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NATIONALITY : Chinese (Hong Kong SAR)

AGE : 47 years (born on 1 January 1973)

EDUCATION

• MBA, Bangkok University
• BS Mathematics, University of Southern California, USA.

TERM OF OFFICE

• Since 16 October 1995

NO. OF YEARS IN POSITION

• 24 years

SHAREHOLDINGS

70,908,000 shares*, equivalent to 1.48% of paid-up capital

• Personal: 70,908,000 shares
• Spouse: 8,000 shares
• Children not yet of legal age: None

OTHER POSITIONS IN OTHER LISTED COMPANIES

None

OTHER POSITIONS IN OTHER NON-LISTED COMPANIES

• Vice Chairman of Board, Thai Union Europe
• Director of Thai Union Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

OTHER POSITIONS THAT MAY CAUSE CONFLICT OF INTEREST

None

RELEVANT TRAININGS OR SEMINARS ATTENDED

None

NATIONALITY : Thai

AGE : 55 years (born on 22 July 1965)

EDUCATION

• Master of Business Administration (Management), University of San Francisco, USA
• Bachelor's Degree (Marketing), Assumption University, Thailand

APPOINTED

• 1 January 1990

NUMBER OF YEARS IN POSITION

• 30 years

SHAREHOLDINGS

509,065,212 shares*, equivalent to 10.67 % of paid-up capital

• Personal: 399,736,164 shares
• Spouse: 109,329,048 shares
• Children not yet of legal age: -none- shares

POSITIONS IN OTHER LISTED COMPANIES

• 2014 - Present: Director, Minor International PCL.

POSITIONS IN OTHER ORGANIZATIONS

• 1996 - Present: Chairman, Thai Union Seafood Co., Ltd.
• 1995 - Present: President, Thai Union Graphic Co., Ltd.
• 1996 - Present: President, Thai Union North America (USA)
• 2010 - Present: President, Thai Union Investment Holding (Mauritius)
• 2010 - Present: President, Thai Union Europe (France)
• 1999 - Present: Executive Director, Songkla Canning PCL.
• 2012 - Present: Executive Director, Pakfood PCL.
• 1989 - Present: Executive Director, Thai Union Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
• 2012 - Present: Executive Director, Okeanos Food Co., Ltd.
• 2016 - Present: Executive Director, Thai Union Online Shop Co., Ltd.
• 2016 - Present: Executive Director, Thai Union China Co., Ltd. (China)
• 2016 - Present: Executive Director, Pracharat Raksamakkee Samutsakorn (Social Enterprise) Co., Ltd.
• 2017 - Present: Executive Director, Thoon Thanasiri Co., Ltd.
• 2017 - Present: Executive Director, Thai Union Asia Investment Holding Co., Ltd. (Hong Kong)
• 2018 - Present: Executive Director, Thoon Thanasiri (Songkhla) Co., Ltd.
• 1984 - Present: Director, Penven (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
• 1988 - Present: Director, Chansiri Real Estate Co., Ltd.
• 1988 - Present: Director, Thai Union Properties Co., Ltd.
• 1993 - Present: Director, Asian-Pacific Can Co., Ltd.
• 1993 - Present: Director, Lucky Union Foods Co., Ltd.
• 1993 - Present: Director, Waithai Co., Ltd.
• 1997 - Present: Director, Tri-Union Seafoods, LLC. (USA)
• 2000 - Present: Director, Thai Union Feedmill Co., Ltd.
• 2000 - Present: Director, Biz Dimension Co., Ltd.
• 2009 - Present: Director, TN Fine Chemicals Co., Ltd.
• 2010 - Present: Director, Tri-Union Frozen Products, Inc. (USA)
• 2010 - Present: Director, U.S. Pet Nutrition LLC. (USA)
• 2012 - Present: Director, Chaowpraya Cold Storage Co., Ltd.
• 2010 - Present: Director, Thaksin Samut Co., Ltd.
• 2014 - Present: Director, Thai Union High-Tech Pearl Cultivation Co., Ltd.
• 2016 - Present: Director, Red Lobster Master Holdings LP. (USA)
• 2017 - Present: Director, Thai Union Property Development Co., Ltd.

POSITIONS IN OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE CONFLICTS TO THE COMPANY

None

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

• Director Certification Program, Thai Institute of Directors Association (DCP 10/2001)

NATIONALITY : Thai

AGE : 58 years (born on 26 February 1962)

EDUCATION

• Bachelor's Degree, Bangkok University, Thailand

APPOINTED

• 5 January 1998

NUMBER OF YEARS IN POSITION

• 22 years

SHAREHOLDINGS

63,442,980 shares*, equivalent to 1.33% of paid-up capital

• Personal: 63,442,980 shares
• Spouse: -none- shares
• Children not yet of legal age: -none- shares

