He’s often touted simply as the guy who brought the pizza to Thailand years ago and thereby made his fortune. But the truth is he is one of Thailand’s most admired entrepreneurs who owns the Minor Group, an organisation embracing hospitality, leisure and restaurant operations, a distributor of lifestyle products and a contract manufacturer.

The company is planning to invest more than Bt10 billion over the next five years in acquisitions both inside and outside of Thailand. The expansion aims to ensure annual growth of 20 per cent.

Minor International is Thailand’s largest food-service operator, having more than 700 outlets under The Pizza Company, Swensen’s, Sizzler, Dairy Queen, Burger King, LeJazz and The Coffee Club brands. It is also a leading hotel operator, with 16 hotels and more than 2,400 rooms under the Marriott, Four Seasons, Anantara, and Minor International brands in Thailand, the Maldives, Sri Lanka and Vietnam.

In addition, it is one of the largest spa operators in the Asia-Pacific region, with 23 spas.

Minor Corp is a leading distributor of international lifestyle brands in Thailand, focusing mainly on fashion, cosmetics and education and including Esprit, Red Earth, Bossini, Timberland, Charles & Keith, JeansWest, Bloom, Laneige, Tumi, Henckels, Time Life and World Book.

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