Launch of IGNITE Thailand, Unlocking the Next Generation of Professional Women Leaders

 

BANGKOK, THAILAND, Radarseluma.Disway.id   - Global management consulting firm Kearney and global executive search firm Egon Zehnder along with an advisory board of THAILAND's most influential women business leaders have launched IGNITE THAILAND, a community of professional women. IGNITE THAILAND's vision is to unlock the next generation of professional women leaders.

 

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While Thailand has some very successful women business leaders, there is significant potential to expand this representation. To illustrate, only 19 percent of board seats are held by women in Thailand, compared with the European average of 30 to 40 percent. According to Kearney and Egon Zehnder's study Empowering women: a collection of thoughts from women leaders to advance the workplace, which includes a survey of more than 200 Southeast Asian women, mentorship and coaching are among the most valued forms of professional development. Many say they are looking for mentors to build a strong network outside their corporate organizations. Yet, many women still face barriers to participation, with 27 percent citing challenges in carving out time for leadership development programs and 22 percent pointing to the absence of organizational buy-in.

 

The launch event, held at The Ritz-Carlton, Bangkok, in October last year, brought together the advisory board and over 30 mentors and mentees. This power-packed audience represented the Thailand of today and tomorrow, bringing together women leaders from leading Thai and multinational companies across sectors.

 

Opening the launch event, Janewit Kraprayoon, senior advisor at Kearney Thailand, led a silent prayer honoring the late Queen Mother, Her Majesty Queen Sirikit, whose lifelong dedication to advancing Thai women continues to inspire the nation.

 

Wallaya Chirathivat, advisory board member at IGNITE Thailand and president and CEO of Central Pattana, shared the vision behind the program: "IGNITE Thailand was created to empower and connect women leaders across industries. More than just a program, it is a platform to unlock the next generation of women leaders. When women advance, society advance."

 

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