POSITIONS IN OTHER LISTED COMPANIES

None

POSITIONS IN OTHER ORGANIZATIONS

• 2000 - Present: Chairman of Executive Director, Thai Union Feedmill Co., Ltd.
• 1996 - Present: President, Thai Union Seafood Co., Ltd.
• 2012 - Present: President, TMAC Co., Ltd. (Including 4 Companies)
• 2012 - Present: President, Pakfood PCL.
• 2012 - Present: President, Okeanos Food Co., Ltd.
• 2012 - Present: President, Chaowpraya Cold Storage Co., Ltd.
• 2012 - Present: President, Thaksin Samut Co., Ltd.
• 2016 - Present: Executive Director, Thai Union China Co., Ltd. (China)
• 2017 - Present: Executive Director, RBC Asset Co., Ltd.
• 2018 - Present: Executive Director, Thammachart Seafood Retail Co., Ltd.
• 1997 - Present: Director, Tri-Union Frozen Products, Inc. (USA)
• 2016 - Present: Director, Thai Union Online Shop Co., Ltd.
• 2016 - Present: Director, Red Lobster Master Holdings LP. (USA)

POSITIONS IN OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE CONFLICTS TO THE COMPANY

None

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

• TLCA Executive Development Program, Thai Institute of Directors Association (EDP 2/2009)
• Director Accreditation Program, Thai Institute of Directors Association (DAP 84/2010)
• Leader Program no.25/2017, Capital Market Academy
• Advanced Master of Management Program (AMM) No. 1, Graduate School of Public Administration (GSPA)

Joerg Ayrle is Group Chief Financial Officer, Thai Union Group, effective March 2014.

Joerg has in-depth finance experience, including accounting, treasury, M&A, and post-merger integration.

He enjoyed a long tenure with German conglomerate SIEMENS group, working across multiple business units and geographies including Germany, Singapore, China and the U.S.

Aside from his expertise and passion in financial disciplines, Joerg is also a seasoned strategic business partner to senior executives. He has spearheaded several critical business turnaround projects that fundamentally helped improve company performance.

Before joining Thai Union, Joerg’s was Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer at Osram Sylvania, a U.S. subsidiary of SIEMENS, and from 2009-2012, he served as Chief Financial Offer for the Osram global division, Specialty Lighting.

Prior to that he was a Managing Director of Corporate Finance Mergers and Acquisitions Asia, based in Beijing and held other senior executive roles within SIEMENS in China and Germany.

Joerg received his MBA from the University of Augsburg, Germany in 1994.

SHAREHOLDINGS

106,000 shares*, equivalent to 0.00% of paid-up capital

• Personal: 106,000 shares
• Spouse: None
• Children not yet of legal age: None

NATIONALITY : Chinese

AGE : 44 years (born on 29 October 1975)

EDUCATION

• Master of Business Administration, Bangkok University, Thailand
• Bachelor's Degree, Oregon State University, USA

APPOINTED

• 30 April 2001

NUMBER OF YEARS IN POSITION

• 19 years

SHAREHOLDINGS

12,295,272 shares*, equivalent to 0.26% of paid-up capital

• Personal: 12,295,272 shares
• Spouse: -none- shares
• Children not yet of legal age: -none- shares

POSITIONS IN OTHER LISTED COMPANIES:

None

POSITIONS IN OTHER ORGANIZATIONS

• 2002 – Present: Executive Director, Thai Union Feedmill Co., Ltd.
• 2014 – Present: Executive Director, Thai Union Graphic Co., Ltd.
• 2018 – Present: Executive Director, EHS Training and Services Co., Ltd.
• 2015 – Present: Director, Thai Union Seafood Co., Ltd.
• 2017 – Present: Director, Thoon Thanasiri Co., Ltd.
• 2018 – Present: Director, Biz Dimension Co., Ltd.
• 2018 – Present: Director, Thoon Thanasiri (Songkhla) Co., Ltd.

POSITIONS IN OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE CONFLICTS TO THE COMPANY

None

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

• Director Certification Program, Thai Institute of Directors Association (DCP 10/2002)
• TLCA Executive Development Program, Thai Institute of Directors Association (EDP 1/2009)

SHAREHOLDINGS

26,935,058 shares*, equivalent to 0.56% of paid-up capital

• Personal: 26,935,058 shares
• Spouse: None
• Children not yet of legal age: None

Tunyawat Kasemsuwan is Director of the Global Innovation Center, Thai Union Group, effective May 2014.

Tunyawat is a seasoned scientific officer and global executive with a proven track record of developing and commercializing innovative new products, ingredients and processes by combining his expertise in nutritional science with a passion for satisfying unmet customer and consumer needs, and for driving business growth.

Tunyawat is responsible for building the infrastructure and capabilities of Thai Union’s Global Innovation Center. Using internal and external resources, he is developing a portfolio of projects focused on bringing greater scientific substance and sustainable innovation advantage to our global branded tuna business.

He started his career with National Starch and Chemical, Thailand (now Ingredion) before joining Mead Johnson Nutrition as Research and Development Director Asia-Pacific. During his seven years with Mead Johnson, Tunyawat's responsibilities were expanded beyond Asia to include significant European and Latin American projects. In 2008, Tunyawat rejoined Ingredion where he assumed dual management roles as Senior Director, Technology-Asia Pacific and Global Clinical and Infant Nutrition.

