Vudha Bhirombhakdi ( th, วุฒา ภิรมย์ภักดี, born 13 May 1934) is a Thai business executive. He is a third-generation member of the

Bhirombhakdi family The Bhirombhakdi family ( th, ภิรมย์ภักดี) is a Thai business family of partial Chinese descent. The family traces its origins to Phraya Bhirombhakdi (personal name Boonrawd Sreshthaputra, 1872–1950), who founded the countr ...

, and serves as chairman of

Boon Rawd Brewery Boon Rawd Brewery ( th, บริษัท บุญรอดบริวเวอรี่ จำกัด) is a well-known Thai brewery founded in 1933 by Phraya Bhirom Bhakdi (Boonrawd Sreshthaputra). It also produces soft drinks and bottled dr ...

, one of

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's largest beer corporations. Vudha is the elder of two sons of Vidya Bhirombhakdi, the adopted son of the family patriarch Phraya Bhirombhakdi. He graduated in engineering from the HTL Bohne in Munich (now part of the

Munich University of Applied Sciences The Munich University of Applied Sciences (HM) (german: Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaften München) was founded in 1971 and is the largest university of applied sciences in Bavaria with about 17,800 students. The Munich University of Appl ...

), and joined the company overseeing its production facilities, as well as the construction of its Khon Kaen brewery. He is currently chairman of the board, following the death of his uncle Chamnong in 2015, while his cousin

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serves as CEO. He is also a former

sports shooter Shooting sports is a group of competitive and recreational sporting activities involving proficiency tests of accuracy, precision and speed in shooting — the art of using ranged weapons, mainly small arms (firearms and airguns, in forms such as ...

. He won a silver medal in the

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event at the

1974 Asian Games The 7th Asian Games ( fa, بازی‌های آسیایی ۱۹۷۴) were held from 1 to 16 September 1974 in Tehran, Imperial State of Iran. The Aryamehr Sports Complex was built for the Games. The Asian Games were hosted in the Middle East for th ...

, and competed in the mixed trap event at the

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon ...

. He was married to Khunying Oranuch Bhirombhakdi; they have four children: Vudtinun, Voravud, Nathawan Teepsuwan and Thanavud.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bhirombhakdi, Vudha 1934 births Living people Vudha Bhirombhakdi Vudha Bhirombhakdi Vudha Bhirombhakdi Vudha Bhirombhakdi Shooters at the 1984 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 1974 Asian Games Asian Games medalists in shooting Vudha Bhirombhakdi Medalists at the 1974 Asian Games Place of birth missing (living people)