Meet Our Board

Casey is the President of CamEd Business School as well as a professor. He is an expert in IFRS and has trained many professionals from the Big Four, the General Department of Taxation, and listed companies. Casey has served as President of AmCham Cambodia for two years after serving for two years as Treasurer. Previously, he was a World Bank consultant in the area of public sector financial reporting. Until 2021, Casey served for many years as a volunteer advisor to the National Accounting Council of the Ministry of Economy and Finance, as well as a member of the Working Group on Accounting, Tax, and Securities Markets for Microenterprises and SMEs of the Ministry of Economy and Finance. He is a CFA charterholder, a fellow member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and holds an MBA from Columbia Business School.

Anthony is Group CEO of CIM Holdings, Chief Executive Office of Cambodian Investment Management, and Chairman of Cambodian Investment Management Audit Services, Affinity Star Insurance Broker, Phnom Penh BG Serviced Office, Premium Human Resources, Cambodian Investment Management Insurance Agent, Dynamo Innovative Digital Advertising. He is also the former President of the American Chamber of Commerce in Cambodia, Vice-President of the American-Lao Business Association, Treasurer of the Cambodian Restaurant Association, Director of the Cambodian Insurance Brokers Association,and Board of Director on Digital Classified Group, Tanncam Investment Pte, Backyard Hospitality, Payscout (U.S.A.) Star Insurance Sole (Laos), Fazwaz (Cambodia), and Regiotel (Cambodia). The primary businesses of the group are Corporate Finance, Venture Capital, Accounting, Payroll, Tax, Audit, Human Resources, Insurance Broker, Serviced Offices, and Media.

Torsten​ Kleine​ Buening​ holds​ a​ degree​ as​ Diplom​ Wirtschafts-Informatiker​/​Master​ of​ Science​ on​ Information​ Systems​ of​ Westfaelische​ Wilhelms-Universitaet​ Muenster​ (Germany). Torsten​ is​ a​ risk​ practitioner​ with​ over​ 20​ years​ of​ experience​ covering​ conventional​ and​ Islamic​ Finance​ in​ developed​ and​ emerging​ markets. He​ started​ his​ banking​ and​ finance​ career​ in​ 2002​ after​ becoming​ Basel​ II​ Group​ Project​ Manager​ for​ Volksbanken​ Group​ in​ Austria,​ covering​ Austria​ and​ Central​ Eastern​ Europe.​ In​ 2006-2013,​ Torsten​ shaped​ the​ risk​ management​ of​ Samba​ Financial​ Group​ in​ Saudi​ Arabia​ and​ headed​ Capital​ &​ Portfolio​ Risk​ for​ Emirates​ NBD​ in​ Dubai,​ UAE. In​ 2013,​ Torsten​ moved​ to​ Asia,​ becoming​ Head​ of​ Governance​ for​ Enterprise-Wide​ Risk​ Management​ for​ Standard​ Chartered​ (Singapore). In​ 2017-2019,​ he​ served​ as​ Chief​ Risk​ Officer​ and​ Chief​ Compliance​ Officer​ for​ Tenger​ Financial​ Group​ (Mongolia)​ covering​ Banking,​ Leasing​ and​ Insurance. In​ 2019-2020,​ he​ contributed​ as​ Chief​ Risk​ Officer​ to​ the​ operations​ of​ Deem​ Finance,​ UAE,​ supporting​ an​ ambitious​ digital​ agenda. Torsten​ joined​ ABA​ Bank​ in​ November​ 2020​ as​ Chief​ Risk​ Officer​ and​ as​ Compliance​ Advisor​ to​ the​ Chief​ Executive​ Officer.

Jay Cohen is a partner and director of Tilleke & Gibbins, which is a regional law firm with seven offices in South East Asia. Jay leads the Phnom Penh office. Jay has been working in Cambodia since 2009 and has extensive experience assisting clients and liaising with Cambodian authorities. He is also a licensed arbitrator at Cambodia’s National Commercial Arbitration Centre. As such, Jay has deep insights into the Cambodian market and the concerns of the business community in Cambodia.

