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2nd XI Undefeated GPS Premiers
Captained by Jeremy Campese, the 2nds had an undefeated season leaking very few goals and scoring 15 GPS goals culminating in winning the inaugural Seconds Plate as well as outright 2nds Premier Champions.
Bee Taechaubol (ON 1992) – Philanthropist
Newington Old Boy, Bee Taechaubol, pictured above, is now the major shareholder (48% holding) of AC Milan. Bee, married with two children lives is Bangkok and owns the Thai Prime Company Limited, a South-East Asian based Private Equity group. Thai Prime has interests in a number of sectors, including financial services, construction, property, technology, parking, traffic infrastructure, sports and payment gateways.
Bee is also a substantial philanthropist and wants to bring the game of Football to all children throughout South-East Asia. in 2014, Taechaubol acquired the exclusive rights as sole organizer across Asia for the Global Legends Series, a four-game series bringing together legendary football players from around the world. These players play against each other in a Legends vs. Legends four-match series in different cities across the world. Players include Fabio Cannavaro, Michael Owen, Luis Figo, Cafu and Ronaldo amongst others. The Global Legends Series inaugural match took place on 5 December 2014 in Bangkok, Thailand. Launched with a ceremony to honour his Majesty King Bhumibhol Adulyadej’s 87th birthday, the event was broadcast across the globe to more than 200 million viewers.