Suchat Katima has over 30 years of experience in management and development work, primarily focused on Southeast Asia. He holds a Doctorate in Education from Silliman University and has worked extensively with organizations such as the ASEAN Secretariat, Mekong Institute, Mekong River Commission, UN agencies, and NGOs. Currently, he serves as an international consultant for the ASEAN Regional Integration Support program, managing capacity development work.

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SUCHAT KATIMA
C/o ASEAN Secretariat, 70 A JL Sisingamangaraja, Jakarta 12110, Indonesia
Email: suchat.katima@asean.org Tel: 62 (0) 81299258470
EDUCATION & TRAINING
Doctor of Education
Silliman University, Dumaguete, Philippines (Jan. 2005)
Dissertation Title: Core Competencies for Riparian Officials in Developing Mekong
River: A Delphi Study Toward a Modular Training Program
Integrated Water Resource Management Certificate
ITT, University of Applied Sciences Cologne, Germany (August 2005)
Master’s Degree in International Administration (MIA)
The School for International Training (SIT), Vermont. USA (Feb. 1990)
Recipient of Outstanding Private Voluntary Organization Management Scholarship
BA in International Politics
Fergusson College, Poona, India. (1980)
Recipient of Indian Embassy’s General Cultural Scholarship
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
International Consultant/Chief Technical Advisor
ASEAN Regional Integration Support from the European Union (ARISE)
ASEAN Secretariat, Jakarta, Indonesia (Jan 14 - Present)
Manage a four-year EUR 17.5 Million Capacity Development for ASEAN Regional
Integration Programme.
Recruit and mobilize project funded professional staff and technical advisors to support
ASEAN Economic Integration Programmes.
Provide technical assistance to the Office of the ASEAN Secretary General and
Corporate and Community Affairs Department in implementing Capacity Development
Programme.
Provide technical assistance to ASEAN High-level Task Force on Strengthening ASEAN
Secretariat and Initiative for ASEAN Integration Task Force.
Director/CEO
Mekong Institute (MI), Regional Training Organization of the Greater Mekong
Subregion, Thailand (Feb 07 – Jan 14)
The Director is the Chief Executive Officer responsible for the operation and
management of the institute and for ensuring that it’s Mission, Purposes and Values as

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defined in MI Charter 2003 are carried out effectively. Mekong Institute is the capacity
development arm of GMS Economic Cooperation.
Achievements: i) transformed a development assistance project to become an
intergovernmental organization serving and owned by the six GMS countries; ii)
designed and developed four multi-year and multi-dimension regional development
projects and successfully obtained funding from key development partners – SDC,
NZAP, USAID, and JAIF; iii) currently, direct and manage MI internal organizational
development plan which emphasizes on improving staff capacity, institutionalizing
results-based M&E system, and putting in place mechanism for working with and
through local partners.
International Consultant (Nov 05 – Jan 07)
Commissioned by different clients to provide technical and programme management
support to different projects/programmes in the four lower Mekong Basin Countries.
Some accomplishments included:
a. Leading the development of MRC’s Water Utilization Program Communication
Strategy and Capacity Building Program. The project is funded by GEF and
executed by the World Bank. July – December 2006
b. Appointed Capacity Building Advisor to the GTZ-MRC Cooperation
Programme and providing technical and programme management support to
GTZ-MRC Watershed Management Project team in Cambodia, Laos, Thailand
and Viet Nam August – October 2006.
c. Conducting Capacity Needs Assessment of institutions and persons involved in
the project : Sustainable Watershed Management in the Lower Mekong Basin
(four countries, six pilot areas) and together with trainers from different
academic and research institution formulated a three-year capacity building plan
on integrated watershed management for six critical areas ( April to June 2006)
d. Conducted end-of-project evaluation of Project: Junior Riparian Professionals
for Sustainable Human Resource Development and formulated Phase two
Project Proposal 2006 – 2010 – December 05 – January 06
e. Appointed team leader of Integrated River Basin Planning (IRBP) training
package development project. Worked with international subject experts and
trainers from Ubol University of Thailand, Faculty of Forestry of NUOL,
Forestry University of Viet Nam and Royal University of Agriculture of
Cambodia in developing IRBP curriculum, training of trainers and field testing
the IRBP training package.
Management & HR Development Consultant (Oct 2001 – October 2005)
Affiliated to the Management and Executive Recruitment Consultants Limited (MERC)
and KaMaC Management and Human Resource Consulting Group, Bangkok, Thailand
Provided consulting services to mainly development organizations in Cambodia, Laos,
Thailand and Viet Nam in project management, human resources management,
performance improvement and tailor-made training modules.

