Annual Report 2013
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Board of Directors
1. Mr. Prasert Bunsumpun (61) Chairman of the Board/Chairman of Executive Committee Percentage of Shareholding: 0.002% Date of first appointment: 31 January 2012
2. Mr. Chalermchai Mahagitsiri (35) Executive Vice Chairman/Member of Executive Committee/Member of Risk Management Committee Percentage of shareholding: 15.696% Date of first appointment: 31 January 2012 (was appointed as President & Chief Executive Officer effective on 1 January 2014)
3. M.L. Chandchutha Chandratat
Mr. Prasert Bunsumpun was appointed as director in January 2012 and Chairman of the Board in March 2012. Mr. Prasert Bunsumpun serves as Chairman of PTT Global Chemical Plc. He holds directorships at PTT Plc., Krung Thai Bank Plc., and Shin Corporation Plc. He also is Chairman of Mermaid Maritime Plc., and the Thailand Business Council for Sustainable Development (TBCSD). He was President and CEO of PTT Plc., Chairman of IRPC Plc., PTT Exploration and Production Plc., Chairman of PTT Chemical Plc., PTT Aromatic and Refinery Plc., together with Director of Thai Oil Plc., and Bang Chak Petroleum Plc.
Mr. Chalermchai Mahagitsiri was appointed as director in January 2012 and Executive Vice Chairman in February 2013. He serves as Chief Executive Officer of PM Group Co., Ltd. which is a holding company of Mr. Prayudh Mahagitsiri family, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Vice Chairman of Mermaid Maritime Plc., and Vice Chairman of Unique Mining Services Plc. He also serves as Director of Quality Coffee Products Co., Ltd. which is partnering with Nestle SA Switzerland to produce Nescafe. He also serves as Director of Posco-Thainox Public Co., Ltd., Sak Chaisidhi Co., Ltd. and Thai Film Industries Plc., and Managing Director of Lakewood Country Club Co., Ltd.
M.L. Chandchutha Chandratat joined in 2005 as the Chief Executive Officer. His professional experience began with Bank of America, where he served in San Francisco (U.S.A.), Hong Kong, and Bangkok from 1989 to 1994. He joined Bangkok Bank Plc. from 1994 to 2000 and worked for J.P. Morgan, Hong Kong from 2000 to 2002 and Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Asia (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. from 2002 to 2005.
Mr. Bunsumpun holds a M.B.A. from Utah State University, U.S.A., a B.Eng. in Civil Engineering from Chulalongkorn University. He received Honorary Doctoral in Engineering from Chulalongkorn University, Honorary Doctoral in Management from National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA), Honorary Doctoral in Management Science from Petchaburi Rajabhat University, Honorary Doctoral in Management from Mahasarakarm University, Honorary Doctoral in Social Innovation Management, Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University. Moreover, Mr. Bunsumpun received a Certificate in Advanced Management Program (AMP 155) from Harvard Business School, USA., Certificate in National Defense College (Class Number 4010), Certificate in Politics and Government in Democracy for Executives (Class 6) from King Prajadhipok’s Institute, and Certificate in Capital Market Academy Leadership Program (Class 3) from Capital Market Academy. He also completed the Director Accreditation Program (DAP 26/2004) in 2004 and the Role of Chairman Program (RCP 28/2012) in 2012 by the Thai Institute of Directors Association (IOD).
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Mr. Mahagitsiri holds a M.S. in Finance from Boston University and a B.S. in Finance from Suffolk University, both in USA. Mr. Mahagitsiri completed the Director Accreditation Program (DAP 30/2004) in 2004 and the Directors Certification Program (DCP 53/2005) in 2005 by the Thai Institute of Directors Association.
(47) President & Chief Executive Officer/ Member of Executive Committee Percentage of Shareholding: 0.113% Date of first appointment: 31 January 2005 (resigned, effective on 31 December 2013)
He received his M.B.A. from the University of California at Berkeley in 1989 and his B.S. (magna cum laude) in Economics from the University of Minnesota in 1987. In 2006, he completed the Directors Certification Program (DCP 70/2006) by the Thai Institute of Directors Association.