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Eric Hallin elected President of SKAL International Bangkok

Commenting on his election President Eric Hallin said, "I am delighted and honoured to have been elected President of SKAL International Bangkok.

BANGKOK – Mr Eric Hallin General Manager of the Rembrandt was recently elected President of SKAL International Bangkok. The travel and tourism association’s Bangkok Club recently held an election in light of key changes to the managing executive committee. This year marks the 60th Anniversary of Skal International Bangkok, which was inaugurated on the 28th September 1956. 
 
The new executive committee 
Nov 2016-Nov 2018:
  • President – Eric Hallin
  • Vice President – Willem Niemeijer
  • Secretary TBA
  • Treasurer – Jason Roe
  • Director of Events – MariAnne Bostrom
  • Director of Membership Development – Stephen Morton
  • Director of PR – Andrew J Wood
  • Director of Young Skal – Jason Roe
 
Auditors
  • Wim Fagel
  • Andres Rubio
 
Commenting on his election President Eric Hallin said, “I am delighted and honoured to have been elected President of SKAL INTERNATIONAL BANGKOK. 
 
The election took place on the 29th November at the Movenpick hotel. 
 
This is my fifth  Presidency within Skal International, having previously been President of Bangkok in 1989 and later the Chiangmai club President and the Phuket club. I am also a Past President of the National Committee and currently Vice President of the same. 
 
Incoming President Eric Hallin receives the chain of office from outgoing President Nigel Tovey, who is relocating to Cha-Am
 
“The club is aiming to grow significantly its Bangkok membership and we have some very exciting venues lined up for our monthly meetings. The annual SKAL/PATA Christmas lunch will take place on Tuesday 13th December at the Siam Kempinski hotel; January our meeting will take place at the Landmark; February at the Siam Anantara and May at the soon to be opened Lancaster Hotel. 
 
“Thailand having previously hosted 2 World Congresses in 1996 and 2006 as well as 3 Asian Area congresses, I believe the time is right to showcase Thailand once again,” adding, “We aim to bid for the World Congress 2020.”
 
 
Photo caption: Mr Eric Hallin the new President of SKAL International Bangkok

 

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Andrew J Wood was born in Yorkshire England, he is a former hotelier, Skalleague and travel writer. Andrew has 48 years of hospitality and travel experience. Educated at Batley Grammar School and a hotel graduate of Napier University, Edinburgh. Andrew started his career in London, working with various hotels. His first posting overseas was with Hilton International, in Paris, and he later arrived in Asia in 1991 on Bangkok with his appointment as Director of Marketing at the Shangri-La Hotel and has remained in Thailand ever since. Andrew has also worked with the Royal Garden Resort Group now Anantara (Vice President) and the Landmark Group of Hotels (Vice President of Sales and Marketing). Latterly he has been the General Manager at the Royal Cliff Group of Hotels in Pattaya and the Chaophya Park Hotel Bangkok & Resorts.

A past board member and Director of Skål International (SI), a former National President with SI Thailand and a two time past President of the Bangkok Club. Andrew is the former President of Skål Asia. In 2019, Andrew was awarded SKÅL’s highest award the distinction of Membre D’Honneur.

He is a regular guest lecturer at various Universities in Asia.

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