Executive Board & Board Members

Executive Board

PATA Chair
Peter Semone

President & Founder, Destination Human Capital Limited

Vice Chair
Suman Pandey

President, Explore Himalaya Travel & Adventure

Secretary/ Treasurer
Luzi Matzig

Chairman, Asian Trails Ltd.

Executive Board Member
Ben Montgomery

Corporate Ambassador, Centara Hotels & Resorts

Executive Board Member
Henry Oh

Chairman, Global Tour Ltd.

Executive Board Member
Noredah Othman

CEO, Sabah Convention Bureau,
Sabah Tourism Board

Executive Board Member
Mayur Patel

Head of Asia, OAG

Executive Board Member
Sharzede Salleh Askor

CEO, Sarawak Tourism Board

Executive Board Member
Alexander Rayner

CEO, SmartData.travel Limited trading (Tourism Cyber Centre)

Executive Board Member
SanJeet

Director, DDP Publications Private Limited

Executive Board Member
Gerald Perez

Vice President, Guam Visitors Bureau

Ex-Officio
Noor Ahmad Hamid

CEO, PATA

PATA Ambassador

PATA Ambassador for Greater China
Soon-Hwa Wong

CEO, AsiaChina Pte Ltd.

PATA Board Members

Centara Hotels & Resorts
Ben Montgomery, Corporate Ambassador

Changi Airport Group (Singapore) Pte. Ltd
Ke-Wei Peh, Vice President

Cinnamon Hotels & Resorts
Sangeetha Liyanapathirana, Manager - Health, Hygiene, and Sustainability

DDP Publications Private Limited
SanJeet, Director

Designated Areas for Sustainable Tourism Administration (DASTA)
Gp. Capt Athikun Kongmee, Director-General

Destination Human Capital Ltd.
Peter Semone, President & Founder

FSM Visitors Board - Department of Resources & Development
Bermance Aldis, Assistant Secretary, Tours Division

GainingEdge
Stephen Pearce, Partner, Leisure & Tourism

Global Academy of Tourism & Hospitality Education (GATE)
Khem Lakai, CEO

Global Tour Ltd.
Henry Oh, Chairman

Ministry of Tourism, Government of India
V Vidyavathi, Secretary of Tourism

OAG
Mayur Patel, Head of Asia

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

PATA India Chapter
Vikram Madhok, Vice Chairman

PATA Thailand Bangkok University Student Chapter
Suzy Su Thiri Maung, Chairperson

Sabah Tourism Board
Noredah Othman, CEO, Sabah Convention Bureau

Taylor’s University
Dr Neethiahnanthan Ari Ragavan, Executive Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences and Leisure

Thailand Convention & Exhibition Bureau (TCEB)
Chiruit Isarangkun Na Ayunthaya, President

Tourism Malaysia
Datuk Musa Yusof, Deputy Director General - Promotion

Tripadvisor
Fabrizio Orlando, Global Industry Relations Director

Visa Worldwide Pte. Ltd.
Ciyi Lim, Head of Cross-Border, Asia Pacific

Wakayama University
Dr Kumi Kato, Professor

Capilano University
Cheryl Hurlbut, Convenor/ Instructor

Asian Trails Ltd.
Luzi Matzig, Chairman

Explore Himalaya Travel & Adventure
Suman Pandey, Group Chairman

Dusit Thani College
Simon Llyod, Dean - International Programs

Hawaii Toursim Authority
Jennifer Chun, Director, Tourism Research

Guam Visitors Bureau
Gerald Perez, Vice President

Jetwing Hotels Ltd.
Dmitri Cooray, Managing Director

Hong Kong Tourism Board
Erica Wong, Head of Strategic Planning & Insights

Korea Tourism Organization
Jongwong Park, Director of International Cooperation Team

JTB Tourism Research & Consulting Co.
Junichi Kumada, Chief, Global Tourism Agenda & Sports

MasterCard Asia/Pacific Pte. Ltd.
Xin Mok, Director, Public Sector

Macau International Airport Company Ltd.
Eric Fong, Marketing Director

PATA Philippines Chapter
Maria Paz Alberto, Chairperson

PATA Nepal Chapter
Bibhuti Chand Thakur, Chairman

Taiwan Tourism Administration
Dr Yung-Hui (Joe) Chou, Director-General

Sarawak Tourism Board
Sharzede Salleh Askor, CEO

Supervisory Board - Finance & Elections

SanJeet
Director, DDP Publications Private Limited

Jennifer Chun
Director, Tourism Research, Hawaii Tourism Authority

Chairman
Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes
Director, Macao Government Tourism Office

Henry Oh
Chairman, Global Tour Ltd.

Dmitri Cooray
Managing Director, Jetwing Hotels Ltd.