With nearly fifteen years of experience in public affairs and government relations, Punyaphan brings a strong record of delivering bespoke advocacy solutions for multinationals seeking to achieve business targets amid complex governmental and civil society dynamics.
His work at Vriens & Partners has spanned multiple sectors, addressing diverse, situation-specific challenges. Notable achievements include supporting a global payments provider to ward off a legislative threat that could have set an international precedent; devising a coalition-building campaign for a nutrition company facing market access constraints; and leading the government affairs strategy for a tech unicorn’s entry into the Thai market.
During the pandemic, Punyaphan assisted consumer goods companies in avoiding supply chain disruptions by providing privileged insights into the Thai government’s evolving lockdown policies and liaising with relevant agencies on movement and export restrictions.
More recent successes include securing adjustments to local production requirements on behalf of a luxury automotive manufacturer, negotiating the extension of a factory suspension order to avert licence revocation, prepping the senior leadership of a manufacturing firm for a parliamentary inquiry, and organising a fact-finding mission for global executives of a company exploring the establishment of a regional research and development hub.
Punyaphan holds degrees from Thammasat University and the University of Oxford.