Before coming to Cambodia, Jay worked in Singapore for a law firm and South Korea for a local conglomerate in the telecom and energy sectors. He also studied Mandarin Chinese in Taipei, Taiwan. With nearly 20 years of experience in Asia, Jay appreciates the challenges and opportunities of working in the region. Jay is from Northbrook, Illinois and grew up in the suburbs of Chicago.

He received a B.A. from Emory University, and earned his J.D. from Washington University School of Law in St. Louis, alongside an M.A. in East Asian Studies. He has also studied abroad at the National University of Singapore and Hong Kong University. Jay is licensed to practice law in the state of California.

Bora Kem is a partner at Mekong Strategic Capital, a corporate advisory and investment firm specialising in the Mekong Region, where he advises companies, institutions and clients on mergers and acquisitions, investment strategies and other corporate matters. Bora is a general partner of the Smart Axiata Digital Innovation Fund, a venture capital fund that invests in technology companies in Cambodia and serve on multiple board roles. Previously, Bora was a Vice President at Equilibrium Capital Group, an investment firm with over $2 Billion of capital on its investment platform. Bora began his career as an investment associate in the Global Equity Research Group at Putnam Investments, a diversified investment management firm with $140 Billion of asset under management. Bora was an investment consultant at Leopard Capital and a venture developer at Rocket Internet. Bora has a B.A. in economics from Dartmouth College, an MBA in finance from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and an international management certificate from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).

Davy is a Partner at DFDL Cambodia. With over 15 years of experience, her expertise includes private law, environmental regulations, construction, land, commercial law, trust law, real estate development, and special economic zone regulations.

She has extensive experience in providing legal advice on land holding structures and trust arrangements, conducting the review of relevant hotel licenses, due diligence for real estate properties, and addressing environmental, factory, and construction-related matters for share acquisitions and IPO projects. Additionally, Davy is skilled in drafting land sale and purchase agreements, long-term and short-term lease agreements, security agreements, and overseeing security registration with the relevant government authorities.

Davy has also played a key role in several project finance, acting as a legal consultant in the preparation of security documents and the registration of immovable properties associated with multi-million-dollar loans. She has also provided counsel on real estate development projects and the restructuring of landholding companies with multi-million-dollar immovable properties in Cambodia.

Davy holds a Master’s degree in Private Laws and a Bachelor’s degree in Laws from the Royal University of Laws and Economics, as well as a Bachelor of Arts in English Translation and Interpreting from the Royal University of Phnom Penh’s Institute of Foreign Languages.

In 2006, Davy was selected as a Youth Ambassador for the Ship for Southeast Asian Youth Program, and she was nominated as an ASEAN Young Ambassador to the USA in 2011. She began her legal career in 2007 as a program assistant at NDI, promoting democracy and women’s leadership, and later served as a legal officer at the Phnom Penh Special Economic Zone in 2008. Davy joined DFDL in 2012 and has been an integral part of the firm, initially as Consultant and then Co-Head of Real Estate and Construction Practice Group and subsequently promoted to Partner in 2024.

Devin Barta is the Country Director for AHF Products overseeing the expansion and operations of their manufacturing site near Sihanoukville, Cambodia. Devin started his career as an officer in the United States Army. He specializes in manufacturing and has experience in a variety of roles from Supervisor to multi-site director in the United States. Devin is also former board member and president of the American Chamber of Commerce of Cambodia. Devin is married and has two children aged 5 and 9 who are living in Phnom Penh.

He received his B.S. from Marquette University and MBAs from Columbia University and London Business School focusing on International Business and Finance.

