Senior Executive Team

Name: Gareth Cookson
Nationality: British
Position: Director of Operations  – ASEAN

A member of the CFA Society and commercially astute, Gareth comes from the world of finance, and he brings a superior level of business acumen to the company. Spending over 20 years working in Asia, his experience attained during this period covers a wide variety of related sectors and industries.

Name: Dr. Raymond Samy
Nationality: Malaysian
Position: Managing Director of United Tropical Fruit Sdn. Bhd.

Raymond is the managing director of Plantations International’s Malaysian subsidiary, United Tropical Fruit Sdn. Bhd. Raymond is credited for creating Malaysia’s first and only Organic Musang King Durian plantations as well as creating the company’s organic research and development centre at the Mara University of Technology.

Name: Tassos Haralambos
Nationality: Greek
Position: Group Financial Controller

With a master of business degree from the British University of Cyprus and an accounting degree from the University Central Lancashire. Tassos and his team are responsible for keeping track of the groups finances and disbursements as well as performing quarterly financial audits. 

Name: John Gyina
Nationality: Belgium
Position: Business Development Manager – Europe

John Gyina is responsible for the company’s activities in the Euro zone region. He speaks French, Flemish, German, English and Spanish and  primary focus is the sales of Plantations International’s end products and investment services.

Name: Marwan El Khoury
Nationality: Lebanese
Position: Business Development Director – EMEA

Based in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates and fluent in five languages, Marwan is responsible for all the company’s activities in the region. His primary focus is the sales of Plantations International’s Agarwood based end products and investment services.

Name: David Singleton
Nationality: British
Position: Chief Research & Strategy Officer

David provides unique insight and a global perspective on the Company’s developments and consultancy projects. He has worked across the financial and agricultural industries. A specialist in emerging markets and research analysis, he has worked in the financial hubs of Hong Kong, Bangkok and Singapore.

Name: Eleni Papadopoulos
Nationality: Greek
Position: Procurement Director

Eleni runs Plantations International’s  procurement department, she is responsible for all incoming cross border trade and all imported items that the group needs to  function on a daily basis.

Name: Mark Herd
Nationality: British
Position: Senior Business Development Director

Mark is the company’s most senior business development director, he is responsible for European based retail sales as well as being a mission critical key player in the company’s European and North American expansion plans.

Name: Patrick William Chalk
Nationality: British
Position: Senior Plantation Broker

Patrick is the company’s senior plantation broker based in Bangkok, Thailand. He is responsible for European, Asian and Middle Eastern based Mango, Durian and Agarwood tree sales. Click Here to book a discovery call with Patrick.

Name: Marvin Lee
Nationality: Hong Kong
Position: Director of Communications and Media Relations

Marvin is responsible for all of Plantations International communications and media relations. Marvin’s duties also extend to all of the company’s Asia subsidiaries, both branded and unbranded.

Name: Kevin Salotti
Nationality: British
Position: Sales Director Thailand

Kevin is the company’s sales director for all Thailand based products and services. Kevin and his team are also responsible for all  incoming orders from International clients.

Name: Reshat Sicim
Nationality: British
Position: Sales Director Malaysia

Reshat is the company’s sales director for all our Organic Musang King Durian products and services in Malaysia. Reshat and his team are also responsible for all incoming orders from International clients. Click Here to book a discovery call with Reshat.

Name: Carlos Garcia
Nationality: Spanish
Position: Business Development Director – Spain and North Africa

Carlos has more than 20 years of experience across business consultancy, private wealth management and financial advisory. He has operated several successful consultancy teams across the Spain and North Africa. His strong regional network provides the company with regional accessibility and insight.

Name: Scott Wood
Nationality: British
Position: Durian Business Development Malaysia

Scott is the business development director for all our Organic Musang King Durian products and services in Malaysia. Scott is responsible for all incoming orders from domestic and International clients.

