Mr. Soukthavy Chowdhury (Sadik)
Chairman & Managing Director of HSMM Group of Companies
Mr. Soukthavy Chowdhury (Sadik) Joined the HSMM GROUP of COMPANIES on 2002. His zeal for learning, hard work and dedication rewarded him well and helped him to climb the corporate ladder fast. In a small time span he made his mark by becoming the Chairman & Managing Director of the HSMM Group of Companies.
Mr. Soukthavy Chowdhury as the Chairman & Managing Director of the HSMM Group of Companies and of the Lao Agar Development Co. Ltd., HS International Sole Co. Ltd. and HSMM Fragrance Co. Ltd. And HSMM Mining Ltd. has more than 20 years of experience in the Agarwood Business Domain extensively in Agarwood Plantations, Agarwood Oil Extraction Processing Units, Agarwood and related Products Manufacturing, Agarwood Products Sales and Marketing in competitive markets of the Middle East, China, Korea, Japan, Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore.
The newly appointed Chairman & Managing Director, has established himself deeply in the country by prospering good relations into great reliable partnerships. His keen business aptitude has helped not only the group of companies, but also to many whom have shared a connection with him.
Master of a wonderful personality Mr. Chowdhury has excellent PR skills. He has made his niche among the diplomats and VIPs of the country. The Government of Lao P.D.R continues to hold Mr. Chowdhury in the highest regards and the HSMM GROUP of COMPANIES.
As the newest appointed Chairman of HSMM GROUP of COMPANIES, he aims to continue with the same diligence and relentlessness that he has consistently displayed throughout his career.
“I had nothing of value until I was introduced to a foreign land, the Lao PDR. Like the wounded agar tree, I learned to cope with my share of life’s pains. Like the agar tree, I became accustomed with the foreign things around me and I managed to make myself better than who I was in the past,” Mr. Chowdhury said.
Mr. Soukthavy Chowdhury has launched HSMM FRAGRANCE, Lao PDRs First Fragrance Brand in 2020. The new venture will quench the increasing demand of the perfumes and fragrances in markets of Lao PDR, Russia, Middle East and South Africa. He is a visionary and with his competence and work ethic the group is expected to go far in its endeavors.
Under his tenure the group of companies has launched HSMM MINING & HSMM FRAGRANCE. In the last four years, HSMM MINING has become the primary business for HSMM GROUP. The company caters to the rising demand for iron ore and other minerals, mainly distributing to China.