Biz Buzz
THAI UNION'S EUROPE AGENDA ON COURSE The recent unrest in Europe would not negatively affect the recent acquisitions made in the region by Thai Union Group, said Thiraphong Chansiri, president of the company, who added that he has just returned from a
“I was there on Tuesday, after there were the shootings on Friday. [One of the reasons] |was to give moral support to our people,” Thiraphong said last week.
The factory of the company’s French subsidiary, MW Brands, which has just been renamed “Thai Union Europe”, is only about 100 kilometres from Paris.
He said he has been monitoring the company’s operations around the world and he found no impact from macro economic situations, thanks to the nature of the food business, which is less sensitive to volatile economic conditions.
Sodexo's marathon man slowing down
It’s a wonder Arnaud Bialecki, country president of Sodexo Thailand, can still find time for his marathon running after his promotion from country manager and elevation in September to regional director for Vietnam and the Philippines.
“Don’t worry, running is still my main job,” Bialecki joked to Biz Buzz recently.
The French executive completed the 42-kilometre Standard Chartered Bangkok Marathon two weeks ago in 4 hours and 43 minutes, his ninth worst time at the Bangkok marathon and 18th worse time overall.
Bialecki explained that the slower time was due to the hot and humid weather, not his busy workload.
