Sub-Committee Roles & Responsibilities
ALIA Sub-Committee
The role of a sub-committee within ALIA, typically involves focusing on a specific area of interest or concern related to the Association’s broader goals. They conduct expert analysis, develop initiatives, collaborate with stakeholders, offer recommendations, and provide resource support. Through these roles, they contribute to ALIA’s mission of advancing the lubricants industry in Asia. This shall have a clearly defined scope and objectives. They shall report progress against objectives into the Council.
ALIA Task Force
ALIA task forces operate within specific sub-committees, focusing on targeted initiatives within their area of expertise. They conduct in-depth analysis, develop and execute initiatives, and collaborate with diverse stakeholders. Task forces provide recommendations to the parent sub-committee, report progress regularly, and operate with a flexible structure. Their role is vital in driving focused projects, contributing to ALIA’s strategic goals, and advancing the lubricants industry in Asia. All task forces shall have clearly defined Terms of Reference (TOR) including the point at which to disband.
Sub-committee Overview & Objectives
Sustainability
Sub-committee
Promotes environmental responsibility, resource efficiency, circular economy initiatives, and carbon footprint reduction within the Asian lubricants industry. They aim to engage stakeholders, advocate for policies, provide education, measure and report progress transparently, encourage innovation, align with global standards, and pursue continuous improvement.
CHAIR
Charlotte Kehoe
Technology Manager (AsPac), bp Singapore
Technology Sub-committee
Aims to drive technological innovation and excellence within the manufacturing and marketing sectors within the Asian lubricants industry. Objectives include promoting innovation adoption, supporting research and development, building awareness on new products and raw materials, industry and OEM specifications, sharing industry best practices, providing market intelligence, building awareness and education, fostering collaboration, and pursuing continuous improvement.
CHAIR
Paul Nai
Senior Director, APAC, Large & Small Engine, Lubrizol Southeast Asia Pte Ltd
Health, Safety & Compliance Sub-committee
Focuses on ensuring safety, regulatory compliance and well-being within the Asian lubricants industry. Objectives include promoting safety awareness and complying with regulations across the supply chain. This includes the overview and upcoming changes to regulation, development of awareness on assessing and mitigating risks, preparing for emergencies and business continuity, supporting worker wellness, continuous improvement, and collaborating for advocacy.
Quality Management
Sub-committee
Aims to elevate product quality standards within the Asian lubricants industry through measures such as ensuring adherence to quality standards and implementing robust quality control across the value chain. This includes building awareness on accreditation and quality compliance, managing supplier quality, monitoring customer satisfaction, benchmarking best practices and managing product quality risks. This SC shall foster continuous improvement, promote collaboration and knowledge sharing.
Membership & Events
Dedicated to fostering engagement among members and organizing impactful events within the Asian lubricants industry. Objectives include enhancing membership engagement and growth, planning and managing industry events, marketing and promotion, providing member services, collecting feedback, developing partnerships, managing budgets, and continuously improving strategies and processes. This SC shall champion the member-to-member sharing webinar calendar.
CO-CHAIR
Watcharapong (Alex) Pathompanich
Business Development Director, P.S.P. Specialties Public Company Limited
CO-CHAIR
Andy Notomuljo
Director of Sales & Marketing – APAC
Master Chemical
How to get involved
We encourage all ALIA members to become involved in our subcommittees to help advance our collective interests. ALIA member companies can nominate one representative for each subcommittee. The representative does not need to be the official ALIA representative.