PATA has ratified its new Executive Board, which will be led by Peter Semone, who will serve as the chair for a consecutive second term.
Semone is a tourism development expert specialising in the Asia-Pacific region and has served in leadership roles for international donor funded projects in Timor-Leste, Lao PDR and Vietnam.
Meanwhile, Suman Pandey, president of Explore Himalaya Travel & Adventure will be the new vice chair, and Asian Trails’ chairman Luzi Matzig will serve as the new secretary/treasurer of PATA.
Other members for this term include Ben Montgomery, director of business relations management, Centara Hotels & Resorts, Thailand; Henry Oh, chairman, Global Tour, South Korea; Noredah Othman, CEO, Sabah Convention Bureau, Malaysia; Mayur Patel, head of Asia, OAG, Singapore; Gerald Perez, vice president, Guam Visitors Bureau, Guam; and SanJeet, director, DDP Publications, India.
PATA CEO Noor Ahmad Hamid remains on the Executive Board as an Ex-Officio member.
