Chartered Engineer. Over 22 years' experience in the recruitment industry in Europe, Middle East and Asia, with the last 19 years being based in Thailand. Formerly: management with recruitment and engineering companies; Division Manager, running Project Services, NT and Industrial Divisions, SGS, Thailand; 1998, set up Manpower Thailand, based in Bangkok, which has over 400 clients, 9,000 associates and over 220 staff in 13 locations; also managed India and South Korea. Board Director, British Chamber of Commerce Thailand. Chairman, Joint Foreign Chamber of Commerce in Thailand.