AHC is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors.
The Board is responsible for overseeing AHC strategy, managing strategic risk and providing managerial leadership and accountability.
Board members receive no remuneration for their work.
Medical Education and Ethics Committee
Finance Audit and Risk Committee
Human Resources and Nominations Committee
Fundraising Committee
Founder of AHC
Kenro Izu is an acclaimed Japanese photographer specialised in photographing sacred architecture in a platinum-palladium prints.
In the early 1990s, Kenro made frequent trips to Cambodia to photograph the temples of Angkor.
Shocked by the post-war poverty and state of healthcare, he founded Friends Without a Border (FWAB) in 1996. Through FWAB, Kenro established AHC, opening its doors in 1999 as a hospital with just three Cambodian doctors, ten nurses and one bed.
Board Chairman
Soum Sambath is the CEO of Cam-Paint Ltd., a business he started in 2004 that is now the largest paint manufacturer in Cambodia.
He has been supporting AHC for over 10 years and is now the first Cambodian Chairman of AHC’s Board of Directors.
Born in Cambodia, Sambath was orphaned at an early age and lived in a Thai refugee camp. He only completed primary school before joining the workforce. Despite these challenges, he rose through professional ranks, entering top management positions within only ten years. Sambath serves as a board member and advisor for many other Cambodian organisations and is recognised as a Leadership Ambassador in Cambodia.
He has been featured and interviewed in various Cambodian television programmes, periodicals and conferences on business, entrepreneurship and leadership topics.
Chair of Governance and Nominating Committee
Robert Gazzi has been involved with AHC since 2012 and served as AHC’s Chairman of the Board between 2012 and 2021.
Robert’s experience in Cambodia dates back to 1996, when he oversaw PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Indochina. Robert opened the professional services firm’s Cambodia office.
He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, as well as of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
He lives in Hong Kong with his family, where he has resided for over 30 years.
Chair of Medical, Education and Ethics Committee
Shunmay is a paediatrician, professor and researcher specialising in infectious diseases, global health and the diagnosis and management of acute febrile illness in children.
After years of working in Cambodia leading operational research related to malaria and access to treatment, Shunmay joined AHC’s Board of Directors in 2016.
Her interest in community-based healthcare principles, then and now, directly align with AHC’s strategic priorities.
Shunmay is a professor at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and is on the senior leadership team of the Centre for Maternal, Adolescent, Reproductive and Child Health.
She also works as an honorary consultant in paediatric infectious disease at St Mary’s Imperial College Hospital, London.
Chair of Audit and Operational Risk
Lawrence, a graduate of the University of Cambridge, is Chief Financial Officer of Grosvenor Asia. He has over 30 years of broad-based and global experience in financial management, business administration and corporate development. He has also volunteered at various non-governmental organisations, predominantly in Hong Kong.
Lawrence brings adaptive leadership to AHC from his years of experience in creating and implementing change within an organisation.
Chairman of the Fundraising Committee
Paul has been an active donor and supporter of AHC since 2017. Born and educated in Montreal with finance and accounting degrees from Bishop’s and McGill University he has been living in Connecticut, USA since 1995 with his wife Cindy of 40 wonderful years. Paul is involved in several international charities including ISF in Phnom Penh.
Paul received his Chartered Accountancy in Canada while working for Price Waterhouse Montreal and has spent his career in Finance. He went on to be CFO/CEO of a multi-national textile business for 14 years before joining American Industrial Partners, a leading US Private Equity firm in 2006 as Partner and CFO. Paul has been trying to retire for some time and now focuses more of his time on healthcare and education charities in the belief that everyone deserves a fair and equal chance to grow and prosper.
Paul joined the AHC board in August 2023 and is a member of the Fundraising Committee along with being a generous donor.
Chair of Remuneration Committee
Jean-Gaetan is the Cambodia Country Manager of Zuellig Pharma, one of Asia’s leading healthcare services groups aimed at making healthcare more accessible.
His work is focused on driving social, environmental and medical initiatives in the private Asian healthcare sector towards a sustainable, compassionate and accountable approach to impact. Prior to this role, Jean-Gaetan served as Co-Founder and Director of IGH Agency in New Delhi, India.
Jean-Gaetan is Chairman of the Eurocham Healthcare Committee, IBC Healthcare Working Group and a member of the PSI Advisory Group. He holds a Master of Business from NEOMA Business School.
Board Member
A graduate of Edinburgh University, Lindsay qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1989 with Ernst & Young in Edinburgh.
Between 1990 and 1992 he worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers in Hong Kong.
He joined Crosby Securities in 1992 where he headed the Asian Regional Small Companies Research Unit.
In 1996, he left Crosby to become a founding director of the investment firm Arisaig Partners, where he managed the Arisaig Asia Consumer Fund until 2018.
Whilst he has retired from front-line investing activities at Arisaig, he remains on the firm’s main board and the board of the Arisaig Asia Consumer Fund.
In 2018, he co-founded Chic & Unique Pvt Ltd, a boutique villa and hotel business headquartered in Singapore.
