Peter van Haren serves as president of PJ International Consulting and hosts a weekly Thai-language programme on 96.5, an MCOT radio station. Formerly chairman of the Joint Foreign Chambers of Commerce of Thailand and vice-chairman of the Board of Trade of Thailand, he was also an adviser to the chairman of the Thai Trade Representative Office. Van Haren’s interests include photography and auto racing and has served as a director of the racing section of the Royal Bangkok Sports Club. He has two children who live in Canada.