Phnom Penh, 7 July 2026 – Every two years, a small group of leaders across Cambodia’s European business community steps forward to do important work. Sitting in the same room with regulators, industry peers, and institutional partners, they work to make doing business in Cambodia a more efficient and productive endeavour, one meeting at a time. This September, EuroCham Cambodia will renew that leadership, welcoming the next generation of committee chairs and vice-chairs to take up the mandate.
With applications officially open as of the first of July, we are inviting senior leaders from member companies and from across our National Chapters to put themselves forward, with a particular call for more women leaders and SME representatives to step into these cross-cutting roles.
The chamber’s 12 Sectoral Committees span diverse industries — from Digital & Technology and Tax & Governance to Tourism & Hospitality, Healthcare, and Agribusiness — and represent the engines of EuroCham’s advocacy work. They are where individual frustrations, sector-wide obstacles, and economic opportunities get turned into collective positions, policy recommendations and, eventually, dialogue with the regulatory bodies that can act on them.
This regulatory action is not hypothetical. Over the past two years, EuroCham committees have contributed to meaningful progress that directly benefit businesses across industries. Through ongoing conversations with the General Department of Customs and Excise and the support from the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC), the Transport & Logistics Committee’s recommendation on the simplification on the customs procedure has seen a significant progress. Nine out of 13 forms required for customs processes were eliminated, creating a more streamlined and efficient landscape for logistics operators.
Issues surrounding fair competition across sectors also saw recent and significant progress. Long an issue for European businesses concerned about a level playing field in the beverage sector, the ban on “ring-pull prizes” for beer and sugary drinks is directly in line with the FMCG Committee’s recommendations. Likewise, the lack of a clear definition for “new cars” was consistently voiced as an issue by the Automotive Committee, with the Government’s recent announcement of an official definition providing much needed clarity for the sector.
In terms of day-to-day activities, elected leaders take on four broad responsibilities: keeping their committee’s membership engaged, setting and monitoring a strategic roadmap, contributing to EuroCham’s advocacy and White Book recommendations, and shaping the committee’s event calendar — from proposing topics and speakers to participating at committee events themselves. But none of this happens alone. EuroCham’s Advocacy, Membership, Communications, and Events teams stand behind every committee, handling the operations, coordination, and execution so that elected leaders can focus on judgment and direction rather than administration and logistics.
The election runs on a staggered timeline. A communication campaign is currently underway and will serve to explain how chair and vice-chairs function within committees and encourage members to put themselves forward, running alongside the opening of applications.
Through late July and August, EuroCham will hold internal meetings to align each committee with elections following in September, when members choose their representatives for the next two years. By the end of October, newly elected leaders will launch their strategic roadmaps together, a moment designed to coordinate priorities across committees before the real work begins.
Leading one of EuroCham’s Sectoral Committees involves closed-door meetings, drafting sessions, event planning, and the gradual business of building trust between the private sector and government. A Committee Leadership Survey conducted in June 2026, which drew responses from all committees, found that majority of the current leaders spend an average of just over 2 hours per week on committee activities and take part in an average of two meetings or events per month.
But for the people who have done it, the position is described less as a duty and more as one a meaningful endeavor that expands their networks, deepens their knowledge, and offers a chance to make real-world improvements in Cambodia’s business landscape.
How to Apply
Find all election details and application processes here: EuroCham Committee Elections 2026
Members interested in standing for election can submit their application through EuroCham’s online form. For questions about the process, contact Ms. Chan Mey Ching, Senior Advocacy Officer, at advocacy.officer@eurocham-cambodia.org or +855 10 871 396.
