Eurocham Team

Martin BRISSON

Executive Director

After almost 4 years as Executive director of the French Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Cambodia (CCIFC), Martin Brisson joined EuroCham Cambodia as Deputy Executive Director in December 2022.

From 2015 to 2017, Martin worked as an economic and commercial attaché (VIA) at the French Embassy in Cambodia, in connection with Business France Vietnam. As the only representative of Business France in Cambodia, he successfully accompanied more than thirty companies (SMEs and multinationals) on the Cambodian market with prospecting and market research missions.

Still at the Embassy, where he was also in charge of macroeconomic and sectoral studies for the French Treasury, Martin had the opportunity to produce numerous notes covering a variety of subjects: microfinance, energy, construction, food security, automotive...

Martin holds a bachelor's degree in International Business from Neoma Business School, France, and a master's degree in Marketing and Communication from Toulouse Business School, France.

Brian BADZMIEROWSKI

Communications Coordinator

Brian Badzmierowski manages outreach and digital communication strategies for the chamber.

An experienced freelance journalist with a background in news reporting, feature writing, and communications, Brian has worked for Cambodian media outlets since he arrived in the Kingdom in 2020. After working as a sub-editor at the Phnom Penh Post, he moved to Khmer Times where he covered COVID-19, national news, and business. Most recently, he worked as a business reporter at Cambodia Investment Review focusing on finance, development, and trade.

In the United States, Brian started his career covering breaking news and sports at The Patriot Ledger and held roles as a sports broadcaster and political campaign organizer before moving to live and work in China in 2017.

He earned his bachelor’s degree in Journalism & Mass Communication in 2010 from Saint Michael’s College in Colchester, Vermont.

Vosumtey SENG

Junior Communications Officer

Vosumtey is a recently graduated student who majored in international economics at the Institute of Foreign Languages. Her areas of interest include international trade, international finance, international macroeconomics, and microeconomics. She recently joined EuroCham Cambodia as the junior communication officer and is excited to embark on this new journey.

She formerly held positions as Assistant Manager, Budgeting and Reports at GGear Group and Marketing Communication Coordinator at Parbury Investments.

Léa GALERNE

Membership Officer

Léa recently joined Eurocham in the role of Membership Officer. Her career journey includes two significant work experiences, one within an NGO in South Africa and the other at the European Chamber of Commerce in Singapore.

Léa's holds a master’s degree in international business and Strategy with a specialization in the Asia Pacific region. She further enriched her global perspective through a 6-month exchange program at IIMK in India.

Matthew Alexander POCOCK

Services Department Coordinator

Matthew recently returned to Cambodia after spending one year in the UK working for His Majesty’s Department for International Trade. Matthew first arrived in Cambodia in late 2018 for a traineeship at the local EU Delegation. The choice had been between Libya, Myanmar or Cambodia. In going for Cambodia, he went for the safe option and never looked back. Despite only expecting to stay six months, he ended up living here for two years and a half, taking on a job as a market analyst for EuroCham. He’s now back for a second helping of this amazing country.

As the organisation’s new Trade and Advocacy Expert, Matthew will now focus for the first 6 months on writing EuroCham’s flagship publication, the White Book 2023. The White Book is the culmination of EuroCham’s advocacy work; it puts forward policy recommendations in several economic sectors for the attention of the Royal Government of Cambodia. The aim is to enhance the country’s business environment to the benefit of all stakeholders. Consultations have already begun to identify ongoing challenges in transport and logistics, agribusiness and healthcare.

Jessica TJANDRA

Senior Trade & Investment Analyst

Jessica graduated with a Master’s in Applied Economics with a Distinction. She was awarded the Department of Economics Prize 2020 for her academic excellence. Her study encompasses micro-, and macroeconomics, econometrics, as well as development economics.

After her master’s study, she joined UNDP Cambodia as a Junior Socio-Economic Consultant, covering various work including the feasibility study of local currency government bond issuance, developing a crypto-based single registry for CSOs, poverty risk analysis, and Covid-19 Economic and Social Impact Assessment in Cambodia. She then joined Emerging Market Consulting as a Senior Business Analyst, working on private sector development. Jessica is passionate about sustainable development and her passion is to eventually bridge finance and the private sector with sustainability.

Visal CHOURN

Market Research Analyst

Puthiridh NGUON SAO

Junior Training Officer

Currently, Puthiridh is a fresh International Relations graduate from the Institute for International Studies and Public Policy (IISPP) and a senior student majoring in Education from the Institute of Foreign Languages (IFL) of the Royal University of Phnom Penh. 

Before becoming a part of EuroCham, he was a member of his university’s Project Management Team during his sophomore and junior years, where he co-led and led the university’s projects and events. In 2022, he was a Socioeconomic intern at the United Nations Development Programme Cambodia, and in 2023, he was an International News Writer at Thmey Thmey Media.

