{"id":206982,"date":"2022-06-23T01:15:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-22T18:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/?p=206982"},"modified":"2022-06-23T02:26:02","modified_gmt":"2022-06-22T19:26:02","slug":"destination-mekong-lines-up-board-members","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/2022\/06\/destination-mekong-lines-up-board-members\/","title":{"rendered":"Destination Mekong lines up board members"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>PHNOM PENH, Cambodia 23 June 2022: Destination Mekong has confirmed its inaugural lineup of executive board members following an election held at its first Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 3 June 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Destination Mekong (DM) has its operational office in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, following its incorporation as a registered company under Singapore\u2019s Business Registration Act in January this year. The election of board members took place at a virtual AGM attended by full members and guests.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/1-13-557x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-206983 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 557px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 557\/600;\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Eight candidates gained endorsement from a short-list of 15 candidates to join the Destination Mekong board for a two-year term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They join five board members already appointed due to their &#8220;significant financial contribution&#8221; to Destination Mekong and three other board members who comprise the 16-person board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Financial backers \u2013 five board members<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Small Luxury Hotels of The World:<\/strong> Senior Vice President Asia Pacific Mark Wong.<br><strong>World Wildlife Fund (WWF): <\/strong>Regional Illegal Wildlife Trade Programme Manager for WWF-Greater Mekong Jedsada Taweekan.<br><strong>Enwoke:<\/strong> Professor at Guilin Tourism University Hailin Zhang.<br><strong>Chameleon Strategies:<\/strong> Managing Director Gerrit Kruger.<br><strong>Sasin School of Management:<\/strong> Director Dr Ian Fenwick.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Eight new board members <\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Duangmala Phommavong, Co-Founder and Partner EXO Travel Lao.<br>Fr\u00e9deric Tambon, Founder &amp; CEO, Society and Fred, Expert in international marketing, tourism industry, and education.<br>Guido Neil, Director of Special Operations&nbsp; 12Go.<br>Mark Bibby Jackson, Founder Travel Begins at 40.<br>Melita Koulmandas, CEO\/Founder Song Saa Collective.<br>Nguyen Tuan Linh, Owner&nbsp; Linh&#8217;s Adventures Travel Company Limited.<br>Sasithara Pichaichannarong, Rector College of Tourism, Hospitality, and Sports, Rangsit University, Thailand RSU Vista Golf Course.<br>Sophea Sok, Regional Programme Manager, Asia-Pacific&nbsp; Planeterra Foundation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Three ex-officio board members<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CEO of Yanna Ventures and outgoing; chairman of the Interim Board of Destination Mekong Willem Niemeijer.<br>Destination Mekong CEO Catherine Germier-Hamel.<br>Founder of Destination Mekong Jens Thraenhart.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PHNOM PENH, Cambodia 23 June 2022: Destination Mekong has confirmed its inaugural lineup of executive board members following an election held at its first Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 3 June 2022. 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