Peter 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.
Dr. Aye Aindra read medicine in Manipal University College Malaysia (Malacca Manipal Medical College) graduating in 2005. She spent several years in Ireland and Malaysia practicing medicine. After repatriatung to Myanmar in 2012, she joined the International SOS team as a general practitioner, giving care to the Expatriate and Myanmar communities.
Dr Aye Aindra is strongly committed into preventive medicine, as well as promoting and establishing Lifestyle medicine in the community - nutrition and behavior management using lifestyle modification techniques.
Dr Tay Zar LIN, an emergency medical doctor has been delivering
customised emergency response training and simulation training to different healthcare providers for over 8 years. Since simulation training and occupational health is his special interest, he is passionate to develop individual facilitation contents and curriculum for different clients (oil and gas, manufacturing, education sector, and so on). He is also overseeing the medical consulting operations (occupational health, travel health, wellness, and remote/offshore medical sector) as a technical lead
of the company in Myanmar.
Dr Tay Zar is a graduate of the University of Medicine II, Yangon, and has received post-graduate emergency medical training in India and has undergone travel health training in the UK. He also is the American Heart Association BLS and ACLS instructor.