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Mr. Vanchai Chirathivat
Honorary Chairman
% Shareholdings : None

Present

  • Chairman: Central Group of Companies
  • Chairman: Central Department Store Co., Ltd.
  • Chairman: Central Trading Co.,Ltd.
  • President, Executive Director: Central Plaza Hotel Plc.
  • Honorary: Chairman Malee Sampran Public Co., Ltd.
  • Honorary Chairman: Post Publishing Plc.
  • Permanent Honorary President: Ethics and Morals Foundation
  • Vice Chairman: Thainfar Hospital Foundation
  • Director: Board of Commercial Investment Thailand - China
  • Permanent Honorary President: The Institute of Thai Hainan
  • Director: Indara Insurance Plc.

Mr. Suthichai Chirathivat
Chairman
% Shareholdings : 1.93

Present

  • Executive Chairman: Central Group of Companies
  • Executive Director: Central Plaza Hotel Plc.

Experience

  • Vice Chairman & CFO: Central Group of Companies
  • Assistant General Manager: Central Department Store Co., Ltd.
  • Assistant Manager: Central Department Store-Silom Branch
  • Manager: Central Department Store-Silom Branch

Mr. Paitoon Taveebhol
Independent Director
Chairman of Audit Committee
Advisory Chairman of Risk Management Committee

% Shareholdings : None

Present

  • Director, Audit Committee and Corporate Government: Somboon Advance Technology Plc.
  • Board Member: Mater Dei Institute
  • President: Mater Dei Institute Parent and Teacher Association
  • Director: Mater Dei Institute Foundation

Experience

  • President and Secretary General: The ASEAN Federation of Accountants
  • Managing Director: Arthur Andersen Business Advisory Ltd.
  • Director and Executive Director: SGV-Na Thalang Co., Ltd.
  • Vice President and Council Member: The Institute of Certified Accountants & Auditors of Thailand
  • Vice President and Council Member: The Institute of Internal Auditors of Thailand
  • Managing Director: BT Business Consulting Co., Ltd.

Mr. Chackchai Panichapat
Independent Director
Audit Committee Member
Chairman of Nomination and Remuneration Committee

% Shareholdings : None

Present

  • Director and Executive Director: Amata Corporation Plc.
  • Independent Director and Advisory Board Member: Saha Union Plc.
  • Independent Director, Chairman of Audit Committee, and Member of Nomination and Remuneration Committee: City Sports and Recreation Plc.
  • Chairman: Magnecomp Precision Technology Plc.
  • Independent Director, Member of Audit Committee and Chairman of Nomination and Remuneration Committee: Kang Yong Electric Plc.
  • Advisor: Thitikorn Plc.
  • Chairman: Precipart Co., Ltd.
  • Chairman: Amata Water Co., Ltd.
  • Chairman: Amata Vietnam Co., Ltd.
  • Director: Union Energy Co., Ltd.
  • Director: San Miguel Beer (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
  • Director: San Miguel Marketing (Thailand) Co., Ltd.

Experience

  • Deputy Secretary General of the Board of Investment:Thailand Board of Investment

Mrs. Sunandha Tulayadhan
Independent Director,
Audit Committee Member,
Nomination and Remuneration Committee Member

% Shareholdings : None

Present

  • Chairman: WPP Group, Thailand and Vietnam

Experience

  • Chairman: Ogilvy & Mather Group, Thailand and Vietnam
  • Regional Executive Board Member: Ogilvy & Mather Pacific
  • Director: Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide Board

Mr.Karun Kittisataporn
Independent Director
Nomination and Remuneration Committee Member
% Shareholdings : None

Present

  • Independent Director and Chairman of Nomination and Remuneration Committee, Bank of Ayudhya Plc.
  • Independent Director, Selection & compensation Committee: Khon Kaen Sugar Industry Plc.
  • Director Academy of The Public Sector Development Commission Thailand

Experience

  • Member of The National legislative Assembly, Thailand
  • Permanent Secretary of The Ministry of Commerce Thailand
  • Director General of The Department of Foreign Trade
  • Director General of The Department of Business Economics (Present The Department of Trade Negotiations)
  • Director General of Department of Insurance
  • Deputy Permanent Secretary Ministry of Commerce
  • Director, Office for Coordination of International Economic Affairs, Office of the Secretariat of the Prime Minister
  • Inspector-General, Ministry of Commerce
  • Secretary to the Minister of Commerce
  • Commercial Counsellor, Permanent Mission of Thailand, Geneva
  • Commercial Counsellor, Royal Thai Embassy, Paris
  • Economist, Department of Export Promotion


Mr. Kanchit Bunajinda
Director
% Shareholdings : None

Present

  • Director: Preuksa Real Estate Plc.
  • Director: Central Plaza Hotel Plc.
  • Audit Committee Member: True Visions Plc.
  • Director Robinson Department Store Plc.
  • Director: Private Equity (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (An Affiliate of Lombard Investment, Inc.)
  • Alternate Director: Asian Corporate Governance Association Limited, Hong Kong

Experience

  • Senior Vice President Heading the Financial Institutions group and the Mergers & Acquisition practice: Merrill Lynch Phatra Co., Ltd. (Now change to Phatra Securities Plc.)

