B.A. (Business Administration), Boston University, U.S.A.
Training
Director Accreditation Program (DAP)
Thai Institute of Directors Association
Current position
Chairman, Padaeng Industry Public Company Limited
Chairman, Thai Asia Pacific Brewery Company Limited
Chairman, Siam Makro Public Company Limited
Chairman, Amata City Company Limited
Chairman of Advisors, Thai-Laos Association for Friendship
The Honorable Chairman of the TOA Group of Companies
Director, Thai Pure Drinks Company Limited
Director, Thai Tapioca Development Institute
Director and Member of the Governance and Nomination Committee, The Siam Cement Public Company Limited
Independent Director and Audit Committee Member of Charoen Pokphand Foods Public Company Limited
Advisor to the Board of Directors of Bangkok Bank Public Company Limited
Working experience
Chief Executive Officer, Padaeng Industry Public Company Limited
Director-General, Department of Political Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Director-General, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Thai Ambassador to Belgium & Chief of Mission to the European Community
Thai Ambassador to the U.S.A
The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Minister of Foreign Affairs
Chairman of the Asia-Europe Business Forum II
Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors Bangkok Bank Public Company Limited
Member of the Board of Director, Vinythai Public Company Limited
Chairman of the Thai-Laos Association
Francis Vanbellen
Managing Director,
Director
and Strategic Committee Member
Education
Master’s Degree in Chemical Engineering, Catholic University Leuven (KUL), Belgium
Master of Business Administration, Vlerick Management School, Belgium
Strategic Innovation Management, Insead, Fontainebleau, France
Business Excellence Assessor, EFQM, Brussels, Belgium
Current position
Owner Vanbellen Consulting, Belgium
Managing Director Global Mining and Minerals, Belgium
Chairman of the Board Global Mining and Minerals, Germany
Working experience
Manager special metals refinery Umicore Hoboken, Belgium.
Manager precious metals refinery Umicore Hoboken, Belgium.
Manager raw materials sampling department Umicore Hoboken, Belgium.
Head of Department human resources & business excellence, Umicore Brussels, Belgium.
Head of Department knowledge & supply chain management, Umicore Hoboken, Belgium.
Head of Department Precious Metals Operations, Umicore Hoboken, Belgium.
Plant Manager Umicore Precious Metals Refining Operations, Hoboken, Belgium
Ahmed Bin Fahad Al-Mehiri Director, Strategic Committee Member and The Nomination and Remuneration Committee
Education
MBA in Finance from Boston University (USA)
B.Sc. in International Management from Boston University (USA)
Current position
Chief Executive Officer – Istithmar World Ventures LLC
Working experience
Over 15 years of mergers and acquisition and investment banking experience, covering telecom & technology, real estate and financial institutions.
Prior to joining Istithmar World Ventures, Ahmed held a senior position at Millennium Finance Corporation and originated buy & sell side mandates for ransactions totalling over US$15 billion by market capitalization.
Formerly, as the Chief Investment Officer of Etisalat International Investment, Ahmed also led the international expansion of operations and executed transactions in excess of US$7 billion.
Worked for over 8 years for a private equity fund based in New York.
Ravi Gidwani Director and Strategic Committee Member
Education
MBA, SDA Bocconi School of Management, Italy B Sc. (Econ.) Economics,
London School of Economics, UK
Current position
Director – Private Equity, Istithmar World PJSC
Working experience
Consultant, Marakon Associates
Senior Analyst, McKinsey&Co.
Equity Analyst, ABN AMRO
Surapol Supradit Director and Strategic Committee Member
Education
National Defence College of Thailand (Class 46)
Cert. in Middle management, Revenue Canada
Cert. in English for management, University of Sydney
Bachelor of Law, Thammasat University
Bachelor of Economics, Sukhothai Thammathirat University
The Thai Bar, Institute of Legal Education of The Thai Bar
Master of Business Administration (Organization Management),
Dhurakij Pundit University (on university scholarship)
Training
Thai Institute of Directors Association
- Directors Certification Program 2006
Current position
Consultant in Development and Tax Administration, Excise Department
Working experience
Deputy Director, Excise Department
Assistant to the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Finance
Head of the Office of the Secretary to the Minister of Finance
Paron Israsena Independent Director, Audit Committee Member and The Nomination and Remuneration Committee
Education
Master of Science (M.E.), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), U.S.A.
