Pote Videt is a Managing Director of Lombard based in Bangkok.

Prior to joining Lombard in 2002, Mr. Videt was Managing Director of Credit Suisse First Boston responsible for Southeast Asia, and Managing Director of Goldman Sachs in Hong Kong. His transactional experience has ranged from small entrepreneurial concerns to several Fortune Global 500 companies, government enterprises and international organizations. In its first worldwide survey, Global Finance magazine named Mr. Videt as one of the best bankers in the emerging markets. In 1997, Mr. Videt served briefly as Deputy Minister of Commerce in the Thai Government. From 1998-2001, he served as advisor to the Deputy Prime Minister Dr. Supachai Panitchpakdi (former head of the WTO) with regard to international economic policy. He has also served on the Council of Economic Advisors to the Prime Minister of Thailand.

Mr. Videt serves on the Boards of the Asian Corporate Governance Association and the Emerging Markets Private Equity Association, and is trustee emeritus of the Asia Society - New York. Mr. Videt graduated summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa from Yale University with a B.A. degree (1974) and holds an M.B.A. (1976) with distinction from Harvard Business School.

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