd
Justin Ong, Regional Manager, APAC

Intrepid Travel
Mike Stewart, Regional General Manager SEA

Jetwing Hotels Ltd.
Dmitri Cooray, Managing Director

JTB Tourism Research & Consulting Co.
Shuichi Kameyama, Chief Consultant

Pacific Leisure (Thailand) Limited
Watana Limnararat, Managing Director

Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA)
Noor Ahmad Hamid, CEO

Saudi Tourism Authority
Alhasan Aldabbagh, President - APAC Market

Soaltee Hotel Limited
Dinesh Bista, Executive Chairman

Tourism Authority of Thailand
Thapanee Kiatphaibool, Governor

Tourism Malaysia
Datuk Musa Yusof, Deputy Director General (Promotion)

Tripadvisor
Fabrizio Orlando, Director, Government Relations

Venture Travel (Temple Tiger) Nepal
Brajesh Raj Mishra, Director

Visit Maldives Corporation
Ibrahim Shiuree, CEO and Managing Director

Wakayama University
Dr Kumi Kato, Professor

Centara Hotels & Resorts
Ben Montgomery, Corporate Ambassador

Booking.com B.V
Yang Li, Head of Public Affairs, APAC

Global Tourism Economy Research Centre
Jason Wang, Chief Operating Officer

Global Success Learning Academy
Jonathan Low, CEO

Macau International Airport Company Ltd.
Eric Fong, Marketing Director

Korea Tourism Organization
Sunghyeuck Park, CEO

PATA Hong Kong School of Hotel & Tourism Management (SHTM) Student Chapter
Thomas Wan, Chairman

PATA Hawaii Chapter
Jennifer Chun, Chairperson

PATA Philippines Chapter
Maria Paz Alberto, Chairperson

PATA Nepal Chapter
Khem Lakai, Chairman

Sarawak Tourism Board
Dr Sharzede Salleh Askor, CEO

Sanya Tourism Board
Hao Zhang, Vice Director

Thailand Convention & Exhibition Bureau (TCEB)
Supawan Teerarat, President

Taiwan Tourism Administration
Yu-Hsiu Chen, Director-General

Supervisory Board - Finance & Elections

Chairman
TTG Asia Media Pte. Ltd.
Darren Ng, Managing Director

Hawaii Tourism Authority
Jennifer Chun, Director, Tourism Research

Jetwing Hotels Ltd.
Dmitri Cooray, Managing Director

Macau International Airport Company Ltd.
Eric Fong, Marketing Director

Pacific Leisure (Thailand) Limited
Watana Limnararat, Managing Director

PATA Ambassador

PATA Ambassador for Greater China
Soon-Hwa Wong

CEO, Asia Tourism Pte Ltd.