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[19 Jun 2009 | Comments Off | 2,139 views]
Dr.Piyasvasti Amranand, new President of Thai Airways International Plc

Date of Birth:  11 July 1953
Father:  Prok Amranand (Former deputy minister of commerce and ambassador to the United States)
Mother:  M.R. Pimsai Amranand
Marital Status:  Married to Anik Amranand with two children
Education:
1972 — Bryanston School, Dorset, U.K.
1975 — B.A. (First Class Honours) in Mathematics, Brasenose College, Oxford, U.K.
1977 — M.Sc. (Distinction) in Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, London School of Economics (L.S.E.), U.K.
1979 — Ph.D., Economics, London School of Economics (L.S.E.), U.K.
Work Experiences:
1980-1992 — Chief of Planning Technique Section and Director of Economic Analysis and Projection Division, National …

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[8 Jun 2009 | No Comment | 1,486 views]
Adirek Sripratak, President and Chief Executive Officer of Charoen Pokphand Foods Plc

Date of Birth: 18 July 1946
Education: 
- Vocational Certificate, Bangkok Commercial College
- Honorary Doctorate in Science from Maejo University, Thailand
Other positions in CP Group of companies:
 
 

- Chairman, Bangkok Agricultural Products Plc.
- Chairman, Bangkok Produce Merchandising Plc.
- Chairman, Charoen Pokphand Northeastern Plc.
- Director, Bangkok Feedmill Co., Ltd.
- Director, C.P. Food Solutions Co., Ltd.
- Director, C.P. Merchandising Co., Ltd.
- Director, CPF Training Center Co., Ltd.
- Director, CPF Food Products Co., Ltd.
- Director, CPF IT Center Co., Ltd.
- Director, CP-Yonekyu Co.,Ltd.

PEOPLE

[4 Jun 2009 | No Comment | 2,654 views]
Dr. Sathit Limpongpan, new Permanent Secretary for Finance

Date of Birth:  9 July 1950
Education:
- Bachelor of Laws, Thammasat University, Bangkok

- Barrister at Laws, Thailand 
- Master of Laws, Tulane University, Louisiana, U.S.A.
- Master in Economics, Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University, Bangkok
- Ph.D. (Development Administration), National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA), Thailand
- Leaders in Development: Managing Political & Economic Reform, Harvard University
- Advanced Management Program, Oxford University
Experiences:
2007 – Deputy Permanent Secretary and Chief of Property Group, Office of Permanent Secretary for Finance
2004 — Director General, Customs Department
2002 — Director General, Excise Department
2000 — Director General, Fiscal Policy Office
1999 — Inspector General, …

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[15 May 2009 | No Comment | 1,176 views]
Dr Viroj Mavichak, Managing Director of Thai Oil Plc

Born:  December 2, 1948
Education:
- Bachelor’s Degree (Honours) in Civil Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok
- Master’s Degree and PhD in Civil Engineering, University of Texas at Austin

Dr Viroj began his career in the petroleum and petrochemical businesses at the then Natural Gas Organization of Thailand (NGOT) which had become a part of the state-run Petroleum Authority of Thailand (PTT) in 1978, before being incorporated as PTT Plc and listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand in late 2001.
In 1994, he was appointed deputy governor for corporate finance, and a year later …

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[12 May 2009 | No Comment | 2,047 views]
Chanin Vongkusolkit, Chief Executive Officer of Banpu Plc

Date of Birth:  26 September 1952
Education:

Bachelor in Economics, Thammasat University, Bangkok
MBA(Finance), St. Louis University, Missouri, U.S.A.
Work Experience:
Nov 2004 – present  –  Director, The Erawan Group Plc
Nov 2003 – present  –  Director, Ratchburi Electricity Generating Holding Plc
1997 – present  –  Director, BLCP Power Ltd
1996 – present  –  Director, Banpu Power Ltd
1983 – present  –  Director, Mitr Phol Sugar Corp Ltd.

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[30 Apr 2009 | No Comment | 1,456 views]
Kan Trakulhoon, President of Siam Cement Plc

Kan Trakulhoon has been appointed as the president of Siam Cement Plc (SCC) since January 1, 2006, almost 29 years after joining Thailand’s biggest industrial conglomerate right after graduation.
Kan, 53, holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering (Gold Medal, First-Class Honors) from Chulalongkorn University and Master’s Degrees in Engineering and Business Management from Georgia Institute of Technology, USA. He also completed the Advanced Management Program (AMP) at Harvard University, USA.
During his career at Siam Cement, Kan had held several key positions in the group. His successes included the establishment of …