Training
The Board’s Role in Setting Effective Compensation Policy,
Thai Institute of Directors Association
The Audit Committee…The Expectation Increase and
The Responsibility Expansion, The Stock Exchange of Thailand
Director Accreditation Program (DAP), Class 4/2003,
The Stock Exchange of Thailand and Thai Institute of Directors Association
Current position
Director, Member of the Audit Committee and
Chairman, The Governance and Nomination Committee,
The Siam Cement Public Company Limited
Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee,
Summakorn Public Company Limited
Chairman, Shin Satellite Public Company Limited
Member, Thailand Industrial Standard Institute, Ministry of Industry
Director, The National Competitiveness Development Board
Academic Director, The National Economic and Social Development Board
Working experience
President, The Siam Cement Public Company Limited
Chairman, The Federation of Thai Industries
Senator and Member of National Legislative Assembly
Chairman, Committee on Economics & Industry of the Senate
Academic Director, Thailand Productivity Institute
Karel Vinck Independent Director and Strategic Committee Member
Education
Master’s Degree in Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KUL), Belgium
Master of Business Administration, Cornell University, U.S.A.
Vinai Vamvanij Independent Director and Audit Committee Member
Education
Professional Accountancy, CPA, Australia
Training
Thai Institute of Directors Association
- DCP Refresher Course
- Directors Certification Program 2001
- Chairman 2000
- Creating a Strategic Direction
Current position
Independent Director and Audit Committee,
Christiani & Nielsen (Thai) Public Company Limited
Director, Continental Petrochemical (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
Working experience
Executive Director, Thonburi Automotive Assembly Plant Company Limited
President, Continental Petrochemical (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
Chief Executive Officer, Aquastar Group
Aswin Kongsiri Independent Director, Audit Committee Member and The Nomination and Remuneration Committee
Education
B.A. (Hons.) in Philosophy, Politics and Economics, Oxford University, England
Training
Banff School of Advanced Management, Alberta, Canada
The National Defend Course for the Joint State-Private Sectors,
Class 6, National Defend College
Directors Certification Program, Class 11/2001, Thai Institute of Directors Association (IOD) and Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICO)
Chairman 2000, Class 5/2001, Thai Institute of Directors Association (IOD) and Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICO)
Current position
Chairman of the Executive Committee, Electricity Generating Public Company Limited
Director, Chairman of Risk Management Committee and Chairman of Nominating Committee, Bangkok Aviation Fuel Services Public Company Limited
Director and Executive Director, Krung Thai Bank Public Company Limited
Director and Audit Committee Member, TRIS Rating Company Limited
Director, Thai-German Ceramic Industry Public Company Limited
Director and Chairman of Audit Committee, The Oriental Hotel (Thailand) Public Company Limited
Director, Audit Committee Member and Chairman of Nominating and Remuneration Committee, Thai Reinsurance Public Company Limited
Director, Audit Committee Member, Risk Management Committee and Chairman of Nominating and Remuneration Committee, Muang Thai Life Assurance Company Limited
Director, Ch. Karnchang Public Company Limited
Working experience
President, The Industrial Finance Corporation of Thailand
Pinit Vongmasa Independent Director, Strategic Committee Member and The Nomination and Remuneration Committee
Education
B.Eng. (Electrical Engineering), Chulalongkorn University
M.S. (Ind. Mgt.), Oklahoma State University, U.S.A.
Advance Management Program, Harvard University, U.S.A.
Training
Directors Certification Program 2001, Thai Institute of Directors Association
Current position
Director, Padaeng Industry Public Company Limited
Working experience
Chief Executive Officer, Padaeng Industry Public Company Limited
President and Chief Executive Officer, Padaeng Industry Public Company Limited
President, The Siam Kubota Industry Co., Ltd.
Managing Director, The CPAC Concrete Products Company Limited
Education
MBA in Finance, University of Missouri, Kansas City, USA BS in Management Science & Computer System, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, USA
Training
Director Certification Program 2011 Thai Institute of Directors Association
Current position
Chairman & CEO, Finansa Capital Limited
Director of Padaeng Industry Public Company Limited
Director of PTT Exploration and Production Public Company Limited
Fellow Director of Energy Fund Administration Institute’s Committee
Director of Finansa Public Company Limited
Director of Finansa Capital Limited
Working experience
Chairman & CEO, Finansa Securities Limited
Senior Executive Vice President, Siam Commercial Bank Plc.
Senior Country Officer & Co-Head of Investment Banking,
JPMorgan Chase Thailand
Managing Director & Co-Head of Global Markets,
Deutsche Bank Thailand
Bank of America, Thailand, last post as Country Manager
Leasing Specialist, IBM Thailand
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