Key Staff
Catherine Heald, Co-Founder & CEO
In her 25-year career, Catherine has founded and run four companies in New York, Hong Kong, China, San Francisco and Los Angeles, including two travel software companies. Wanderlust, her second company, licensed the popular Pink Panther character from MGM/UA. She took the company public on NASDAQ in 1996 - Silicon Alley's first IPO. She lived in Asia for seven years and has visited over 100 countries. more >>
Jay Tindall, Co-Founder & COO
(Bangkok Office)
A four-time entrepreneur, Jay has been working and traveling internationally for the past 20 years, doing business in 50 countries throughout Asia/Pacific, Africa, Europe and South America. He lived in Hong Kong for seven years where he founded and ran Orientation.com, a multilingual Internet portal network in 35 countries and 17 languages. more >>
Dr. Barb Paldus, Board Member
Dr. Barb Paldus is a partner at Skymoon Ventures, and CEO of Finesse, a technology company that creates solutions for running bioreactors. Barb received both her Ph.D. and M.S.E.E. degrees in electrical engineering from Stanford University. She received her BS in electrical engineering and applied mathematics from the University of Waterloo.
Bruce Lazarus, Vice President of Marketing
A native New Yorker, Bruce brings his 25-year history in the art world to Remote Lands and its clients, many, if not most of whom are avid art collectors or connoisseurs. After earning a degree in Art History from the University of Pennsylvania, Bruce worked at Sotheby's, at fine art galleries such as Hirschl and Adler on Madison Avenue, and founded his own Seven Seas Gallery in Nantucket.more >>
Wendy Clayton, Vice President of Sales
Prior to joining Remote Lands, Wendy was Director of Member Sales and Service in the New York office of the Virtuoso luxury travel network. Having worked in the travel field for more than 20 years and visited 93 countries and all seven continents, Wendy brings both her vast experience in the industry and passion for wildlife-oriented travel to her position as Vice President of Sales. more >>
Audrey Luk, Senior Asia Travel Writer
After graduating from the University of California at Berkeley, Audrey relocated to Hong Kong, a move that launched her journalism career and afforded her ample travel opportunities. As a writer, Audrey has been published in The Los Angeles Times, Time Europe, Time Asia, South China Morning Post, ArtAsiaPacific, Dynasty, Silkroad and Cover. She has also been a reviews editor at ArtAsiaPacific and an assistant editor at Nihao magazine.
Brian Lonergan, Asia Travel Writer
Before joining Remote Lands, Brian was a writer for New York City's PBS affiliate, during which time he received his master's degree in journalism from Columbia University and moonlighted as a jazz critic for AllAboutJazz-New York. He was first bitten by the Asia travel bug when he visited his brother living in Japan, where he has returned several times in addition to other destinations in Asia..
Piyamat Rueangnoi, Senior Travel Coordinator
(Bangkok Office)
After working with two of the largest travel outfitters in Southeast Asia, Piyamat is an expert on travel in the region. She got her start in the travel industry at IBN Group (Thaifly.com), then moved on to work with Exotissimo, a large firm based in Saigon that was the first foreign company to be granted a tourism-operating license in Vietnam. As a travel consultant at Exotissimo, Piyamat honed her skills designing custom journeys.
Natnaree Thutakit, Finance Manager
(Bangkok Office)
Ae is the Chief Accountant of Remote Lands and comes to us with seven years of experience in finance and accounting. Most recently, she worked at Tee-Off Asia, which offers golf trips throughout Thailand. Working here piqued her interest in travel and to that end, she has traveled extensively through Thailand and her favorite places include Koh Samet and Pranburi. Ae plans to visit Pai, which is close to the border with Myanmar, next.
Paweena Boonduaylan, Travel Coordinator
(Bangkok Office)
Lek comes to Remote Lands with four years of experience in the travel industry, most recently with Intrepid Travel, a top Australian tour operator where she was in charge of making hotel reservations and booking services with local suppliers, mostly in Chiang Mai. Previously, she worked for Exotissimo where her job included assigning guides, issuing job orders for guides and transportation, handling emergency support on a 24-hour basis, and making reservations with hotels, restaurants, cruises, and other vendors.
Onprawee Suknarong, Travel Coordinator
(Bangkok Office)
Yam has been involved the hospitality and travel industry since 2005. Prior to working for Remote Lands, she worked for Diethelm Travel, one of the largest travel companies in Southeast Asia, after graduating from Suan Dusit Rajabhat University (SDU) Bangkok, with a degree in Tourism Studies. She has also guided tours for various other companies in Thailand.
Skymoon Ventures
Skymoon Ventures Skymoon Ventures is a California-based venture capital firm founded by serial entrepreneur Dr. Mike Farmwald, co-founder of Rambus Inc., a leading chip technology developer, and a venture partner of Benchmark Capital. more >>