Bangkok--22 May--Be my guest management
Mr. Johnny Lai has been Managing Director of Bacardi (Thailand) Limited since August 2007. He is responsible for the total business including meeting performance targets and developing local strategies and objectives aligned with the regional and global vision to become the number one premium spirits company in the world. Managing a team to drive growth in the local market as well as maintaining a culture to attract and retain the best local talent, Mr. Lai’s responsibilities include profitability, brand performance, market share and business process improvement as well as people management.
Mr. Lai joined the company in March 2003 as Regional Finance Director of Bacardi Martini Asia Pacific Ltd., Hong Kong. He was responsible for all finance, accounting, IT, legal and compliance matters for the Asia Pacific region for wholly-owned subsidiaries, joint ventures and third-party distributors in countries including China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, Philippines, India, Australia and New Zealand.
Before joining Bacardi, Mr. Lai was Operations Director for Sung Joo International Limited, Seoul, South Korea; General Manager, Asia Pacific Franchise Operations, for Marks and Spencer (Asia Pacific) Ltd., Hong Kong; and held several positions at HB International Ltd, Hong Kong.
Mr. Lai was educated in the UK and attained BA (Honours) in Business Studies. He became an Associate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants (ACA) in England & Wales in 1991 and an Associate of the Hong Kong Society of Accountants (AHKSA) in 1992. He is married and has one son.
For further information, please contact:
Be my guest management Co., Ltd.
Masatorn Henchaichone
Tel. 02 711-4078
Mobile. 081 643-2642
Email: masatorn1@hotmail.com