Suphin Mechuchep
Chairperson (Thailand)
Chief Executive Officer of Sen x Public Company Limited
Suphin Mechuchep
Current Responsibilities
Mrs. Suphin Mechuchep is currently serving as the CEO of Sen x Public Company Limited, a company dedicated to creating and development business real estate and world-class service in Thailand. With a network of operations spanning from commercial business including office buildings for rent, hotels, shopping centers, service apartments and warehouses to health-related business, Sen X Public Company Limited strives to elevate the standards of operation to an international level.
Work Experience
Suphin Mechuchep has been working with JLL, a leading global and largest real estate consultancy and services firm in Thailand with approximately 1,600 employees, since 1991. She is responsible for driving key business strategies, including various business units such as sales and leasing agents, building management, and consulting services. With extensive knowledge and understanding of managing different types of assets and real estate, she has continuously expanded the company's business growth.
In 2007, she was appointed as the Managing Director of the company, and in 2021, she was appointed as the Chairperson, playing a crucial role in representing clients in conducting large real estate investment transactions.
Sr. Leong Choong Peng
FAIQS CQS, FRICS, MSISV, MRISM, CQS Board of QS Malaysia, ICECA, FAQST, ACI Arb.
Sr. Leong Choong Peng
Leong Choong Peng has more than 52 years’ work experience as a chartered quantity
surveyor with track record of projects in Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, Cambodia,
Laos, Myanmar and Bangladesh. He is based in Thailand for the last 35 years.
He is the Advisor to Mentabuild Limited (previously known as Arcadis Thailand), a
construction consultancy based in Thailand.
He was the Managing Director of both Davis Langdon & Seah (Thailand) Ltd. and LECE
(Thailand) Co., Ltd. and an International Partner of Davis Langdon Seah International Group
for 26 years and Director of Arcadis Thailand.
He is a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, UK (FRICS), a Fellow of the
Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (FAIQS), a Certified Quantity Surveyor (CQS[1]AIQS), a Member of the Singapore Institute of Surveyors & Valuers (MSISV), a Member of
the Royal Institution of Surveyors Malaysia (MRISM), a Registered Consultant Quantity
Surveyor of the Board of Quantity Surveyors Malaysia (CQS-BQSM), International Cost
Engineers Council Accredited (ICECA), a Fellow of the Association of Quantity Surveyors
Thailand (FAQST), an Associate of the Chartered Institution of Arbitrators, UK (ACIArb) and
was an Accredited Mediator of the Construction Industry Development Board, Malaysia
(CIDB Malaysia).
He is currently a Councilor of Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (AIQS) International
Chapter Region 1 and was a Director of the Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (2018
– 2022), Founder and International Representative of the Association of Quantity Surveyors
(AQST), Thailand and Vice President in the ASEAN Association of Quantity Surveyors
(AQSA). He had previously served as Chairman for the RICS Thailand Association.
Marciano Birjmohun
Vice Chairman, The Singapore-Thai Chambers of Commerce
Marciano Birjmohun
Marciano Birjmohun is on the Board of Directors for the Singapore Thai Chamber of Commerce. He is on the forefront of International Project Marketing and Business Development for real estate developers on a regional level. Marciano is often seen in the media as guest speaker and influencer at industry related events. He has been on the Central panel of Judges since 2015.
Sasivimol Sinthawanarong
Design Principal, JARKEN Co.,Ltd.
Sasivimol Sinthawanarong
Sasivimol is well known in the Thai design sector for her rational approach, intelligent combination of quality design with local craftsmanship, and details from discerning client’s brief. In 1999 she co-founded multidisciplinary design firm JARKEN. A decade later, she was recognised as one of the most promising young interior designer in Asia Pacific by the World Federation of Interior Architect. She graduated from the Faculty of Architect with major in interior architecture from Chulalongkorn University, and pursued her design research in postgraduate studies from Parson School of Design in New York and DOMUS Academia in Milano.
Chaiyuth Pete Thirangoon
Director, Akatan Company Limited
Chaiyuth Pete Thirangoon
Pete C. Thirangoon is a hotel planning and investment consultant having been in the industry for over 10 years. Most of his work involved business development, asset management, and project development planning for mixed-use projects, hotels and resorts covering from economy to upscale and upscale boutique. He has been involved in numerous strategic hospitality planning, hotel operator selection, competitive landscape analysis, design and development management for multiple projects along tourism and economic destinations. From time to time, Pete takes opportunity to help educate new graduates on commercial approach to hospitality planning and design.
Professor Dr. Sonthya Vanichvatana
MRICS, Chairperson Dept. of Real Estate, ABAC
Professor Dr. Sonthya Vanichvatana
received her Ph.D. (civil engineering) from the University of California, Berkeley, U.S.A. in 1993, M.S.C.E. (construction engineering and management) from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, U.S.A. in 1987 and B.Arch. from Silpakorn University, Bangkok, Thailand in 1985. She is the Chairperson of the Department of Real Estate, Martin de Tours School of Management and Economics, Assumption University of Thailand since 1997. She has work experiences as a building designer, project managers, construction managers, and a contractor. Her famous book, “Housing Project Development Process in Thailand” (Chulalongkorn University Press, 2013), is the first book of its kind in Thailand. She has been serving the Thailand Real Estate Association (TREA) as a board member since 1994.
Precha Suphapetiporn
President, Thai Real Estate Sales and Marketing Association
Precha Suphapetiporn
Mr. Precha Suphapetiporn is founder and Managing Director of Acute Realty Group, a real estate agent in Thailand with 4 offices in Bangkok, Southern (Hua Hin), Northern (Chiang Mai) and Eastern (Chonburi).
He graduated bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from Chulalongkorn University and further his study in MBA at Assumption University. He has been working in property industry for more than 20 years. He is also the founder and CEO of ACR Management Co., Ltd., a property management company currently has more than 30 properties in its portfolio.
Chaivut Saengaram Ph.D.
Chief Operating Officer, Chuchawal - Royal Haskoning Ltd.
Chaivut Saengaram Ph.D.
Since 2013, logistics specialist and engineer Chaivut Saengaram has been the chief operating officer of Chuchawal - Royal Haskoning Ltd where he handled such international projects as the Keells distribution center and ice cream factory in Sri Lanka. Educated in Thailand, Germany, Japan and the US, Chaivut previously served as vice-president of Chuchawal-de Weger International Ltd. and chief of engineering section at the Port Authority of Thailand. With Technical Company Limited, he managed such projects as the 120-rai theme park Dream World (Amazing Land) and the Unithai Container Yard Terminal.
Dr. Phongthon Tharachai
CEO, Project Planning Service Public Company Limited
Dr. Phongthon Tharachai
Dr. Phongthon Tharachai's is the CEO of PPS Group and Joint Managing Director of PPS One Works. A Chulalongkorn University engineering and law graduate, he also as a master’s from the University of Illinois and obtained his doctorate in engineering from Kyoto University. He joined PPS in 1998 as a civil engineer. Since then he has wide experience in infrastructure projects such as the second stage of the Bangkok Expressway Project as well as the MRT Blue Line. Knowledgeable also in finance and investment, Dr. Phongthon was appointed CEO of PPS Group in 2017.
