Thai Union Signs on to be Official Sponsor of Thai LPGA Tour Golfer

Caption: Rittirong Boonmechote (3rd left), President, Global Frozen and Related Unit at Thai Union has recently signed on to be an official sponsor of Thai LPGA Golfer Pajaree Anannarukarn (3rd right)

25 December 2019, BANGKOK - Thai Union Group PCL. has recently signed on to be an official sponsor of Pajaree Anannarukarn, a 19-year-old Thai LPGA Tour golfer.

“Thai Union has supported sports in Thailand for decades. We have worked with the national volleyball team and football teams in Samut Sakhon and Bangkok. The company has decided to support Anannarukarn for the potential she shows in her sport. At the age of only 19, she enters LPGA Tour for the first time and has delivered impressive performances. She has proved her determination, discipline, and self-development,” said Rittirong Boonmechote, President, Global Frozen and Related Unit at Thai Union, “Thai Union is pleased to support Anannarukarn during her tournaments both domestic and abroad, and we hope to see more and more young Thai athletes like her follow their dreams.”

Pajaree Anannarukarn said “I am very pleased and honored to receive this support from Thai Union. I will do my best in tournaments in years to come. I hope to be able to share my knowledge and experiences with young people and encourage them to follow their dreams, whether being a golfer or anything else. I also would like to encourage them to play golf either for leisure or professionally.”

The signing was witnessed by Dr.Chaiwat Wiboonsawat, Chair of Executive Board, The Stock Exchange of Thailand and Venus Asavasitthithavorn, Director of Enterprise Brand Management Office, The Siam Cement Public Company Limited (SCG).

Caption: The signing was witnessed by Dr. Chaiwat Wiboonsawat (right), Chair of Executive Board, The Stock Exchange of Thailand and Venus Asavasitthithavorn (left), Director of Enterprise Brand Management Office, The Siam Cement Public Company Limited (SCG).

ABOUT THAI UNION GROUP

Thai Union Group PCL is the world’s seafood leader bringing high quality, healthy, tasty and innovative seafood products to customers across the world for more than 40 years.

Today, Thai Union is regarded as the world’s largest producer of shelf-stable tuna products with annual sales exceeding THB 133.3 billion (US$ 4.1 billion) and a global workforce of over 47,000 people who are dedicated to pioneering sustainable, innovative seafood products.

The company’s global brand portfolio includes market-leading international brands such as Chicken of the Sea, John West, Petit Navire, Parmentier, Mareblu, King Oscar, and Rügen Fisch and Thai-leading brands SEALECT, Fisho, Qfresh, Monori, Bellotta and Marvo.

As a company committed to innovation and globally responsible behavior, Thai Union is proud to be a member of the United Nations Global Compact, and a founding member of the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF). In 2015, Thai Union introduced its SeaChange® sustainability strategy. Find out more at seachangesustainability.org. Thai Union’s on-going work on sustainability issues was recognized in 2018 by being ranked number one in the world in the Food Products Industry in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index, achieving a 100th percentile ranking for total sustainability score. Thai Union has now been named to the DJSI for five consecutive years. Thai Union was also named to the FTSE4Good Emerging Index for the third straight year in 2018.

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