Dr Prasarn Trairatvorakul, the BoT governor
Date of Birth: August 20, 1952
Education:
1974 — Bachelor of Engineering, First-class Honours, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok
1976 — Master of Engineering in Industrial Engineering and Management, Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok
1978 — Master in Business Administration, Harvard University, Massachusetts, USA
1981 — Doctor of Business Administration, Harvard University, Massachusetts, USA
Current Position:
2004 – present — President , Kasikornbank Plc
Work Experiences:
2005 — Chairman, K-Factoring Company Limited
2005 — Chairman, K-Leasing Company Limited
1999 – 2003 — Secretary-General, Securities and Exchange Commission of Thailand
1992 – 1999 — Deputy Secretary-General, Securities and Exchange Commission of Thailand
1983 – 1992 — Bank of Thailand
- Economist, Department of Economic Research
- Section Chief, Department of Bank Supervision and Examination
- Deputy Director, Department of Financial Institutions Supervision and
Examination
1981 – 1983 Research Fellow, International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington DC, USA
Current Social Positions:
2004 – present — Executive Director, Thai Bankers’ Association
1998 – present — Director, Thai Red Cross Society
2001 – present — Chairman, Thai Red Cross Society’s Eye Bank
1999 – present — Member, Steering Committees on Graduate Programs in Finance,
Chulalongkorn and Thammasat Universities
Other Previous Positions:
2002 – 2003 — Member of Economic Policy Working Group, Ministry of Finance
2001 – 2004 — Trustee, Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI)
2001 – 2003 — Director and Chairman of Audit Committee, Thailand Asset Management
Corporation
2001 – 2004 — Advisor of the Financial Institutions Policy Board of the Bank of Thailand
2000 – 2003 — Director, State Enterprises Capital Policy Committee
1998 – 2000 — Director of the Financial Reform Advisory Committee, Ministry of Finance
1998 – 2004 — Member, the Law Reform Commission of the Council of State












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