Name: Vanice Miorelli
Nationality: Italian / Brazilian
Position: Product & Services Branding Director

Vanice and her team are in charge of branding for all of Plantations Internationals products and service worldwide. This includes all brands that are owned and operated by subsidiary companies.

Name: Anthony Macey
Nationality: British
Position: Mango Business Development Thailand

Anthony is the business executive  for all our Mango products and services in Thailand. Anthony is responsible for incoming orders from domestic and International clients.

Name: Alex Meyer
Nationality: German
Position: German Sales Director

Alex heads up our German speaking teams, he is responsible for promoting our products and support for all German clients and agents.

Name: Wieke Diana
Nationality: Indonesian
Position: Musang King Durian Sales

Wieke has more than 17 years of experience  as an operational and marketing manager. She is responsible for the wholesale and retail sales of our Musang King Durian fruits in Indonesia.

Name: Hervé Hauguel
Nationality: French
Position: Business Development Manager

Hervé is our lead French speaking Business Development Manager based in Bangkok Thailand. Hervé is responsible for promoting our Thailand-based products and services to our French speaking retail and corporate clients.

Name: Jordan White
Nationality: British
Position: Mango Business Development Thailand

Jordan is a business development manager for all our Mango products and services in Thailand. Jordan is responsible for  incoming orders from domestic and International clients.

Name: Paul Kazan
Nationality: Lebanese / French
Position: Business Development Associate

Paul is our lead Arabic speaking Business Development Associate based in Bangkok Thailand. Paul is responsible for promoting our Thailand and Malaysia based products and services to our Arabic and French speaking retail and corporate clients.

Name: Carl Jansen
Nationality: South African
Position: Director of Information Technologies

Carl heads up our global Information Technologies department, Carl is responsible from everything from cyber security to making sure that all the Plantations International offices around the world are seamlessly interconnected regardless of their geographic location and time zone.

Name: Giovanni Haklis
Nationality: Greek/Italian
Position: Investor Relations – Greece and Italy

Giovanni has an extensive background in private wealth management and is responsible for investor relations in Greece and Italy.

Name: Marko Kowalska
Nationality: Polish
Position: Business Development Manager – Eastern Europe

Marko is the lead business development manager for all of Plantations Internationals products and services in Eastern Europe. 

Name: Ignatia Larasati
Nationality: Indonesian
Position: President of PT Durian Harvests Indonesia

Ignatia is the President of our Indonesian subsidiary, PT Durian Harvests Indonesia. She is responsible for developing the Indonesian market for our organic and non organic Musang King Durian raw fruit and fruit derived products.

Name: Simon Breen
Nationality: British
Position: Business Development Manager

Simon is our lead Business Development Manager based in Thailand. simon has a diverse portfolio and deals with all incoming enquiries about our Thailand based products and services.

Name: Craig Webster
Nationality: British
Position: Business Development

Craig is on the European Business Development team and deals with all incoming inquiries about our Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia based products and services.

Name: François Charles-Edouard
Nationality: Swiss
Position: Managing Director – Sustainable Forestry Services SARL

François is the managing director of Sustainable Forestry Services SARL based in Nyon, Switzerland. François is Plantations International’s master agent for Switzerland and France for all our products and services in the region.

Name: Hans-Peter Beeck
Nationality: German
Position: Managing Director – Golden Harvest Ltd.

Hans-Peter is the managing director of Golden Harvest Ltd. Based in Paphos, Cyprus. Golden Harvest is responsible for the sales of Plantations Internationals products and services in Germany, Austria & Cyprus.

Name: Anne-Béatrice Haan
Nationality: German / Luxembourg
Position: Managing Director – Golden Harvest Ltd.

Anne-Béatrice is the Managing Director of Golden Harvest Ltd. based in Pafos, Cyprus. Anne-Béatrice looks after the German-speaking clients in all marketing matters and organizes German investor trips to Thailand & Malaysia.