Cherdsak Virapat is TIEMS Regional Director for Asia 
Cherdsak Virapat has been working in the field of end-to-end multi-hazard early warning and mitigation systems for 20 years now. He had been appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of four organizations during the last 16 years (2008-2024). These are Executive Director, International Ocean Institute Headquarters (IOI HQ) in Malta (2008-2014); Director General, Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific (NACA), Inter-Governmental Organization, Bangkok, Thailand (2014-2019); Executive Director, International Institute for Trade and Development (Public Organization), Ministry of Commerce, Royal Thai Government, Bangkok, Thailand (Regional Institute) established in collaboration with the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) (2019-2020); Director General, Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific (CIRDAP), Inter-Governmental Organization, Dhaka, Bangladesh (2020–2024). He has been associated as a resource person of the International Emergency Management Society (TIEMS) since 2011.
It is highly important to note that TIEMS aims to prepare an inclusive resilient society through building capacity of the individual and community living at high-risk areas for better coping with disasters and achieving sustainable development. Its vision and mission strongly inspire me to work with the organization to promote knowledge-based and adaptive management for community learning, preparedness and response which will save their lives and property as well as to build up their capacities to better cope with impacts of climate change and natural disasters.