I am General Manager of Starbucks Cambodia, where I have played a pivotal role in the brand’s remarkable growth from a single store to 52 locations. As a day one staff member, I have been instrumental in establishing Starbucks as a leading in the coffee industry in Cambodia. With a strong focus on operational excellence, customer experience, 3rd place and team development, I have fostered a culture that inspires innovation and collaboration. I hold a degree in bachelor’s degree from Cambodia Mekong and is passionate about promoting sustainable practices within the retail sector. Outside of work, I enjoy reading book, playing football, watch new documentary on social media, reflecting my commitment to community and personal growth.

Vanseka has around 12 years of experience in legal practices specialized in financial laws. She graduated from Georgetown University Law Center with a Master’s in International Business and Economic Law. She started her legal career as an associate in the real estate practice group at a regional law firm based in Cambodia and later joined the central bank of Cambodia as an in-house counsel to assist the bank in drafting prudential, banking supervision and payment regulations. Later on, she joined another regional law firm as a senior associate in banking cross cutting capital market practice groups. Vanseka also took part in negotiating Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership free trade agreements in the section of e-commerce. Moreover, she has served the International Monetary Fund on the project basis in drafting legislations and regulations for public financial management and banking supervision for five African countries. She used to be a consultant to the Ministry of Economy and Finance. Currently, she is also a consultant to the World Bank for advising on public financial management reform in Cambodia. She is the managing partner of Sethalay Law Office specialized in financial and economic laws. Vanseka has been assisting the regulator in drafting financial technology regulations plus advising and assisting clients in financial market entries and merger and acquisitions. As a part time and volunteer job, she is also an Executive Director of Raksa Koma Organization. Moreover, she also serves as a director at Oriental Bank and Credit Bureau Cambodia.

I am an American with nearly two decades of residence in Cambodia, during most of which I have been involved in some way with the Amcham. I currently serve as Chairman of the Law Committee. As Chairman, I have sought to: 1. involve our committee members to add value to Amcham members and each other by sharing their legal knowledge through events and publications; 2. increase networking opportunities for members; 3. advocate for member interests; and 4. recognize the good work done in the public interest via annual pro bono awards. Over the years I have worked in Cambodia on a range of issues in the public and private sectors including as a private consultant, as an academic, and as a commercial advisor for the U.S. Department of State. In my private sector work, I advised on a range of matters including market entry, corporate compliance, corporate governance, licensing, project finance, trusts, insolvency, and dispute resolution. In my prior public sector work, I worked on high-level U.S. investment and trade policy issues with the Royal Government of Cambodia. I graduated with a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Hawaii (where I also was an East-West Center Fellow), a Master of Arts degree from the University of San Diego, and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Georgetown University in Washington DC.

I am Vicheka Chourp, a highly accomplished leader with proven success in growth and impact in the non-profit sector. Known for her partnership developments, operational expertise, and deeply rooted knowledge of the community we serves, I have successfully drives ISF Cambodia’s strategic and operational objectives to support a vision of a poverty-free Cambodia.

Michael Hayes was a co-founder of AmCham Cambodia in 1996 with four other Americans. 

He was a board member for 20 years. In July 1992, he co-founded the Phnom Penh Post, the first independent newspaper in any language in Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam since 1975. He was the Publisher & Editor-in-Chief until 2008 when he sold the paper. Since then he has done a variety of consulting assignments focused on corporate due diligence, political risk analysis, media advisory services, freelance reporting, and editing work. This has included assignments with Finnmap/Cambodian Ministry of Land, Acleda Bank Plc., Conservation International, Levi Strauss, Nardello & Co., Ltd., Control Risks, Kroll, Sciaroni & Associates, APCO Worldwide, Reuters/Integrascreen, the Henri Dunant Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue, Bun & Associates, RMA Cambodia, and Clickable Account.

In 2013, after three years advising the Cambodian Ministry of Land, he was knighted by Prime Minister Hun Sen and is now a member of L’Ordre royal de Sahametrei.