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'''David-Jaya Piot''', born 23 August 1996 in [[Siem Reap]], is a French-Cambodian hotelier in [[Cambodia]], president of Siem Reap Chapter of [[Cambodia Hotel Association]], and owner and managing director for the family enterprices [[Angkor Village Hotel]], [[Angkor Village Apsara Theatre]] and founder of the elephant retirement park [[Kulen Elephant Forest]].
'''David-Jaya Piot''', born 23 August 1996 in [[Siem Reap]], is a French-Cambodian hotelier in [[Cambodia]], president of Siem Reap Chapter of [[Cambodia Hotel Association]], and owner and managing director for the family enterprices [[Angkor Village Hotel]], [[Angkor Village Apsara Theatre]] and co-founder of the elephant retirement park [[Kulen Elephant Forest]].


== Biography ==
== Biography ==
David Piot was born and raised in Siem Reap, as grand son of judge and [[Ministry of Justice (Cambodia)|minister of justice for Cambodia]], His Excellency [[Tep Hun]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=osu.32435024020133;view=1up;seq=18|title=Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. 1967July-Dec.|website=HathiTrust|language=en|access-date=18 April 2019}}</ref> and son of some of Siem Reap's first hoteliers, French Architect Olivier Piot and his wife late [[Tep Vattho]] (1963 – 2016), former director of the urban planning department of the [[APSARA|Apsara Authority (Authority for the Protection of the Site and Management of the Region of Angkor)]] in [[Siem Reap]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ternyata.org/journalism/features/cambodia_hotel.html|title=1996 Asia Times, Pure bliss. 2 August 1996.|website=Ternyata|language=en|access-date=17 December 2023}}</ref>
David Piot was born and raised in Siem Reap by a family of Siem Reap’s first post-civil war hoteliers. He is the grandson of judge and [[Ministry of Justice (Cambodia)|minister of justice for Cambodia]], His Excellency [[Tep Hun]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=osu.32435024020133;view=1up;seq=18|title=Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. 1967July-Dec.|website=HathiTrust|language=en|access-date=18 April 2019}}</ref> and son of of French Architect Olivier Piot and his wife late [[Tep Vattho]] (1963 – 2016), former director of the urban planning department of the [[APSARA|Apsara Authority (Authority for the Protection of the Site and Management of the Region of Angkor)]] in [[Siem Reap]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ternyata.org/journalism/features/cambodia_hotel.html|title=1996 Asia Times, Pure bliss. 2 August 1996.|website=Ternyata|language=en|access-date=17 December 2023}}</ref>


Piot left Cambodia at age 12 to attend secondary school in Switzerland and went on to earn his bachelor's degree in Economics and Finance at [[Bentley University]] in [[Massachusetts]] 2013 - 2017, and after working at a bank in Jordan, Piot returned to Cambodia and has been managing director for the family owned enterprices [[Angkor Village Hotel]], [[Angkor Village Resort]] and [[Angkor Village Apsara Theatre]] in [[Siem Reap]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-jaya-piot-0772a287/|title=David Jaya Piot|language=en|access-date=24 December 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cambodiabeginsat40.com/2022/09/kulen-elephant-forest-angkor-wat-retired-elephants-new-home/|title=Kulen Elephant Forest: Angkor Wat Elephants New Home
Piot left Cambodia at age 12 to attend secondary school in Switzerland at [[Institut Le Rosey]] and went on to earn his bachelor's degree in Economics and Finance at [[Bentley University]] in Massachusetts 2013 – 2017. After leaving the finance sector, Piot returned to Cambodia to co-found [[Kulen Elephant Forest]]. He has been managing director for the family owned enterprises [[Angkor Village Hotel]], [[Angkor Village Resort]] and [[Angkor Village Apsara Theatre]] in [[Siem Reap]], since 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-jaya-piot-0772a287/|title=David Jaya Piot|language=en|access-date=24 December 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cambodiabeginsat40.com/2022/09/kulen-elephant-forest-angkor-wat-retired-elephants-new-home/|title=Kulen Elephant Forest: Angkor Wat Elephants New Home
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Beside the hotels, David Piot's parents also ran Angkor Elephant Company, which used to offer elephant rides around the temples, and Piot's father had already tried his hand at creating an elephant sanctuary near [[Kbal Spean]], but the project failed because back then, in the early 2000s, [[eco-tourism]] was not popular in the Kingdom.
David Piot's parents also operated the Angkor Elephant Company, which used to offer elephant rides around the temples. The family had tried their hand at creating an elephant sanctuary near [[Kbal Spean]], in 2003. The lukewarm reception and eventual bankruptcy of this undertaking was primarily due to the lack of interest in [[eco-tourism]] at the time of creation.


