Bangkok--Mar 25--SET
The mai (Market for Alternative Investment) launches the FANZI Club for the new-breed of business managers. The FANZI Club will provide the mai-listed companies’ executives an opportunity to share their knowledge and experiences as well as advance cooperation amongst themselves. The mai will hold activities every quarter to strengthen ties and equip the entrepreneurs with essential skills in various areas focusing on professional management and business transparency.
Chairperson of the mai’s Advisory Committee, Ms. Sopawadee Lertmanaschai, announced that, on Friday, March 25, at the Grand Hyatt Erawan Hotel, the mai will hold a workshop for 24 CEOs of mai-listed companies and an additional 24 CEOs of listing candidates. The workshop is entitled “Smart Enterprises in Action” and Dr. Suvit Maesincee, Vice Minister of the Office of the Prime Minister, will preside over the event.
“The workshop will be a great opportunity for the CEOs of small- and medium-sized firms to meet with a government authority who oversees the development of SMEs. Participants will have a chance to gain insight and share information and experiences in how to manage SMEs, so that they can make their own firms into ‘smart enterprises’. The government officials will also gain useful information for creating the national work plans for SME development,” Ms. Sopawadee said.
On that day the ‘FANZI Club’ will also be launched, to serve as a networking center for top-level executives of companies listed on the mai and those applying to list. The Club will also be a gathering place for members to meet and exchange views and experiences, and will provide its members with opportunities to join together in mutually beneficial business ventures.
The Club will reflect the characteristics of its environment and the blended characteristics of its members. The acronym of FANZI was derived from: F = Full Cooperation, A = Accountability, N = Networking, Z = Zero Defect and I = Innovation. Thus the ‘FANZI Club’ will focus on encouraging its members to manage their businesses based upon good corporate governance, transparency, fairness, accountability, and to act as a good model for others.
“Members of the FANZI Club will be senior executives of mai-listed firms, which are contemporary, driven by innovation, have good growth potentials, and are efficient. The acronym ‘FANZI’ perfectly reflects the characteristics of mai-listed firms, which are active, colorful, and attractive,” Ms. Sopawadee said.
The President of the mai, Mr. Vichate Tantiwanich, said that: “The first activity of FANZI Club will be to create a good environment for relationship development among the executives of companies and the mai. There will also be interesting sessions including one providing a mai overview and others on good corporate governance.
He continued, “On Friday March 25, in addition to having an opportunity to join the workshop with the Vice Minister, Club members will also have a chance to share with, and gain from, Mr. Jumrud Sawangsamud, Chief Executive Officer of the International Research Corporation Pcl. (IRCP), who will be holding a discussion with Mr. Somchai Cheewasutthanon, Chief Executive Officer of Matching Studio Pcl. (MATCH) on the topic ’Governance in Business Management’. IRCP was awarded the Outstanding Company in Good Corporate Governance prize from the Puey Ungphakorn Institute in 2004, while MATCH received this award in 2003.
Mr. Vichate added that: “There will be activities for FANZI Club members held quarterly. In addition to building relationships, the activities will also address issues the entrepreneurs are interested in. In order to gain the most out of the opportunities offered by the Club, the entrepreneurs will be encouraged to take part right from the start to begin creating useful business networks that will help them extending their companies’ growth paths further.”
SMEs interested in gaining more information on the mai or wishing to join its activities, should call tel: 0-2229-2021, 0-2229-2023, 0-2229-2026, and 0-2229-2028.
For more information,
please contact the Corporate Communication Dept.:
Ladawan Kantawong Tel: 0-2229-2036
Kulvida Jintakawong Tel: 0-2229-2037
Nattaporn Boonprapa Tel: 0-2229-2049
Watsamon Saowakhonsathien Tel: 0-2229-2797 End.