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Some of the major clients managed by the incumbent were UN agencies, international
organizations (e.g. UNDP – Lao, SIDA funded projects, InWEnt, SNV, SCF GB, LWF,
GTZ, MRC)
Set up and institutionalized performance management system for Akra Mining Co Ltd.,
the Australia – Thai joint-venture gold mining in Thailand.
Chief, Human Resources Development (Oct 1998 – Sept 2001)
Mekong River Commission Secretariat, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
Responsible for formulating, promoting, managing, and coordinating human resources
development programs, partnering and institutional strengthening and capacity buildings
activities of MRC Secretariat, National Mekong Committees, and line agencies of four
riparian countries (Lao PDR, Cambodia, Thailand, and Viet Nam).
Appointed the team leader of MRC Strategic Plan 2001 – 2005 formulation team –
facilitated the review of 1998 – 2000 Strategic Plan and jointly developed the new strategic
plan.
From March 1999 to Sept 2001, was appointed as Regional Manager of UNDP funded
Capacity Building Program for MRC institutions in the four lower Mekong countries
under four broad dimensions: strategic planning and management, human resource
development, information and knowledge management and program management.
Director of Human Resources & Administration (April 1996 to September 1998)
Dutch Mill Group of Companies, Bangkok, Thailand: The leading dairy product
manufacturer and distributor with 8 affiliated companies.
Responsible for directing and monitoring company plans, programs, procedures and
budgets to ensure the effective management of the personnel activities and human
resources development programs of 3 manufacturing based companies, 5 domestic and
international trading companies. Also was responsible for international relation and the
establishment of sales and distribution offices in China, Laos and Cambodia.
Senior Management Consultant (Sept. 1995 - March 1996)
Management and Executive Recruitment Consultants. Ltd. (MERC)
Provided organizational and human resource management consultancy services to mostly
international clients. Major projects included the reengineering of Thai Chrysler
Automotive Co. Ltd., the turn-key operations of Boot Retail Stores and the salary survey
of retail businesses in Thailand.
Director (August 93 - Aug. 1995)
Appointed as the Director of USAID Funded Integrated Woman Assistance Project,
implemented by International Catholic Migration Commission (ICMC) in Cambodia.

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Directed and managed the USAID funded Integrated Women Assistance & Support for
Local Initiatives Project in Cambodia. The project activities included the development of
two sustainable women cooperative programs; training and supporting local NGOs and
local initiated projects.
Deputy Coordinator, Human Development Program
United Nations Border Relief Operation (UNBRO), Thailand.
Aranyaprathet, Thailand (Jun 1991 - Jan 1993)
Phnom Penh, Cambodia (Feb. - Jun 1993)
Responsible for the management and administrative supervision of UNBRO Human
Development Program for Khmer Displaced Persons in six UN assisted camps on the Thai-
Khmer Border.
Head, Human Resources Development Section: (Mar. 1987 - May 1991)
International Catholic Migration Commission, US Department of State Program,
Bataan, Philippines.
Managed the dynamic HRD Section of the largest US State Department funded residential
training project in the Philippines which provided intensive English as a Second Language,
Cultural and Work Orientation Training to US-bound Indo-Chinese refugees.
Operations Manager
International Rescue Committee Inc. , Park Avenue, NY,NY. (1980 - 1986)
Thailand (June 1980 to May 1984)
Sudan, Africa. (June 1984 to Feb. 1986)
First joined as the Program Coordinator of Thailand Program and was responsible for the
administration and coordination of IRC’s Sanitation, Public Health Education and Water
Supply Projects in Hill-tribe refugee camps and affected Thai villages along the northern
border of Thailand. During the Ethiopian Crisis, the incumbent was assigned to the Sudan
to assume the post of Operations Manager. In this capacity, he managed the emergency
relief operations in 10 Ethiopian refugee camps in the eastern region of the Sudan which
provided food, medicines and temporary shelters to Ethiopian refugees.
PERSONAL DATA: Thai national, Male, 57 years old, married with two grownup
children.