Board of Directors

Dale has extensive experience in working with government bodies in Australia and southeast Asia to promote investment and business interests. He has worked with companies across a broad range of sectors including trade, investment, international education, training and skill development, and primary industries.

Dale joined the Australia Thailand Business Council in 2021 and was elected National Vice President in 2022.

Currently, Dale is the Director and Founder of elkamy consulting and works across all areas of the consultancy leading the team in delivering elkamy's contract with the Thailand Board of Investment, the Royal Thai Government's investment promotion agency, under the Office of the Prime Minister of Thailand. He currently supports several Australian businesses with their investments in Thailand and expansion plans in Australia.

In the past, Dale worked for the Hon. Alan Griffin in the lead up to the 2007 Federal Election and then spent the following decade working as an Advisor and Chief of Staff to various state government Ministers. Dale has also worked as a public servant for the South Australian and Victorian Governments in media, communications, stakeholder relations and senior executive support roles.

Dale grew up in South Australia before moving to Victoria in 2006 to pursue a career in politics and the public service. He currently spends his time between Thailand and Australia.

Chris Moor is currently Secretary of the Australian Thai Business Council and joined the ATBC board in 2021. He is also Deputy Chair of the Asean Business Alliance and the ATBC representative on this organisation.

He began his experience in Thailand as General Manager of BHP Steel Lysaght Thailand, in May 1992. He spent 14 years there in executive roles with BHP, British Steel, Metecno and HH Robertson. On returning to Australia in 2006, he maintained his links with Thailand through regular travel and in 2012 established McPherson Asia Pacific, based in Hong Kong. This company imported engineering products out of Thailand and China for the Australian market.

Chris moved to Perth in 2013 and is currently working with his business partners from McPhersons Asia Pacific in other business ventures focusing on investment in Thailand. In 2019 he was invited by Thantawan Thailand to explore new opportunities for their products in Australia.

Whilst living in Thailand, Chris was involved at committee level with the Australian Thai Chamber of Commerce, The British Chamber of Commerce, and the Lighthouse Club. He continues to maintain his close connection with Thailand through visits to meet with business associates and family members. Chris has qualifications in Metallurgy and Safety.

Doug Blunt originally became a member of the Australia Thailand Business Council in the 1980s because of a long connection with Thailand reaching back to 1971. He joined the Executive Committee and became Treasurer in 2002, Joint President/Treasurer in 2013 and President in 2017. After serving as President for 8 years, Doug remains on the Board as a Director.

He is a former career banker having held management positions with several banks and finance companies over more than 40 years in Australia including Singapore and two PNG postings. His many senior international banking positions included Deputy Manager International Business Development with Commonwealth Bank, Head of Correspondent Banking and Credit in Australia for Chase Manhattan Bank, and Head of Trade Asia and RBC Trade Asia Hong Kong for Royal Bank of Canada. Many of these roles involved much interaction with various banks and companies in Thailand.

He later became a consultant and head of marketing in Australia, New Zealand, and Japan for corporate receivables with Siemens Financial Services, Munich. Douglas is now a Director of Centrelease Australia specialising in lease finance and trade advisory.

Simon's career began as an administrative assistant at Baker & McKenzie in Thailand before being drawn to technology and business leadership roles. His journey includes serving as CIO of Hooker Corporation, Head of Global Product Management for REA Group (realestate.com.au), and Project Manager for Web Development at the University of Queensland.

In 2011, he co-founded Juwai.com, a pioneering platform that connected Chinese property buyers with global real estate opportunities. Under his leadership, Juwai grew to 3 million monthly visitors, 8,000+ paying customers in 128 countries, and over $4 billion in transactions, reaching a $80 million valuation before his successful exit in 2018.

After multiple successful funding rounds, Simon and his fellow Founder Andrew Taylor, led the businesses through international expansion, and have been an influential voice in global entrepreneurship, real estate, and cross-border commerce. His expertise has been featured in Bloomberg, CNN, CNBC Asia, ABC, and the Australian Financial Review.

Simon has lived and worked in Thailand for more than 10 years, including one full year as an exchange student in a then remote rural village in central Thailand. He has an enduring passion for Thailand and its people over almost 40 years and looks to expand the bilateral trade between our two nations.

Ms. Thinkohkaew was appointed as the Director of the Thailand Board of Investment's Sydney Office and Thailand's Investment Consul, Royal Thai Consulate-General, Sydney, Australia and Royal Thai Embassy, Wellington, New Zealand in October 2024.

In these roles, Ms. Usanee has responsibility for bilateral investment promotion between Australia and Thailand and New Zealand and Thailand.

Immediately prior to her appointment, Ms. Thinkohkaew was a Senior Investment Promotion Officer (Senior Professional Level) for the Investment Strategy and Policy Division at the Thailand Board of Investment (BOI). She was in charge of leading the Investment Strategy and Policy Team, responsible for developing investment promotional strategies, policies, and criteria, as well as investment development plans in compliance with national strategies. Her role also involved generating national competitive enhancement plans for targeted industries.

She has worked at the BOI since 2013 and completed her Master of Industrial Engineering at Chulalongkorn University in 2003.