MEET OUR TEAM
Their Stories
Role
Emma
Founder / Director
Emma is the founder of Fairagora Asia and Verifik8. Not only is she our CEO, thus making all crucial strategic decisions for the company, but also a professional law development officer at the UN agency FAO.
She assesses compliance with both international and private standards.
Background
Lawyer with expertise in trade for food and agro products, and sustainable development
Fun Facts
Emma juggles no less than 11 passports full of stamps from all over the world, most of them with her children. She loves traveling and diving into new cultures.
Role
Thanyasiri (May)
Human Ressources
Pi May takes care of accounting, administration and HR responsibilities. Her work is precious to help our operations run smoothly and efficiently.
She also participates in field trips to train farmers and pitches our work to Thai partners.
Background
Diploma of Business Administration (Management)
Pi May comes from a farmer family. She did a lot of different jobs before working with Fairagora Asia. She mastered English and gained her actual skills all by herself! Her ultimate dream is to be a public speaker.
Fun Facts
Pi May loves bringing snacks for everyone at the office, and we regularly taste farm products when she comes back from visiting her family.
Role
Juliette
Country Manager
Juliette is a reliable scientist with strong data analysis skills, and a motivated team leader with great conflict solving and communication skills.
She successfully manages all our projects and excels at reaching out and understanding stakeholders' needs, big and small alike.
Background
Ph.D. in data science applied to fisheries
Agronomy engineer
Fun Facts
Our favorite manager is also a Brazilian Zouk dancer and a pole dancer. She loves scuba diving and her underwater photos are astounding!
Role
Yann
Founder
Yann is Fairagora’s co-founder and provides strategic vision and supervision related to IT architecture, data modeling, and IT development.
He is also an international consultant for the Fisheries and Aquaculture Division of the FAO, helping us greatly when it comes to fisheries-related projects.
Background
Agronomist with a specialization in aquaculture
Professional training in IT and fisheries
Fun Facts
Yann is a regular swimmer indoor and open sea. He did the 5km Défi Monte Cristo race in 2019. On top of that, he is a lego fan and a drum player in a blues/rock band.
Role
Namfon
Project Manager
As our coordinator with stakeholders, Namfon is essential to everyday operations and communication with our Thai partners.
She makes sure our solutions are practical for farmers and mills and fine-tunes the details with all the parties involved.
Background
Bachelor of Arts: Economics
Fun Facts
After work, Namfon can be seen rushing to the badminton gym, where she goes more than 3 times a week!
Role
Juejan (Ju)
Sustainable Agriculture Manager
To promote sustainable consumption and production of food and I would like to provide solutions to improve people’s life
Background
PhD in Postharvest Technology
Fun Facts
I am a certified Paddlesport Leader from the British Canoe Union. I enjoy sports and being outdoors. Paddling gives me the opportunity to do both, and a quiet time to meditate.
