Stuart Tait – Vice Chair, UK-ASEAN Business Council and General Manager, Head of Commercial Banking UK, HSBC
Stuart has worked in financial services for over 30 years. He joined HSBC in 1984 as an International Manager and has held various positions in Commercial Banking, Global Banking and Markets, Retail Banking and Wealth Management, Human Resources and Risk. Previous assignments with HSBC have been based in various Asia markets, the Middle East, the US, Canada and in the Group‘s Head Office.

Greg Watkins MBE – Executive Director, British Chamber of Commerce Thailand
Greg joined BCCT as Executive Director in December 1996. He previously spent seven years with the Department of Trade and Industry, including a brief attachment with the Commercial Section of the British Embassy in Bangkok in 1989, followed by five years as Marketing Director for Tara Siam, a business research organisation in Bangkok. For three years he served on the board of British Chambers of Commerce in UK. He was awarded an MBE by King Charles III in the 2023 New Year Honours.

Gareth Davies – Chair, British Chamber of Commerce Thailand
Gareth is a Partner and the Chief Technical Officer of DDX, an award-winning consultancy specialising in sustainability, smart cities, and mobility. He has a decade of experience in managing technical consulting firms, including eight years in Asia. Gareth has successfully directed numerous multi-year digital transformation and enterprise smart services projects for a roster of blue-chip clients as well as recent, large-scale smart city projects. He was elected BCCT Chair in 2023.

Nuntanart Krisnachinda – Director BOI Paris Office, Thailand Board of Investment (BOI)
Nuntanart Krisnachinda is the Director of the Thailand Board of Investment (BOI) Paris Office, where she plays a vital role in promoting investment opportunities and enhancing economic partnerships between Thailand and France. She is a Minister Counsellor (Investment) and has been involved in various initiatives to strengthen international cooperation, particularly in trade and investment.

Chris Wren – Executive Director, British Chamber of Commerce Indonesia
Chris' in-country experience includes start-ups, turnarounds and business development across most sectors and with particular commercial experience in education collaborations. Chris sits on many executive committees and coordinates advocacy and focus groups. His in-country experience and understanding of 'how to do business' is vast across all sectors. He nurtures BritCham's extensive private and public sector business networks and can usually assure access at the highest levels.

Ian Gibbons MBE – Chief Executive, UK-ASEAN Business Council
Ian was appointed CEO of the UK-ASEAN Business Council in September 2020. Before taking up this position, he had held a variety of roles across government including British Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam, Deputy Consul General and Director of UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) in Dubai, Deputy Director of UKTI in India, Senior Private Secretary to the Department of Trade & Industry (DTI) Secretaries of State (Alistair Darling, Alan Johnson, and Patricia Hewitt) and Director of Business Development with the MWW Group in New York working in public relations.