NEW APPOINTMENTS AT PATA

The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) is pleased to announce new appointments and job changes at PATA Operational Headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand, and at PATA Administrative Headquarters, which will move from San Francisco to Oakland, California at the end of August.

Mr. Ken Scott has been named Manager-Communications. He will help day-to-day operations in the PATA Communications Department in Bangkok.

Mr. Scott was most recently Senior Reporter Thailand for Miller Freeman (Singapore) writing for Travel Trade Gazette Asia, Business Travel News (Asia-Pacific) and Incentives & Meetings Asia. An experienced travel journalist with a ten-year track record in Thailand, Mr. Scott has also been Assistant Editor of PATA Compass magazine, as well as a contributor to regional publications such as Travel Trade Report, Business Asia (the Economist Group) and the Bangkok Post. He has a joint honours degree in politics and geography from the University of Strathclyde in Scotland. He can be reached via e-mail at: ken@pata.th.com.

Mr. K. Kent Liu, CPA, has been hired as PATA’s new Controller. He graduated from Peking University, Beijing, China (PRC) with a degree in Economics and holds an MBA from the Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Administration, Rice University, Houston, Texas. He has worked in public accounting for KPMG Peat Marwick, Hein + Associates, LLP and Burr, Pilger & Mayer, Inc. Mr. Liu is responsible for all of PATA’s financial functions. He is based at PATA Administrative Headquarters.

Ms. Leslie Detter has been appointed Chief Administrative Officer, responsible for the Administrative Headquarters. She continues to serve as Director-Sponsor Relations and as the staff officer for PATA’s carrier members.

Ms. Ratana Poopitakchatkaew has assumed Ms. Detter’s duties as Director-Board Relations in addition to her current responsibilities as Director of Administration & Finance for PATA Operational Headquarters and the Asia Division in Singapore. She remains based in Bangkok.

Also at PATA Operational Headquarters, Ms. Piengkwan Boonjue has been named Assistant Manager-Administration & Finance and Ms. Waraporn Sornprom has joined as Executive Secretary.

Mr. Joseph A. McInerney, PATA’s Chief Executive Officer, said, "Our new appointments and promotions in key positions will help PATA boost its internal efficiency. This is always important as it helps us deliver better products and services for our members."