J. P. ROONEY & ASSOCIATES LIMITED
BIO-DATA: JAMES P. ROONEY
Mr. Rooney is Chairman of J.P. Rooney & Associates Ltd., a business advisory firm offering
corporate and financial advisory services throughout Asia with offices in Bangkok, Manila, and
Singapore; and Taxplan Ltd., a subsidiary which provides U.S. tax services in Bangkok,
Singapore and Manila. Current directorships include the Siam Society und Royal Patronage,
Samitivej Hospital PCL, Diamont Roofing Tiles PLC, Bangkok Airways, Thai Country Club,
American Universities Association Language Center, American Chamber of Commerce in
Thailand, Samitivej Hospital PLC and the University of Colorado Center for International
Business Education and Research. Mr. Rooney has served as a member or director of other
business and community organizations including appointments as an independent director for
public companies listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand, the General Committee of The
Royal Bangkok Sports Club, the Bangkok YMCA and as a member of the Investment Advisory
Committee of The Thai Fund and the Thailand Business Council for Sustainable Development.
Mr. Rooney has completed the Director Certificiation Program of the Thai Institute of Directors.
Mr. Rooney is a past President of the American Chamber of Commerce in Thailand and served
on the Board of Governors for many years. Previous appointments include the Foreign
Investment Advisory Committee to two Prime Ministers of Thailand and the Securities Exchange
Formation Committee of the Bank of Thailand. He was a Founding Director of the Thai Finance
& Securities Association and a Director of both the Thai Management Association and the Board
of Trade of Thailand. In April 1984, Mr. Rooney accompanied the Prime Minister of Thailand
on a state visit to the United States as a member of the official delegation.
Prior to establishing his own firm, Mr. Rooney was an officer of Citibank, N.A. in Hong Kong,
the Philippines and Thailand specializing in corporate finance and merchant banking.
Mr. Rooney has served as Chairman of the Asia-Pacific Council of American Chambers of
Commerce (APCAC). In this capacity, he represented the interests American businesses in the
Asia-Pacific region and testified before Congressional committees on international trade and
investment issues. He was appointed to Task Force on Export Policy, the Council on Small
Business and the International Trade and Investment Committees of the U.S. Chamber of
Commerce in Washington, D.C. He is a former Director of the ASEAN-American Trade
Council and a former member of the ASEAN-US Business Council. Mr. Rooney was appointed
to the founding Executive Council of the Center for International Private Enterprise (CIPE). Mr.
Rooney has also served as a Vice Chairman of the U.S. Committee of the Pacific Basin
Economic Council.
Mr. Rooney is a frequent lecturer and participant in international seminars and conferences in
Asia and the United States on trade and investment in Thailand and ASEAN and accompanied
Thailand Board of Investment Missions to the U.S. and Europe.
4th Floor, Panunee Building, 518/3 Ploenchit Road, Bangkok, Thailand 10330
Tel: 66 (0) 2251-2323 Fax: 66 (0) 2652-0788 Email: jprooney @ jprooney.com Website: www.jprooney.com