PMI Thailand Project of the Year 2025
Meet the Judges' Panel
Meet the Judges
The PMI Project of the Year Award celebrates the highest standards of project excellence, innovation, and impact. Our distinguished panel of judges brings together a wealth of expertise across diverse industries and disciplines. With decades of combined experience in leading complex projects, these professionals are committed to a rigorous and fair evaluation process—ensuring that each nominated project is reviewed with the insight, integrity, and professionalism that define PMI.
Klaus Rappolt
Klaus Rappolt is a senior director working for the Capgemini Financial Services Global Business Unit in the APAC
region, based in Hong Kong. Klaus has extensive experience with large scale / complex / multi-site / multi country projects and programs as well as all aspects of ERP implementations / ”rollouts”.
Klaus fulfilled various roles including Program Management & Project Management, Solution Architecture & System Integration and Functional Consulting. Klaus also worked in various PMO roles. He gained his experience across various sectors like, Financial Services, Real Estate, Media, Chemical, Pharma, Construction, Services and Manufacturing. In the past, he worked with KPMG Management Consulting & Price Waterhouse Coopers Management Consulting in Germany and KPMG Management Consulting & Capgemini Technology Consulting in Australia.
He is a certified PMP (Sep-2005) and member of PMI and PMI Thailand Chapter since June 2005.
Palanichamy Muthiah
Palanichamy Muthiah (nick named “Chamy”) is a consultant specializing in business process optimization, service 
quality assurance, delivery excellence, change management and project management with over 30+ years of experience in the IT and Telecom Industry. He has worked with Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard Enterprise, Compaq and Digital Equipment Corporation.
He has delivered many telecom solution consulting projects, successfully led multi-country project delivery team in complex projects with budgets ranging up to 35 million dollars, resulting in reduction in operational costs, improved service delivery quality and delivery time for major customers in Asia Pacific and Japan.
He has an Executive MBA (dual major: Management of Technology and International Business) from Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Bangkok, Thailand. He is a certified PMP since Sep-2005 and member of PMI & Bangkok Chapter since Jun-2000.
PMI Membership ID
215229
Contact Information
palani.chamy@hotmail.com
Veerachai Suvarnapruksa
Veerachai Suvarnapruksa spent many years in the Upstream Oil & Gas industry Operations, including drilling, 
completions, well testing, well interventions, production, oil and gas metering, logistics base management, FPSO and FSO storage Oil Terminals management, and crew boat / supply boats / AHTS management, in international and domestic areas spanning from Europe, to the Middle East as well as Southeast Asia Vietnam and Thailand.
In his latest role up from 2012 to 2022, Veerachai has been focusing in applying engineering management principles to Greenfield and Brownfield Projects at the national oil company in Thailand, as Senior Facilities Support Engineer. Veerachai received his CAPM certificate since December 2019 and is an active participant to PMI Thailand Chapter.
PMI Membership ID
5946393
Contact Information
tonyv91@hotmail.com
Tze Ee Ong
Tze Ee Ong — Senior Project Manager | PMP® Certified
“Building impact-driven projects with a global mindset”
With over 28 years of experience in the IT industry and more than 20 years leading global projects, Tze Ee Ong is a results-driven Senior Project Manager with a proven track record of delivering complex initiatives across software development, IT infrastructure, and process improvement. He has successfully led cross-functional teams for global organizations such as Intel, Dell, and DXC Technology, serving industries including manufacturing, finance, telecommunications, and media.
PMP® certified since 2010, Tze Ee excels at structured execution, stakeholder alignment, and driving strategic outcomes. He remains at the forefront of emerging technologies—particularly in AI and automation—and actively integrates these insights to modernize project delivery approaches. A strong advocate of continuous improvement, Tze Ee is committed to mentoring future project managers and promoting knowledge sharing across teams to build a culture of excellence and innovation.
PMI Membership ID
1866216
Contact Information
tzeong@gmail.com
Ananya Vilaskhamphee
technology delivery of risk intelligence initiatives. Her career spans both private and public sectors, with prior roles at The Stock Exchange of Thailand, SCB, and Gartner. She holds an MSc in Business Information Management from Henley Business School, University of Reading, and a Postgraduate Certificate in Business Analysis from University of California, Irvine. A certified PMP, Ananya has contributed to the project management community since 2013, including volunteer engagement with the PMI Thailand Chapter.PMI Membership ID
949749
Contact Information
amwidi@gmail.com
Petros Rigas
Dr. Petros Rigas is a highly accomplished project management professional with over a decade of leadership 
experience, having served as President of the PMI Thailand Chapter from 2011 to 2023, and currently acting as Past President and Chapter Counselor. He holds multiple globally recognized certifications, including PMP®, PgMP®, PMI-ACP®, PMI-RMP®, CSM®, and SAFe® SPC 6.0. Dr. Rigas has led and managed complex mega-projects across infrastructure, IT, airport systems, transportation, and energy sectors, and is also a specialist in commercial contract management.
PMI Membership ID
1468581
Contact Information
petros.rigas@pmithai.org
Nominate Your Project
To participate in the PMI Thailand Project of the Year Award 2025, please follow the steps below:
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Download the official application form (PDF) from our website.
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Fill out the form with complete and accurate project information.
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Have the form signed by an authorized person from your organization.
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Scan the signed form to PDF format.
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Email the completed application along with supporting documents to:
📧 info@pmithai.org
All documents submitted must be in PDF format. Your application should include:
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The completed and signed application form
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Any relevant documents or evidence that support your nomination
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Additional information such as project reports, visuals, testimonials, or performance data that provide clarity and strengthen your application for the judges panel
The more clearly and thoroughly you showcase your project’s impact and success, the greater your chance of being shortlisted.
Submission Deadline: 15 September 2025
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