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His Excellency Dan Chugg
British Ambassador to Myanmar at British Embassy YangonThe Ambassador represents Her Majesty The Queen and the UK government in the country to which they are appointed. They are responsible for the direction and work of the Embassy and its Consulates, including political work, trade and investment, press and cultural relations, and visa and consular services.
Daniel Chugg took up his post as British Ambassador to Myanmar at the end of May 2018. Dan is married with 2 children.
His previous diplomatic roles were:
2015 to 2018 Head, Counter-Daesh Communications Department, Communication Directorate
2014 to 2015 Head, ISIL Taskforce and Iraq Department, Middle East and North Africa Directorate
2010 to 2014 Beijing, Counsellor (Political)
2007 to 2010 New Delhi, First Secretary (Press and Communications)
2005 to 2007 Press Officer later Deputy Head of Press Office for the Foreign & Commonwealth Office
2001 to 2005 Hong Kong, Vice-Consul (Political)
1999 to 2001 Full time language training (Chinese)
1998 to 1999 Desk Officer, Hungary and Slovak Republic, Central European Department of the Foreign & Commonwealth Office
Warren Pain
Director of Trade and Investment, Department for International Trade at British Embassy YangonWarren is a career Diplomatic Service officer who has worked in numerous political and trade/economic roles. Apart from home postings at the Foreign Office in London he has had postings in Beijing, Chongqing, Hong Kong, Hanoi and Singapore. He also served in Europe, Africa and the Middle East on short-term duties including a duty in Yangon in 1998. His current focus in Myanmar is improving market access and development in the interests of UK business and shared prosperity. Thematic focus is on Education, Infrastructure, Energy and Financial/Professional Services.
Prior to joining the UK Diplomatic Service in 1992, Warren spent two years training and flying as a civilian light aircraft pilot in New Zealand. He is passionate about aviation and maintains a private pilot’s license.
Peter Beynon
Country Chairman, Myanmar and Cambodia at Jardine Matheson (SEA) Pty Ltd. (Jardines)After graduating from Bristol University, Peter joined PwC’s London office and qualified as an ICAEW Chartered Accountant in 1981 and subsequently embarked on a career in commerce that has focused on family businesses.
Post qualification he spent over 20 years with the Jardine Matheson group working in a number of senior finance and management roles in Asia and the Middle East, including significant periods in Hong Kong, the Philippines, Saudi Arabia and Singapore. He worked as the Finance Director of several listed and private companies during which time he led a number of major corporate acquisitions and the development of joint venture business initiatives in emerging markets.
Peter then embarked on a career in consultancy, leveraging his diverse chartered accountancy skills in international and emerging market environments. He became the first non-family Managing Director of the esteemed Al Fahim Group based in Abu Dhabi in 2005, before joining as a partner of HBG a private equity firm based in Dubai in 2008. In 2012 Peter was engaged and successfully led the expansion and development of the ICAEW Middle East operations in the Middle East.
In 2014 Peter was re-engaged by Jardine Matheson to head the group’s development of its business portfolio in Myanmar and Cambodia.
Peter also holds the position of Chairman of the British Chamber of Commerce Myanmar.
Peter Crowhurst
Chief Executive Officer at British Chamber of Commerce MyanmarPeter Crowhurst is the Chief Executive Officer of the British Chamber of Commerce in Myanmar, appointed by the Board of Directors to the role in December 2018.
Peter has a wealth of experience, having spent the past thirty years working in Asian Markets. Initially Peter worked in Hospitality at General Manager level, in Hong Kong and China, but moved on into Real Estate, becoming an Asset and Investment Manager with ING. In this role he supported real estate development and investment projects in China and Taiwan. During his time in with ING and latterly CBRE Global Investors, Peter was responsible for portfolios in Taiwan and Singapore, with assets in excess of USD 650 Million.
Peter’s relocation to Myanmar was orchestrated through Yoma Strategic Holdings, whom he joined in 2013 when based in Singapore. Peter moved to Myanmar full time in 2014 as Head of Real Estate Asset Management at Yoma Strategic.
While at the Chamber Peter aims to support British business, together with the UK Government Department of International Trade, bringing investment and trade opportunities to Myanmar. Peter will also focus on developing initiatives, alongside the Chamber team, for bi lateral trade from Myanmar to the United Kingdom. One of the top objectives of such initiatives is job creation and benefits for Myanmar citizens.
Peter was part of the founding team that established the British Chamber of Commerce and has served on the board for the last five years since its inception.