In 2017 David founded [[Kulen Elephant Forest]], Siem Reap's first Elephant Retirement Park for Cambodia's largest privately owned elephant herd, the first and only ACES ([[Asian Captive Elephant Standards]]) certified facility in Cambodia.<ref name="tourismcambodia">{{Cite web |url=https://www.tourismcambodia.org/official-activities/elephant-audit-gets-thumbs-up |title=Elephant audit gets thumbs up
In 2017 David co-founded Siem Reap's first Elephant Retirement Park for Cambodia's largest privately owned elephant herd, the first and only ACES ([[Asian Captive Elephant Standards]]) certified facility in Cambodia.<ref name="tourismcambodia">{{Cite web |url=https://www.tourismcambodia.org/official-activities/elephant-audit-gets-thumbs-up |title=Elephant audit gets thumbs up
|access-date=2023-12-24 |website=www.tourismcambodia.org}}</ref> protecting the captive [[Asian elephant]]s in [[Siem Reap Province]] in [[Cambodia]], as well as protecting up to 1100 acres of protected forest inhabited by the former elephants of [[Angkor]] UNESCO World Heritage site.<ref name="travelweekly">{{Cite web |url=https://www.travelweekly.com/Yeoh-Siew-Hoon/A-return-to-vaction-Siem-Reap-Cambodia |title=A return to Siem Reap, and quieter days |access-date=2023-12-24 |website=www.travelweekly.com}}</ref><ref name="webintravel">{{Cite web |url=https://www.webintravel.com/letter-from-siem-reap-jolie-spotting-khmer-home-lunch-and-elephant-playtime/ |title=Letter from Siem Reap: Jolie spotting, Khmer home lunch and elephant playtime |access-date=2023-02-15 |website=www.webintravel.com|date=23 February 2022 }}</ref><ref name="Bentley">{{cite web|url=https://www.bentley.edu/magazine/elephant-sanctuary|title=Finding Sanctuary|first=Mary |last=K. Pratt|website=www.khmertimes.com|date=3 December 2021 }}</ref><ref name="Haven">{{cite web|url=https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501114488/a-haven-for-retired-elephants/|title=A haven for retired elephants; Khmer Times|first=Taing |last=Rinith|website=www.khmertimes.com|date=18 July 2022 }}</ref><ref name="close and personal">{{cite web|url=https://www.phnompenhpost.com/travel/close-and-personal-elephants/|title=Up close and personal with elephants; Phnom Penh Post|first=Raksmey|last=Hong|website=www.phnompenhpost.com}}</ref>
|access-date=2023-12-24 |website=www.tourismcambodia.org}}</ref> protecting the captive [[Asian elephant]]s in [[Siem Reap Province]] in [[Cambodia]], as well as protecting up to 1100 acres of protected forest inhabited by the former elephants of [[Angkor]] UNESCO World Heritage site.<ref name="travelweekly">{{Cite web |url=https://www.travelweekly.com/Yeoh-Siew-Hoon/A-return-to-vaction-Siem-Reap-Cambodia |title=A return to Siem Reap, and quieter days |access-date=2023-12-24 |website=www.travelweekly.com}}</ref><ref name="webintravel">{{Cite web |url=https://www.webintravel.com/letter-from-siem-reap-jolie-spotting-khmer-home-lunch-and-elephant-playtime/ |title=Letter from Siem Reap: Jolie spotting, Khmer home lunch and elephant playtime |access-date=2023-02-15 |website=www.webintravel.com|date=23 February 2022 }}</ref><ref name="Bentley">{{cite web|url=https://www.bentley.edu/magazine/elephant-sanctuary|title=Finding Sanctuary|first=Mary |last=K. Pratt|website=www.khmertimes.com|date=3 December 2021 }}</ref><ref name="Haven">{{cite web|url=https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501114488/a-haven-for-retired-elephants/|title=A haven for retired elephants; Khmer Times|first=Taing |last=Rinith|website=www.khmertimes.com|date=18 July 2022 }}</ref><ref name="close and personal">{{cite web|url=https://www.phnompenhpost.com/travel/close-and-personal-elephants/|title=Up close and personal with elephants; Phnom Penh Post|first=Raksmey|last=Hong|website=www.phnompenhpost.com}}</ref>


