Sannam S4, India. Haike Manning has been appointed as executive director, South East Asia of Sannam S4, and will be based in Vietnam following the company’s acquisition of the education business of LightPath Consulting Group. Haike, in his newly-created role, will bring years of experience in diplomacy and trade negotiations to the job and will lead Sannam S4’s expansion in the high-potential, fast-growing Southeast Asia region. He has been based in Vietnam since 2012. On his appointment, Haike said: “I am tremendously excited to be joining Sannam S4, especially during its current period of rapid and ambitious global expansion. Their unrivaled expertise in key markets have set an industry standard, as does the energy and dynamism of the company.” Previously, he has served as the New Zealand ambassador to Vietnam, as well as senior trade negotiator for New Zealand at the World Trade Organization and in the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations. He established LightPath Consulting Group in 2017.