Board Member
Johnan describes herself as a self-made woman. She brings more than 15 years of executive management expertise in growing businesses at leading companies and SMEs, with a diverse business portfolio in very challenging markets, including a solid performance record and many awards earned. She is a highly skilled corporate ambassador playing a leading role in a variety of business associations as well as her own companies.
She believes success comes at different times for different people and it’s typically achieved through a combination of talent, ability, hard work and luck.
Johnan is currently:
Founder & CEO of Eco Great Mekong Solutions (Eco GMS)
Founder of Eco Global Solutions Co., Ltd (EGS)
Founder of Helix Cambodia
Director of Le Grand Palais Hotel
Board Member
Stuart graduated with a degree in economics from Bristol University and qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1981.
He worked with Price Waterhouse in the US and Hong Kong offices before joining the First Pacific Group as Treasurer.
He has over 25 years of corporate financial management experience in Asia, mostly in Bangkok.
He was CFO of Berli Jucker (First Pacific Group) and DKSH in Thailand between 1989 and 2004, and Group CFO of DKSH in Switzerland from 2005 to 2011.
Stuart was supervising director responsible for DKSH activities in Cambodia since 1998.
Stuart joined AHC’s board during its restructuring and was essential to the redevelopment of AHC’s organisational management, financial controlling and accounting processes. During this time, he lent decades of experience, which included managing change in an organisation with more than 30,000 staff members and $10 billion in sales.
Board Member
Nick is an infectious diseases physician and Professor of Tropical Medicine at the University of Oxford.
He has worked in Southeast Asia for several decades, and currently is Director of the Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit (MORU) based in Bangkok, Thailand.
Over the past ten years he has collaborated with AHC on finding the causes of illness in children coming to AHC with fever and other infections, so that the treatment they are given can be optimised.
Board Member
Lundi is a Cambodian businessman who joined AHC’s Board of Directors in 2021.
He is active in several Cambodian businesses, including as Chief Business Development Officer at Baby Outlet Cambodia, a one-stop baby specialised store he co-founded 3 years ago.
He also co-founded Sromoch Trading Solution, a baby product distribution service company.
Lundi also has a background in education, teaching English at the American Intercon Institute and School, where he was recognised for his knowledge, dedication and experience and was promoted to Chief Academic Officer and Communication Director.
Lundi received his Bachelor of Education in Teaching English as a Foreign Language from the Institute of Foreign Languages, Royal University of Phnom Penh in 2005 and Master of Public Administration from the Royal University of Law and Economics in 2012.
He also has an International TESOL Certificate from the UK since 2015 and is an alumnus of International Visitor Leadership Programme, funded by the US State Department.
Board Member
Dararith Lim is currently the CEO of a private company based in Cambodia. Formerly, he worked as CEO of General Electric Ltd-Cambodia for close to 15 years; Group President & CEO and Board of Trustees member for the American University of Phnom Penh organization; member of the Board of Governors for the American Chamber of Commerce; Vice Chair for US-ASEAN Business Council Cambodia and Co-Founder of the School for Future Leaders International School. He has been contributed in the public sector to key ministries and institutions for better growth initiatives in Cambodia and now serves on the board of Angkor Hospital for the Children, driven by his passion for children’s health and family well-being.
With a background spanning various sectors, Mr Lim’s commitment to positive change in Cambodia is evident. His leadership ethos emphasizes integrity, empathy and inclusivity, with a focus on fostering a sustainable future and empowering Cambodians.
Having endured hardships during the Khmer Rouge Regime and as a child refugee, Mr Lim’s journey reflects his dedication to his homeland, which he’s shown during his tenures as CEO of companies in Cambodia. His efforts have resulted in remarkable growth and impactful initiatives, aligning with his vision for a more equitable Cambodia.
Mr Lim’s mission is to create a lean culture promoting long-term social impact. By embodying values of honesty, respect and accountability, he aims to foster diversity and inclusivity, focusing on key infrastructure such as healthcare, education and renewable energy.
Board Member
Lina Saem Støy has been involved with AHC since 2006, when she first joined as a volunteer.
Since then, she has supported developing leadership and advising on project management and health research — areas where she holds over ten years of professional experience.
Lina’s understanding of the local language has played a pivotal role in allowing her to work closely with AHC staff.
Lina co-founded the Cambodian Development Milestone Assessment Tool (cDMAT) with Hospital Director Dr Pheaktra, a project ten years in the making with published and forthcoming research.
Lina is a registered nurse with a master’s in public health, and currently works as a trial manager and medical writer at a government institute in Denmark.
Board Member
Va Vireak is a real estate expert with over 20 years of experience. He is currently the CEO of Fortuna Investment Co., Ltd. He is also the first Cambodian to become a Certified International Property Specialist (CIPS) by the National Association of REALTORS (NAR) in the USA.
Besides business across countries and continents — including in Europe (mainly Portugal and Greece), US and Canada — Vireak has a master’s degree in satellite telecommunications from Moscow, a master’s degree in business administration from PUC, Cambodia and a Certificate in Negotiation Mastery & Strategy Execution, Harvard Business School Online.
He is a member of several organisations, including the Cambodian Valuers & Estate Agents Association (CVEA), Cambodian Investors Club (CIC), Junior Chamber of Commerce (JCI) and Business Network International (BNI).