Piot became elected President of Siem Reap Chapter of [[Cambodia Hotel Association]] in 2020, the associations youngest leader ever, to guide the organisations members sustainable during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], when the associations member numbers dropped from 38 in Pre-Covid to 26 during the Covid tourism crisis.<ref name="CHA">{{cite web|url=https://www.cambodiahotelassociation.com.kh/about-cha/board-member/|title=Board of Directors|last=g|website=www.cambodiahotelassociation.com.kh/}}</ref><ref name="KPA">{{cite web|url=https://en.khmerpostasia.com/2021/03/19/accommodating-elephants-and-tourists-in-siem-reap/|title=Accommodating elephants and tourists in Siem Reap|first=Thong|last=Sotha|website=www.khmerpostasia.com}}</ref>
Piot was elected President of the Siem Reap Chapter of the [[Cambodia Hotel Association]] in 2020. As the associations youngest ever chapter president, he represented the private sector during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], advocating for a cautious liberalization of the business landscape following the crisis. He was reelected for a second term in September 2022.<ref name="CHA">{{cite web|url=https://www.cambodiahotelassociation.com.kh/about-cha/board-member/|title=Board of Directors|last=g|website=www.cambodiahotelassociation.com.kh/}}</ref><ref name="KPA">{{cite web|url=https://en.khmerpostasia.com/2021/03/19/accommodating-elephants-and-tourists-in-siem-reap/|title=Accommodating elephants and tourists in Siem Reap|first=Thong|last=Sotha|website=www.khmerpostasia.com}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 12:05, 3 April 2024

David-Jaya Piot
President of Siem Reap Chapter of Cambodia Hotel Association
Assumed office
2020
Personal details
Born(1996-08-23)23 August 1996
Siem Reap, Cambodia
CitizenshipCambodian
Parent(s)Olivier Piot and Tep Vattho
EducationEconomics and Finance
Alma materBentley University
OccupationHotelier
Known forOwner of Angkor Village Resort & Hotels and Elephant retirement park Kulen Elephant Forest
David Piot with photographer Philippe-Alexandre Chevallier and elephants at Kulen Elephant Forest

David-Jaya Piot, born 23 August 1996 in Siem Reap, is a French-Cambodian hotelier in Cambodia, president of Siem Reap Chapter of Cambodia Hotel Association, and owner and managing director for the family enterprices Angkor Village Hotel, Angkor Village Apsara Theatre and co-founder of the elephant retirement park Kulen Elephant Forest.

Biography

David Piot was born and raised in Siem Reap by a family of Siem Reap’s first post-civil war hoteliers. He is the grandson of judge and minister of justice for Cambodia, His Excellency Tep Hun,[1] and son of of French Architect Olivier Piot and his wife late Tep Vattho (1963 – 2016), former director of the urban planning department of the Apsara Authority (Authority for the Protection of the Site and Management of the Region of Angkor) in Siem Reap.[2]

Piot left Cambodia at age 12 to attend secondary school in Switzerland at Institut Le Rosey and went on to earn his bachelor's degree in Economics and Finance at Bentley University in Massachusetts 2013 – 2017. After leaving the finance sector, Piot returned to Cambodia to co-found Kulen Elephant Forest. He has been managing director for the family owned enterprises Angkor Village Hotel, Angkor Village Resort and Angkor Village Apsara Theatre in Siem Reap, since 2020.[3][4]

David Piot's parents also operated the Angkor Elephant Company, which used to offer elephant rides around the temples. The family had tried their hand at creating an elephant sanctuary near Kbal Spean, in 2003. The lukewarm reception and eventual bankruptcy of this undertaking was primarily due to the lack of interest in eco-tourism at the time of creation.

In 2017 David co-founded Siem Reap's first Elephant Retirement Park for Cambodia's largest privately owned elephant herd, the first and only ACES (Asian Captive Elephant Standards) certified facility in Cambodia.[5] protecting the captive Asian elephants in Siem Reap Province in Cambodia, as well as protecting up to 1100 acres of protected forest inhabited by the former elephants of Angkor UNESCO World Heritage site.[6][7][8][9][10]

Piot was elected President of the Siem Reap Chapter of the Cambodia Hotel Association in 2020. As the associations youngest ever chapter president, he represented the private sector during the COVID-19 pandemic, advocating for a cautious liberalization of the business landscape following the crisis. He was reelected for a second term in September 2022.[11][12]

References

  1. ^ "Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. 1967July-Dec". HathiTrust. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  2. ^ "1996 Asia Times, Pure bliss. 2 August 1996". Ternyata. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  3. ^ "David Jaya Piot". Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Kulen Elephant Forest: Angkor Wat Elephants New Home". 24 September 2022. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Elephant audit gets thumbs up". www.tourismcambodia.org. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  6. ^ "A return to Siem Reap, and quieter days". www.travelweekly.com. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  7. ^ "Letter from Siem Reap: Jolie spotting, Khmer home lunch and elephant playtime". www.webintravel.com. 23 February 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  8. ^ K. Pratt, Mary (3 December 2021). "Finding Sanctuary". www.khmertimes.com.
  9. ^ Rinith, Taing (18 July 2022). "A haven for retired elephants; Khmer Times". www.khmertimes.com.
  10. ^ Hong, Raksmey. "Up close and personal with elephants; Phnom Penh Post". www.phnompenhpost.com.
  11. ^ g. "Board of Directors". www.cambodiahotelassociation.com.kh/.
  12. ^ Sotha, Thong. "Accommodating elephants and tourists in Siem Reap". www.khmerpostasia.com.
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