9th Sep 2016 15:37
Press Release 9 September 2016
All Asia Asset Capital Limited
("All Asia Asset Capital", "AAA" or the "Company")
Appointment of Chief Executive Officer
All Asia Asset Capital Limited (AIM: AAA), an investment company focused on investing in the growing markets of Asia Pacific region, is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Paniti Junhasavasdikul as Chief Executive Officer and a director of the Company with immediate effect.
Mr. Junhasavasdikul has 20 years of legal, interim management and private equity experience. He has worked as a lawyer in various transactions and investments ranging from start-ups, M&A, special situation investments, debt trades, turnarounds, disputes and corporate governance. He was a co-founder of FBLP Legal Co., Ltd where he was a partner from 2000 to 2007 before the practice was merged with DFDL International Law Offices where he was an equity partner between 2007 to 2010, based in the CLMV (Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam) countries. Paniti subsequently became a general partner and a director in a Cayman Islands private equity fund with an investment focus on Thailand where he was responsible for investment structuring and transactions, legal due diligence and formation of funds. Paniti has also been the sole acting attorney for an international private equity fund for over 10 years and sits on the board of certain of their portfolio companies, including Svenson Hair Center (Thailand) Limited and MarieFrance Bodyline International (Thailand) Limited. Paniti was also previously an independent director of Christiani & Nielsen (Thai) Public Company Limited, a company quoted on the Thailand Stock Exchange.
Paniti was a member of the International Advisory Council of International and Executive Legal Education (IELE), Berkeley Law, University of California between 2009 and 2014. He graduated with an LLB from Chulalongkorn University, Faculty of Law in 1992 and received an LLM from University of California, Berkeley in 1995. He is a member of the Thai Bar Association and the Law Society of Thailand.
Pursuant to the AIM Rules for Companies the following information is disclosed in relation to Mr. Paniti Junhasavasdikul:
Mr. Paniti Junhasavasdikul, aged 45, has held within the past five years the following directorships or partnerships:
Current directorships and partnerships | Directorships and partnerships held in the past 5 years |
MarieFrance Bodyline International (Thailand) Limited Kapiolani (Thailand) Company Limited Lighthouse Partners Limited Lighthouse Venture Partners Limited Svenson Hair Center (Thailand) Limited Svenson Hair Center Thasia Company Limited Crown International Hair Weaving Center Limited Maribo Company Limited KONI Asset Management & Investments Limited Manoa Holdings Limited Convivium Co. Limited | GSteel Public Company Limited GJSteel Public Company Limited Christiani & Nielsen (Thai) Public Company Limited |
As at the date of this announcement Mr. Paniti Junhasavasdikul does not hold any shares, or rights over shares, in the Company.
Commenting on the appointment of Mr. Paniti Junhasavasdikul, Robert Berkeley (Chairman) said: "I am pleased to welcome Paniti as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Paniti will be an excellent addition to the Board, particularly with his extensive experience in the investment and legal fields. I am confident that he will be able to capably lead the Company in delivering improved shareholder returns."
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For further information:
All Asia Asset Capital Limited | |
Robert Berkeley, Executive Chairman and Finance Director | |
Wai Tak Jonathan Chu, Executive Director | |
Tel: +44 (0) 207 621 8910 | |
Tel: +852 3756 0124 | |
www.aaacap.com | |
Allenby Capital Limited (Nomad & Broker) | |
Nick Athanas / Nick Naylor | |
Tel: +44 (0) 203 328 5656 | |
www.allenbycapital.com | |
About AAA
AAA is an investment company that has been established as a platform for investors looking to access growing markets in the Asia-Pacific region. The Company invests in a portfolio of companies with at least a majority of operations (or early-stage companies that intend to have at least a majority of their operations) in the Asia-Pacific region in industries with high growth potential including, but not limited to: agriculture, forestry and plantations, mining, natural resources, property, and/or technology. AAA is publicly quoted and its shares are traded on the AIM Market, which is operated by the London Stock Exchange.
Related Shares:
AAA.L