Country Manager, Linfox Laos & Cambodia
In December 2022, Brendon Bangma was appointed as Country Manager for Linfox Laos and Cambodia. He has significant regional logistics expertise within FMCG, mining and agriculture sectors.
In his earlier career, he worked with large Australian agri-businesses GrainCorp and Landmark across various logistics and manufacturing planning roles. He gained significant experience in bulk and dangerous goods transport and storage operations. In 2017, Brendon joined the Crawford Fund on a project to provide agricultural logistics expertise to the provincial government in the south of Laos.
In 2018, Brendon had joined Linfox Thailand as an Operations Director leading cross-border operations into Laos. He was promoted in 2019 to be a Regional Account Manager taking care of a key customer relationship across the Asia-Pacific. Working alongside Linfox’s Country Managers, he was pivotal in driving business change, value creation, and network transformation.
Moving to Australia in 2021 to spend time closer to family, Brendon worked as the National Operations Manager with DB Schenker based in Sydney. In early 2022 he returned to Laos to provide management on the establishment and operation of the Thanaleng Dry Port at the junction of the new China-Lao and Thai-Lao railways.
Brendon holds a Master’s degree in Sciences from the University of Amsterdam and a Bachelor’s degree in Asian Studies and Anthropology from the University of Sydney. He is currently studying a Graduate Certificate in Digital Transformation from the Australian National University.
Brendon grew up in Sydney and enjoys wakeboarding in his free time.