Tunyawat received his PhD and Master of Science in Food Science and Technology from Iowa State University, and received his B.S.in Biotechnology from Mahidol University in Thailand.

SHAREHOLDINGS

None

• Personal: None
• Spouse: None
• Children not yet of legal age: None

As the Global Director of Corporate Affairs and Sustainability at Thai Union, Darian McBain is responsible for implementing change that will drive sustainability through the entire global seafood industry. Darian also leads the company’s communications efforts.

Since joining Thai Union in 2015, Darian has taken the company from a commodity focus to a wholistic ecosystem approach with a focus on oceans and people. Working within the framework of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, Darian developed and has driven Thai Union’s sustainability strategy SeaChange® since its inception. The sustainability strategy addresses many of the sustainability challenges that Thai Union and the wider industry face.

Darian has developed a strong focus on traceability and transparency within the SeaChange® program. Increasingly Darian is looking to new technologies such as blockchain to solve some of the most critical issues within the industry, whether seafood traceability, identification for migrant workers, or even digital payments.

In 2016, working with internal and external stakeholders, Darian launched Thai Union’s global tuna commitment. This commitment took Thai Union away from just buying fish, to actively engaging all stakeholders, from governments to fleets to NGOs, to agree and act on a series of activities to protect a fishery and maintain a healthy ecosystem. Committed to transparency, Thai Union published a tuna commitment progress report to publicly share their journey. 

She also spearheaded Thai Union’s landmark Greenpeace agreement for sustainable and socially responsible seafood, which led to the release of a Vessel Code of Conduct and the vessel improvement program. This was the first global agreement that Greenpeace had reached with a corporation.

In 2016, Thai Union adopted its Ethical Migrant Recruitment Policy, one of the first ‘zero-fees’ recruitment models regionally. Developed closely with a local NGO, this was globally recognized and encouraged the Thai government to adopt new legislation, eliminating recruitment broker use in Thailand. In 2017 Darian joined the Bali Process Business and Government Forum, representing Thai businesses working toward reducing human trafficking and forced labor. Darian regularly presents on the topic of modern slavery, including presenting at a panel at the 2018 UN General Assembly in New York with the UK Secretary of State and other business leaders.

In her Corporate Affairs role, Darian leads Thai Union’s strategic communications efforts, crisis communications, brand reputation management including internal communications, media relations as well as CSR activities.

Darian is a member of Thai Union’s Global Leadership Team, the Risk Management Committee and is Chair of the Sustainability Committee.

Darian holds a PHD in global supply chain analysis from the University of Sydney and remains an adjunct to the university’s Integrated Sustainability Analysis unit. She has published numerous academic articles and books. Before joining Thai Union, she was Managing Director of the consultancy Blue Sky Green, Sustainable Development Executive for the NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency and worked for the UN as well as WWF. In 2017 she was awarded Thai Union’s Most Exceptional Effort Award, and in 2018 she was named Edie Sustainability Leader of the Year as well as Ethical Corporation’s Responsible Business Leader of the Year. In 2019, Darian was honored in the Vision category of the Seafood Champion Awards at the SeaWeb Seafood Summit.

SHAREHOLDINGS

None

• Personal: None
• Spouse: None
• Children not yet of legal age: None

Scott Solar is the Group Director, Global Food Services and Culinary Development for Thai Union.

Scott’s broad-ranging responsibilities include, menu development, concept screening, product testing, and partnering with various internal departments, such as, Marketing, Consumer Insights, Purchasing, and Quality Assurance. Scott’s responsibilities also include relationship management, partnership and integration with Red Lobster Seafood Restaurants, in which Thai Union is an active shareholder.

Under Scott’s leadership, the GFI team engages with a variety of international vendors in sales, onboarding, training, and product education – toward the end-goal of driving cost and time efficiencies in the production of Thai Union’s products. This includes onsite field work with restaurants to ensure they are correctly and effectively delivering the product as concepted & produced.

Prior to joining Thai Union, Scott worked for more than three decades in the food and restaurant industries and was previously the Corporate Culinary Research and Development Manager and Managing Chef at Red Lobster Hospitality LLC.

Scott received a degree in Culinary Arts from the Culinary Institute of America, New York.

Patrick leads the Group’s global corporate strategic and business planning efforts and monitors the plan’s execution. He also supports the development and execution of strategic initiatives across the Group. Identification and strategic evaluation of acquisition opportunities is also part of Patrick’s scope, along with the Group’s business integration and operating model development.

Prior to joining Thai Union, Patrick spent 10 years as a strategy consultant with McKinsey & Company where he was an Associate Partner. At McKinsey, Patrick was part of the Recovery and Transformation Services and Marketing & Sales practices, focusing on revenue growth programs for clients in consumer-facing industries.

Patrick has an MBA with distinction from INSEAD in Singapore and holds a diploma (MSc equivalent) in business administration from the University of Passau in Germany.

SHAREHOLDINGS

None

• Personal: None
• Spouse: None
• Children not yet of legal age: None