Vincent holds a Master’s degree in Science from the Faculty of Agro-Industry, University of Kasetsart, Thailand. He has been living and working in the South-East Asian region more than 15 years, during which time he has gained a strong understanding of international trade rules, standards, procedures and SPS & TBT agreements including food safety and nutrition requirements.
Vincent joined AETS in 2006 and has since managed the technical assistance activities of the Better Training for Safer Food initiative in the ASEAN, SAARC and Pacific regions. He was promoted to director of the AETS office in Thailand after its creation in 2013. Vincent is also a referenced international expert in food safety and traceability at FAO. In 2016, he led the team working on harmonising individual food consumption data for FAO/WHO, with the aim of improving risk assessment in ASEAN.