Executive Officers

Tassapon Bijleveld, 55
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors

Mr. Bijleveld has served as our Chief Executive Officer and as a director and as Chairman of our board of directors since May 27, 2022. Mr. Bijleveld has served since 2007 as a director, and since 2018 as Executive Chairman, of Asia Aviation Plc., a holding company investing in low-fare airlines and businesses, after having served as Chief Executive Officer of such entity from 2007 to 2018. Mr. Bijleveld also has served since 2003 as a director, and since 2018 as Executive Chairman, of Thai AirAsia Co., Ltd., a low-fare airline, after having served as Chief Executive Officer of such entity from 2003 to 2018. Mr. Bijleveld also serves on the Corporate Governance and Sustainability Committee and the Nomination and Remuneration Committee at Thai AirAsia Co., Ltd. During his tenure as CEO of Thai AirAsia Co., Ltd., Mr. Bijleveld was responsible for all aspects of the airline’s operations and boosted growth in Thailand. In addition, Mr. Bijleveld serves as a director of many Asia-based private companies in various industries, including aviation, nutritional supplements and hospitality. Mr. Bijleveld received a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Assumption University in 1989 and a master’s degree in marketing from Thammasart University in 1993, and he is currently a part-time lecturer at several leading universities in Thailand.

Piyawat Ratchapolsitte, 36
Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Piyawat has served as our Chief Financial Officer since May 27, 2022, and he will become a member of our board of directors upon the effectiveness of the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. Mr. Piyawat has served as the Founder and Managing Director of Heracle Capital, a private equity investment management company, and as Principal of Twin Pine Group, a financial advisory service company, since January 2022. Prior to that, Mr. Piyawat served as Chief Financial Officer of Do Day Dream Public Company Limited, a publicly listed company, engaging in the manufacturing and distribution of skincare and beauty products, from July 2015 to December 2021, and as a member of the board of directors of such company from July 2016 to April 2021. While at Do Day Dream, Mr. Piyawat successfully took the company public and had its securities listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand in 2017, and he led several key business acquisitions thereafter. He was also responsible for managing the finance, accounting, investment, strategy and investor relations departments of Do Day Dream. Mr. Piyawat has also served as an Independent Director and as a member of the Audit Committee of Medeze Group Company Limited since May 2022, and as a member of the Advisory Board to the Minister of Commerce, Government of Thailand, since August 2019. Mr. Piyawat started his career as an investment banker at Maybank Securities (Thailand), a subsidiary of Maybank, Malaysia’s largest financial services group. Mr. Piyawat earned a master of science degree in Finance from Bayes Business School (formerly Cass), City, University of London, and a bachelor of arts degree in International Economics from Thammasat University.

Board of Directors

Suberna Shringla, 56
Director

Mr. Shringla is one of our independent director nominees and will become a member of our board of directors upon the effectiveness of the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. Mr. Shringla has served since 2005 as Managing Partner at TEAM Ventures Corporation (TVC), a company specializing in arranging Private Equity, Mezzanine and Structured Bridge loans for companies in South and South East Asia, since 2006 as Non-executive Director and Type 6 Responsible Officer at Vii Park Corporate Finance Advisory Co., Ltd., a company specializing in M&A advisory services for cross border transactions and public offerings for the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, and since May 2021 as an advisor and shareholder of Data Center First Pte. Ltd (DC1), a planner, builder and manager of data centers in the Asia-Pacific region. Mr. Shringla received a bachelor’s degree in history and economics from St. Stephens College, Delhi University, in 1987, and a master’s degree in business administration from École nationale des ponts et chaussées (ENPC) Paris in 1993.

Wichien Cherdchutrakuntong, 61
Independent Director

Mr. Cherdchutrakuntong is one of our independent director nominees and will become a member of our board of directors upon the effectiveness of the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. Mr. Cherdchutrakuntong has served as First Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Chiangmai Innovation Incubation Center Co., Ltd. (CMIIC) since December 2017 and as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Paradorn Innosys Co., Ltd. since October 1990. Mr. Cherdchutrakuntong has also served as Chairman of Paradorn Bricks Co., Ltd. since February 1996. In addition, Mr. Cherdchutrakuntong served as a Director for Asia Precision Public Co., Ltd. (APCS) from February 2020 to April 2021 and as a Policy Advisor for APCS from 2021 until present. Mr. Cherdchutrakuntong has also served as a Director for the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI), a private organization, from 2002 until present, including service as Chairman of the Biotechnology Industry Club from 2016 – 2019 and later as the Honorary Chairman of the Biotechnology Industry Club. Before that, Mr. Cherdchutrakuntong served as a Director for the National Innovation Agency from September 2009 – October 2015, and as a Director for the Thailand Center of Excellence for Life Sciences under Ministry of Science and Technology from August 2018 – June 2021, each of which is a public organization under the supervision of the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation. Mr. Cherdchutrakuntong earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in General Management from Chiangmai University in 1983 and a Master of Economics in Management from Chiangmai University in 1996.

Patima Jeerapaet, Ph.D., 55
Independent Director

Dr. Jeerapaet is one of our independent director nominees and will become a member of our board of directors upon the effectiveness of the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. Dr. Jeerapaet served on an interim basis and without compensation as our Chief Executive Officer and as the sole member of our board of directors from our inception on May 13, 2022 until his resignation from such positions on May 27, 2022. Since April 2022, Dr. Jeerapaet has served as the Chief Executive Officer of Thai AirAsia X Co., Ltd. Prior to that, Dr. Jeerapaet served as Chairman of Phoenix101 Holding Co., Ltd. from October 2018 to March 2022, as Assistant to Chairman at Phyathai Hospital Group and Paolo Memorial Hospital Group from August 2014 to May 2018, as Director General at the Office of the Small and Medium Enterprise Promotion from October 2013 to July 2014, and as President of Thailand Automotive Institute from 2012 to 2013. Dr. Jeerapaet has also served as a director of SCCP REIT Co., Ltd. since January 2015, and he previously served as a director of News Network Corporation PCL (May 2020 – October 2021), Blisstel PCL (2016 – 2017) and Forth Corporation PCL (2015 – 2016). Dr. Jeerapaet received a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Assumption University in 1989, a master’s degree in business administration from Assumption University in 1993, and a doctorate of philosophy in management and organizational development from Assumption University in 2009.