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Claire Chiang
Co-founder and Senior Vice President, Banyan Group
Claire Chiang co-founded Banyan Group with Ho Kwon Ping in 1994. She chairs the Banyan Tree Global Foundation, the group’s sustainability arm, and leads Banyan Gallery, its retail business.
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Banyan Group began in Phuket in 1994 and has grown into a global hospitality company whose brands include Banyan Tree, Angsana, Cassia, Dhawa and Laguna. The group opened its 100th property in 2025.
Within the group, Claire Chiang oversees China business development, chairs the Banyan Tree Global Foundation and leads Banyan Gallery, which works with artisan communities to create sustainable livelihoods. She also founded Women of the World, an internal programme that builds leadership skills among the group’s female employees.