EMA Global, Asia’s leading Assistance Company has acquired Asia-Jets Medevac in Thailand, to support its regional growth
Singapore and Bangkok, Thailand – 27 October 2022:
EMA Global, Asia’s leading assistance company, today announced the acquisition of Asia-jets Medevac, a medevac and assistance company based in Thailand, which will be rebranded as EMA Global Thailand.
Having recently expanded its Malaysia and Philippines offices, this acquisition is part of EMA’s expansion plans and further supports EMA’s goal to become a one stop service provider for its growing client base in the Insurance, Corporate, Educational, and NGO sectors.
Commenting on the acquisition, Dr Winston Jong, Group CEO of EMA Global said: “We are excited to partner with Asia-jet, Adulsak Esichaikul (“Pom”) and his team in Thailand as we continue to see strong underlying fundamentals for assistance industry in Thailand and regionally.”
“We look forward to working closely with the EMA team and welcome Dr Winston Jong, Dexter Tan and their team to partner with us to build a customer-oriented assistance business that is backed by strong operational know how. We will proactively manage the existing clients of Asia-jet during this transition and examine opportunities to further support our customers in our key markets”, said Adulsak Esichaikul, President of EMA Thailand.
Dexter Tan, EMA Groups Head of Business Development, added: “EMA’s acquisition marks a new beginning for EMA Group and EMA Thailand with alignment among all the regional offices to grow the groups presence. EMA is well placed to help its customers to take advantage of the current difficulties surrounding potential pandemics, medical emergencies, travel, and corporate human resource needs.”
“For over 10 years, AJAA has been the preferred partner for many international insurance companies to provide 24/7 assistance to thier policyholders travelling into Thailand. As we are now part of EMA’s global network, we look forward to expanding our services and partnering with the growing outbound and domestic travel insurance sector”, concluded Sutima Sutima Piyasirikul, Operations Director of EMA Thailand.
About EMA Global
EMA Global is Asia’s leading Assistance Company, founded by Dr Winston Jong over 30 years ago, with a track record of 7,500+ medical evacuation missions in 200 locations across the globe.
Headquartered out of Singapore, and with a total of 7 offices and assistance centres across Asia, EMA Global supports 1,000,000+ individuals, handling 50,000+ assistance cases and 250+ medical evacuations annually. EMA Global is a member of the International Assistance Group, providing a global network of 200 accredited assistance partners in 140 countries.
EMA Global is the only assistance provider in Asia to gain full accreditation from EURAMI to operate air ambulances to transport patients in need of medical assistance. EMA GLOBAL also has full access to a complete range of state-of-the-art mobile medical equipment, enabling the cabin of our air-ambulances to be converted into flying Intensive Care Units at short notice.
For more information visit https://www.emaglobal.com.sg.
About AJAA – Asia Jet Air Ambulance
Asia Air Jet Air Ambulance (AJAA) was founded in 2012 by veterans of the air ambulance and medical assistance industry with a combined experience of more than 100 years. Since its inception, AJAA flew thousands of missions globally and domestically.
Through its strong partner network with the leading medical facilities in Thailand, AJAA became the partner of choice for international insurance and assistance companies, assisting international travellers coming into South East Asia and Thailand.
As of October 2022, AJAA is acquired by EMA Global, Asia’s leading assistance company.
For more information visit https://www.emaglobal.com.sg.
Media Enquiries EMA Global
Name: Dexter Tan
Title: Chief Corporate Development Officer
Email: dexter@emaglobal.com.sg
