ENTREPRENEUR AND LEADER: EUGENIE SHAMLIAN-AROYAN IS THE NEW IWC PRESIDENT

Bangkok Post, Thailand
Dec 19 2006

True to its name of being an "international club", an Armenian-American
born in Lebanon takes the helm of the International Women’s Club
(IWC) of Thailand for 2007. Eugenie Shamlian-Aroyan will head some
400 members from 70 countries.

Shamlian-Aroyan is well-prepared for this position, having served
on the IWC board, in different capacities, since 1998. She has the
advantage of being a linguist, fluent in English, Arabic, Armenian,
French, Turkish and Thai. Prior to her stint in Thailand with
husband Mardiros Aroyan, Shamlian-Aroyan was vice-president of a
large construction company in Lebanon.

While in Thailand, she hones her culinary skills as well as creative
talent by designing jewellery made from semi-precious stones and
freshwater pearls.

As president, her thrust will be to draw "international flavour from
diverse nationalities". She is recruiting younger members, who will
bring fresh perspectives and dynamism to IWC functions. President
Shamlian-Aroyan invites all expatriate women to join IWC’s luncheons
and programmes. Contact her on 08-1914-2231.

Hellrider Suki

Kamolsukosol "Suki" Sukosol Clapp will greet the new year with a
project very different from what he has being doing for the last
15 years.

Having been one of the founders of Bakery Music and Love Is _ music
labels that promote musicians on the merit of their talent rather
than their looks _ and a key member of Pru, a highly successful band,
which includes younger brother, Krissada "Noi", Suki has decided to
call it a day. He will take a break from the music world to embark
on a new direction in life.

His son Dino’s interest in motorbikes sparked an idea and in true
entrepreneurial spirit, Suki decided to combine the thrill of riding
a motorbike and travelling with a television production crew to start
a new reality show called Dream Chaser.

Astride his BMW Chopper, he will be joined by various well-known
personalities, like elephant activist Soraida Salwala, and actor
and model Ananda Everingham, who will trace his mother’s _ Keosiri _
roots in Laos.

His partner on the journey will be an old friend from New York,
Tim LaMountain. The two are counting down the start of the two-month
trip, which is expected to begin on January 10. Suki has been getting
himself in shape for the past few months and has lost 17kg of the
excess weight gained as a music label executive behind a desk.

No broadcast date has been set for the show, but we can look forward
to an announcement pretty soon.

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