Board of Directors

Mr. Tassilo BRINZER

EuroCham Chairman

Living in Cambodia since 2001, Tassilo co-founded Southeastern Globe Communications, a regional media company based in the Kingdom with publications such as Southeastasiaglobe.com, Discover Cambodia, Focus Cambodia and since 2020, Focus - Ready for Tomorrow (Khmer).

He is also the founder of Brains Communication, a PR & marketing consultancy, and Hops Craft Brewery, both in Phnom Penh.

Tassilo has been leading the German Business Group in Cambodia (ADW) since 2010, and is co-founder of the European Chamber of Commerce in Cambodia, of which he became Chairman in 2020.

Mr. Guillaume MASSIN

Vice-Chairman

Guillaume Massin is Partner, Cambodia Managing Director and Deputy Head of the Regional Real Estate Practice Group. His practice covers Property, Corporate and Commercial, Criminal Law and Procedures and technical assistance consultancies.

Guillaume is team leader on a number of major real estate and agriculture-related projects in Cambodia. He has played an important role in landmark deals including advising Ciputra in the development of a multi-million dollar integrated community in Phnom Penh, has advised international groups on land use rights and construction permits, has assisted banks and private equity funds for the structuring of property projects, supervised the acquisition and structuring of hotel and resort projects, including negotiations with the Royal Government of Cambodia for the lease of state land to investors, worked on land development projects for factories in Special Economic Zones, as well as advised numerous international and local investors in the retail and construction sectors.

Mr. Thomas HUNDT

Vice-Chairman

Mr. Martin MCCARTHY

Vice-Chairman

Mr. Youdy BUN

Secretary General

Youdy is the firm’s Practice Leader of the Corporate, Banking & Finance and Commercial Litigation practices. He is currently a panel lawyer for numerous foreign banks operating in Cambodia. His expertise includes project finance, off-shore financing, derivatives and other related complex financial products. He provides advice to some of the largest financial institutions and securities firms in Asia relating to their business expansion and entry strategies into Cambodia. Youdy recently counseled a large Japanese electronics manufacturer with their USD65 million investment project establishing the first electronic large-scale mass-production facility in the country. He also previously counseled one of Cambodia’s largest conglomerates on the acquisition of a USD60 million turn-key brewery plant and assisted a foreign fund in a transaction for the partial debt assignment of the largest loan ever granted in the telecommunications sector.

Youdy is one of the first commercial arbitrators admitted to the National Arbitration Center of Cambodia and a Member of the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators. Currently, Youdy is serving as an executive board member of the National Arbitration Center of Cambodia and he is a former Secretary-General of the Bar Association of the Kingdom of Cambodia. Youdy has been consistently ranked a leading lawyer (first tier) in Cambodia by International Financial Law Review (ILFR 100), Asialaw Profiles and Chambers & Partners’ Asia Pacific. He has been praised for being a “detailed and meticulous” lawyer who specializes in foreign investment, banking, corporate and commercial litigation and for his “in-depth knowledge and understanding of Cambodian law,” and his “hands-on approach and ability to turn things around quickly.” He is fluent in Khmer, English and French.

Ms. UNG Nary

Treasurer

Nary is current SOMA Group CFO with the oversight of 12 affiliates in the sectors of Agriculture, Education, Infrastructure and Equipment, Trading, and Real Estate & Property Development. She holds a Bachelor in Political Economy from UC Berkeley, a Master in Public Affairs from New York University, and a Master 1 international diploma from Sciences Po Paris. She has both public and private work experience, mainly in capital raising and structured finance for Société Générale Corporate & Investment Banking, in Group Internal Audit at ANZ bank, and in setting-up a new Bank operation for Hong Leong Bank. She was also the Director of Finance & Operations for the Parliamentary Institute of Cambodia.

Dr. Susanne BODACH

EuroCham Board Member

Mr. Alain BRUN

EuroCham Board Member

Mr. CHHEAV Narath

EuroCham Board Member

Ms. Sara MONTI

EuroCham Board Member

Italian qualified lawyer with more than 5 years' experience in investment business advisory and market entry with special focus on China and South East Asia.

Mr. François SCHNOEBELEN

EuroCham Board Member

Mr. Philippe VEECKMANS

EuroCham Board Member