Joachim DAUTAIS

Senior Advocacy Officer

Joachim is an international law student, specializing in European Union Law at the University of Lille, France. Before joining EuroCham he had two major working experiences: one in a French Sub-prefecture in Reunion Island and another one in Togo for a humanitarian association and in a lawyer's office.

Interested in the commercial relationship between the European Union and the ASEAN, he will help EuroCham in this mission of providing a better framework for European investors. Starting with the area of Real Estate and Construction.

Company: EuroCham Cambodia
Position: Senior Advocacy Officer

 

Mey Ching CHAN

Advocacy Officer

Sarine CHAU

Advocacy Intern

Sarine studied law at the Paris II Pantheon-Assas University in France, graduating in 2021 in Private Law. In 2019, she has completed a 3-month internship at DFDL Tax & Legal firm as a Legal Trainee in the Real Estate Practice Group. She returned to France to prepare exams to join the Master’s degree in Management at Emlyon Business School, where she completed her Master 1.

She is now back in Cambodia for a 6-month internship at EuroCham Cambodia. Convinced by the richness of the Kingdom of Cambodia, Sarine is keen to contribute to the development of the country and its rural area, as well as convince investors to support businesses from Cambodia.

In addition to her internship, she joined Emlyon’s Entrepreneur Academy hub for her business project to preserve traditional Khmer craftmanship and support the development of sustainable textiles in Cambodia.

Dani GILL

Event & Partnership Coordinator

Dani Gill moved to Cambodia in 2016 in search of career development opportunities after completing her MSc in Economic Development and has since held positions at Future Forum and Globe Media Asia.

Over the past six years, Dani has been developing a vast skill set in project management roles and has honed skills in communication and event management, planning and executing events such as book launches, networking events, film festivals, music festivals, and more.

"After six years, Cambodia has become my home away from home. I am excited to see what this new chapter brings!" 

Dinuttama CHHAY

Senior Events & Partnership Officer

Suntheara HUONG

Junior Event Admin

Sara MONTI

Senior Responsible Business Hub Coordinator

Ms. Sara Monti is an Italian qualified lawyer with 10 years of experience in M&A, International Commercial Law and Corporate law at prestigious law firms in Milan, Beijing and Shanghai. She counts several experiences at academic level at Tsinghua University and Peking University in China; she obtained a Master Certificate from the Harvard Business School on Sustainable Business Strategy and a Certificate of Completion on Labour&Human Rights at the Council of Europe.

Based in Cambodia since 2020, she assisted the Textile Apparel Footwear and Travel Goods Association in Cambodia (TAFTAC) in the procedure in front of the EU General Court about the Everything-But-Arms (EBA) withdrawal.

She’s currently acting as Senior Responsible Business Hub Coordinator at Eurocham with specific expertise on sustainability and responsible business practices.

Massimiliano TROPEANO

Sustainability and Garment Expert

Massimiliano Tropeano moved to India 20 years ago, successfully heading 3 buying offices for major Italian brands with responsibilities in buying, sourcing, production, quality, merchandising, CSR, etc.  passing through hard goods and children care items, including sourcing in markets like Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Moved to Cambodia in 2016 with a major German retail chain, Massimiliano recently joined the EUROCHAM as integrated Expert of GIZ Fabric Project, where he is trying to bridge the gap between private enterprises and development world, bringing them together to a further level of cooperation and sustainability.

Sivheng HOENG

Junior Responsible Business Hub Officer

Sivheng has three years of experience working at the International Business Chamber of Cambodia (IBC) as a Relationship Officer and Project Coordinator for the Education Working Group Committee, where she interacted frequently with both internal and external stakeholders. 

Recently, she joined Eurocham as a Junior Responsible Business Hub Officer (RBH). Her role is to enhance the private sector's capacity to comprehend and get ready for new sustainability requirements and new Human Rights & Environmental Due Diligence (HREDD) laws. In addition to aiding the Eurocham and RBH teams with services and administrative chores, she will oversee the planning of events, webinars, and seminars. 

 "I am confident that joining the RBH project will provide me the chance to gain invaluable knowledge to understand sustainability and responsible business practices in Cambodia". 

Chenda CHHUM

Accountant, and Finance, Admin and Logistic Coordinator

Noeurn Sreynoch TENG

Accountant Assistant

Yumi THY

Junior Finance Officer

Chetra NOEUN

Junior Admin & Service Officer

Chetra is a senior at the Institute of Foreign Languages, Department of English, majoring in Professional Communication. He has experience working as a Secretary/Translator for the Ministry of Rural Development and was a Youth Nutrition Champion for the Helen Keller International Organization. At the organization, he promoted healthy diets for Cambodian citizens. Chetra also studied in Spain as part of the European Union’s Erasmus+ Program.

Sok Im LIM

Senior Graphic Designer

Dara KHAN

Junior Designer

Thavy BUN

Office Assistant