{"id":271243,"date":"2026-08-05T05:15:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T22:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/?p=271243"},"modified":"2026-08-05T05:37:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T22:37:07","slug":"pata-opens-applications-for-ceo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/2026\/08\/pata-opens-applications-for-ceo\/","title":{"rendered":"PATA opens applications for CEO"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BANGKOK, 5 August 2026: The PATA Executive Board has opened the recruitment process for the position of Chief Executive Officer for the next contractual term, starting in October.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The position was advertised through the association\u2019s newsletters, trade channels, and social media platforms following an announcement by the Association\u2019s Chair, Henry Oh.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1112\" height=\"608\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-59.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-271245 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1112px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1112\/608;aspect-ratio:1.828934886214349;width:497px;height:auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-59.png 1112w, https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-59-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-59-600x328.png 600w, https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-59-768x420.png 768w, https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-59-696x381.png 696w, https:\/\/www.ttrweekly.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/image-59-1068x584.png 1068w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1112px) 100vw, 1112px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Photo credit: PATA<\/em><br><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;Applications will be accepted until Thursday, 20 August 2026, at 1700 Indochina Time (GMT+7).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Details of the position, eligibility requirements, and the application process are available on the PATA Careers page at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pata.org\/careers\">www.pata.org\/careers<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To support the recruitment process, the Executive Board has appointed a Selection Committee to review, evaluate, and shortlist applicants. 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The recruitment process is expected to be completed by October 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The current PATA CEO, Noor Ahmad Hamid, will complete his three-year contract on 30 September 2026 and has opted not to seek a three-year renewal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before taking the PATA CEO post, he served as MYCEB\u2019s chief operating officer (Malaysia Convention and Exhibition Bureau) from June 2021 to May 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PATA is celebrating its 75<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>(Source: PATA)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BANGKOK, 5 August 2026: The PATA Executive Board has opened the recruitment process for the position of Chief Executive Officer for the next contractual term, starting in October.&nbsp; The position was advertised through the association\u2019s newsletters, trade channels, and social media platforms following an announcement by the Association\u2019s Chair, Henry Oh. &nbsp;Applications will be accepted [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":45,"featured_media":271245,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4174,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-271243","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-associations","category-thailand"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.9 - 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