RICS Thailand announces the new appointment of new Chairman and office bearers (2011-2012)

Jan. 21, 2011 - PRLog -- Patima Jeerapaet, PhD, MRICS, MVAT, MTVA, is Managing Director of CIT (Colliers International Thailand) Property Consultants Co Ltd, a global real estate services firm equipped with more than 23 years of knowledge of Thailand’s property market.  In addition, he also chairs the Property Committee of Joint Foreign Chamber of Commerce in Thailand (JFCCT) in monitoring and enhancing Thailand’s property industry’s competitiveness.  He also serves as board member of Thai-Singapore Chamber of Commerce and Thai-Swedish Chamber of Commerce to promote Thai properties to Singapore and Swedish investors.  

The newly elected office bearers and members of Thailand Board are as follows:


Major Office bearers:
Chairman:       Patima Jeerapaet

Honorary Treasurer:   Navaporn Wongurai

Honorary Secretary:       Nicholas Brown

Elected Members:    Apibarn Ariyakulkarn
                                         Roy Beevor
                                         Sonthaya Vanichvatana
                                         Janet Geddes
                                         Ian Hamilton
                                         Simon Landy
                                         C P Leong
                                         Sutee Sumatanonsak

Dr Patima Jeerapaet, the first Thai elected as Chairman of RICS Thailand, says “I am honoured to take up the post and hope to build on the achievements of Ian Hamilton and the executive team.  Having built a presence in Thailand for more than ten years, RICS Thailand has over 100 Chartered Surveyors practicing in the country.  I foresee the market of Thailand will continue to grow and become one of the key markets in South East Asia. I am looking forward to further strengthen membership services locally and create a strong RICS brand by working closely with fellow board members and staff of RICS.”


About RICS & RICS Asia

RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) is an independent professional body originally established in the UK by Royal Charter. Since 1868, RICS has been committed to setting and upholding the highest standards of excellence and integrity – providing impartial, authoritative advice on key issues affecting businesses and society.

RICS is the worlds’ leading qualification when it comes to professional standards in land, property and construction. With over 150,000 members globally, RICS represents, regulates and promotes the work of property professionals throughout 146 countries.

RICS Asia supports a network of over 11,000 individual professionals across the Asia region with an objective to help develop the property and construction markets in these countries, by introducing professional standards, best practice and international experience. It promotes RICS and its members as the natural advisors on all property matters. It also ensures that services and career development opportunities are provided to members.

RICS Asia region covers national associations and local groups locating in Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, The People’s Republic of China and the SAR Hong Kong. It also has members working across the region such as Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burma/Myanmar, Cambodia, Indonesia, Japan, Kiribati, Laos PDR, Macao, Mongolia, Nepal, North Korea, South Korea, Taiwan, The Maldives, The Philippines, Timor East and Vietnam.

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