Simon joined The British Club in January 1991 since when he has been continuously resident in Thailand having enjoyed a longstanding career within The Global Shipping Industry. His sporting interests cover Rugby, Football, Golf and playing Squash albeit at a slower pace than yesteryear. Having a keen eye for detail and being service minded Simon looks forward to working with the GC and Club Management for the benefit of all members..

Australian-born and having lived in New Zealand for many years, Chris has over forty years of experience in architecture and construction in New Zealand, Australia, Britain, and Thailand culminating in an associate partner for a progressive firm of architects in Auckland before venturing into the world of graphic design while continuing architecture and Project Management. Chris has been an active member of the British Club since 2000, and served on the General Committee for nine years, four of which as Vice Chairman from 2011-13 & 2024. An active member of the Tennis Section, he has serviced on their committee for many years and is currently the Chairman of the Tennis Section. Chris can be found in the Sala with his wife Nattaya many days a week. As a keen photographer he has contributed many photographs for the Club’s magazine along with photographing the annual Tennis Championship for twenty plus years.

Ceri is a relatively new member of the Club, having joined in early 2020 when he arrived in Thailand.

Since joining, he has been passionate about the Club and its community. Ceri is currently on a career break so wanted to use his time to serve the Club and the members. He is an enthusiastic walker, swimmer & skier and enjoys watching other sports from the side lines.

Ceri read Mathematics at the University of Bath and then became a Chartered Accountant. He has lived and worked overseas for over 20 years in Europe, South America, Middle East & Asia.

Bryce Martin is a high school mathematics teacher who is now retired and residing in Bangkok. Whether he’s teaching, advising the government, or serving the community, Bryce has always been passionate about making a difference. In his early career, Bryce worked as a business to business salesperson in the technology industry, helping companies leverage technology to optimize their operations. He also served as a government advisor in Sydney and Malaysia, providing guidance on critical matters such as cybersecurity and data protection. Bryce’s dedication to serving others has continued throughout his life, as evidenced by his involvement in the British Club, where he enjoys connecting with members and supporting initiatives that promote the well-being of the community.

Kathryn has lived in Bangkok for over 20 years in total and has been a BC member for 4 years. Since leaving the UK in 1999, Kathryn has worked as an international geography teacher in four countries, before settling in Bangkok. Kathryn regularly leads geographical, environmental and beach clean-up trips as well as a range of community service projects both locally and in Mae Sot. She is a keen tennis player, cricketer and golfer and loves to spend time at the club with her husband, Carl and her two girls, Eleanor and Annabelle. She looks forward to contributing to this year’s General Committee, representing the members’ ideas and suggestions to ensure that the club continues to flourish.

David joined the British Club in 1983 after selling his restaurant interests in the UK. David became GM of the BC from 1984-1989 and has previously represented the club at soccer, cricket, tennis, golf and was a founder and previous national champion of the Bangkok Spoofers.

David has previously managed 8 private membership clubs In Thailand, Bahrain, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Taiwan and has owned and managed catering establishments in Bangkok, Hua Hin, Pattaya and Chiangmai. Married to Supisa they have three daughters and two grandchildren who all enjoy using the BC.

 Simon Matthews is a Chartered Engineer having lived in Thailand for 31 years he is married to a Thai with 3 children at present, he is Regional Manager Southeast Asia for ManpowerGroup based in Bangkok.

He was previously Chairman for the British Chamber of Commerce Thailand.

Currently ManpowerGroup Southeast Asia has over 25,000 associates and with more than 1800 clients, supported by over 600 permanent staff. ManpowerGroup®, the leading global workforce solutions company, helps organizations transform in a fast-changing world of work by sourcing, assessing, developing and managing the talent that enables them to win.

Hailing originally from the New Forest in England, Dean, has worked in the Retail Industry all his professional life; he has had work placements in UK, Egypt, Dubai, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand. For the last 13 years Dean worked for Boots latterly as International and Asia MD. His latest venture however is with Bain and Company helping retail businesses start up and grow in the region. 

He has two teenage children, one studying in UK and the other in Bangkok. His great passion is Squash; he is the Chairman of the Squash Section and despite two full knee replacements he still gets around the court with reasonable dexterity.

Paul moved to Thailand a couple of years before Covid, and joined the British Club in 2018. Having become a club member, visiting the British Club’s reciprocal clubs became a hobby of his. So far he’s visited around 70 reciprocal clubs, many of which he’s reviewed in the British Club’s magazine Outpost.

Career-wise, Paul is a mathematician.  After completing his PhD in 1987, he moved to London to work in the financial markets, working for 6 different banks over a 24 year period. During his career, he was a derivative trader for about 10 years, and a front-office quantitative analyst and manager for the rest.  He retired from that career in 2011, but still considers himself to be a mathematician and a computer programmer.  In 2024, he became a father for the first time in his life.

David joined the British Club in 1993. Works in his own company, YES Technologies, as a software designer and consultant. Held the position of Chairman of the British Club General Committee for two years, 2003-2005 and was a Director on the Board of The British Chamber of Commerce Thailand for five years, from 2000 to 2004, serving as Vice-Chairman for two years 2003-2004. Enjoys cycling, X, good food and photography.