• Senior Personnel

  • Bounma graduated BE Electrical in Russia.

  • Completed post-graduate environmental / social training  in  Norway.

  • After  graduation  he  was promoted  to  Director  EDL  for  Bolikhamxai Province.  He  has  developed  extensive  and  

in-depth practical experience at the field level with village  communities  as  well  as  having  senior level interaction with GoL agencies in social and environmental  issues.    He  was  transferred  to Theun-Hinboun  Hydropower  Company  to  deal with  compensation  and  environmental monitoring issues affecting local communities in 1996. He subsequently was promoted to assistant manager to establish the environment and social division  in  2000  and  became  responsible  for 

implementing the livelihood restoration program for  5000  families  in  63  impacted  villages including a resettlement program as well as the long-term monitoring of environmental impacts.

• • Bounma  developed  produced  and  results  that received  wide  recognition  by  international review missions and the ADB that are considered a  model  for  other  projects  in  SE  Asia  and  he became Division Manager in 2003. In addition to Division  Manager  he  subsequently  plated  a leading  role  in  the  social  and  environmental planning  of  the  Theun-Hinboun  Expansion Project. He left the company in 2008 to establish his  own  consultancy  and  project  management practice that has been very successful as the list of completed assignments indicates. He is fluent in Lao, Thai, French, English and Russian.