Mark D. Remijan

Mark is the Founder, along with Willem, and CFO of VHG Hospitality Asia – a leader in the development and operations of luxury tented camps in remote Asia, most notably Visama Lodge Mae Chan, Chiang Rai, Thailand. They developed and operate Cardamom Tented Camp, in Cardamom Mountain National Forest Reserve along with Minor International and Wildlife Alliance, and also Anurak Lodge in Surat Thani, Thailand.

A resident of Southeast Asia for over 30 years, Mark is passionate about all things business, particularly in the travel, tourism, and hospitality sector. He believes in delivering exceptional service value to guests and brand differentiation and bottom-line results to companies through innovative business models, performance-driven management, strong corporate values, and sensible technology solutions.

Mark previously co-launched several businesses, including Bed Management Company in 2004 and Ativa Hospitality in 2008, a specialist boutique hotel management company with a strong focus on sustainability and community experience.

Mark is the chief architect of HMP Master Systems, an industry-transforming, cloud-based 360° solution for managing hotels, serviced apartments, and long-term resident rentals.

He graduated from MIT in Mechanical Engineering and from The Wharton School with an MBA in Finance with Honors. Mark speaks seven languages to varying degrees of proficiency and sits on the Boards of two public companies in Thailand, BuilderSmart (BSM including ASA) and Chow Steel Industries (CHOW).