Mr. Suthikiati Chirathivat
Director
% Shareholdings : 1.92

Present

  • Director, Executive Vice Chairman: Central Group of Companies
  • Director, Chairman of The Executive Board: Central Plaza Hotel Plc.
  • Director, Chairman Executive Committee: Post Publishing Plc.
  • Honorary Advisory Board Member: The Magazine Association of Thailand
  • Director: Thai Tourist Industry Association
  • Member of Old England Students Association

   
Experience

  • Assistant Manager: Central Trading Co.,Ltd.
  • Assistant General Manager: Central Department Store Co.,Ltd
  • One of the founder of CentralPlaza Ladprao
  • The first importer and originated BARCODE system in Thailand
  • The founder & head of Thai Retailers Association
  • The first founder of food franchises in Thailand (KFC, Mister Donut, Baskin Robbins)
  • Advisor to The Minister of Tourism and Sports: Ministry of Tourism and Sports
  • Director: Assumption Association

Mr. Suthichart Chirathivat
Director
Advisory of Nomination and Remuneration Committee
% Shareholdings : 1.07

Present

  • Executive Director: Central Group of Companies
  • Director and Executive Director: Central Plaza Hotel Plc.
  • Chairman: Big C Super Center Plc.
  • Director and Treasurer: Billiard Sports Association of Thailand
  • Director: The Vintage Club Co., Ltd.
  • Director: Tiang Chirathivat Foundation

Experience

  • President and Chief Executive Officer: Central Retail Corporation Ltd.
  • President: Thai Retailers Association
  • Chairman: Committee on Retail Business Thai Chamber of Commerce
  • Advisor: Board of Trade of Thailand
  • Director and Treasurer: Foundation for Environment Preservation

Mr. Sudhisak Chirathivat
Director
Advisory of Nomination and Remuneration Committee
% Shareholdings : 0.65

Present

  • Executive Director: Central Group of Companies
  • Chairman: Robinson Department Store Plc.
  • Director and Executive Director: Central Plaza Hotel Plc.
  • Director: Central Retail Logistic Co., Ltd.
  • Director: Harng Chiangmai Department Store Ltd.
  • Director: Central Garment Factory Co., Ltd.
  • Director: Central Trading Co., Ltd.

Experience

  • President: Central Marketing Group Co., Ltd.
  • Managing Director: Central Garment Factory Co., Ltd.
  • Managing Director: Prin Intertrade Co., Ltd.

Mr. Sudhitham Chirathivat
Director
% Shareholdings : 1.18

Present

  • Executive Director: Central Group of Companies
  • Director: Central Holding Co., Ltd.
  • Director: TT&T Plc.
  • Director: Central Plaza Hotel Plc.
  • Chairman : Jasmine International Plc.
  • Director: The Vintage Club Co., Ltd.
  • Executive Director and Vice Chairman: Robinson Department Store Plc.
  • Member of the National Legislative Assembly Thailand Bullet

Experience

  • Managing Director and CEO: Central Pattana Plc.
  • Executive Vice President / President - Store Planning, Marketing, and Business Development / Vice President - Marketing, and Merchandising: Central Department Store Co., Ltd.
  • President and Founder: Thai Shopping Center Association
  • Chairman: Coffee Partners Co., Ltd. (Starbucks-Thailand)
  • President: Rotary Club of Bangkhen
  • Advisor to The Minister of Commerce: Ministry of Commerce Thailand
  • Director: The Thai Chamber of Commerce

Mr. Prin Chirathivat
Director
Advisory of Nomination and Remuneration Committee,
Advisory of Risk Management Committee

% Shareholdings : 1.38

Present

  • Director and Executive Director: Central Plaza Hotel Plc.
  • Director and Executive Director: Central Retail Corporation Ltd.
  • Director: Malee Sampran Plc.
  • Executive Director: Central Group of Companies
  • Chairman of Audit Committee: Bualuang Securities Public Company Limited
  • Advisor: Marketing For Alternative Investment (MAI)
  • Chiangrai Rajabhat University Steering Support Committee: Chiangrai Rajabhat University
  • Director: Robinson Department Store Plc.
  • Director: Central Department Store Co., Ltd.

Experience

  • Director: General Card Service Limited
  • Director: Dhanamitr Factoring Plc.
  • Director: Indara Insurance Plc.
  • Executive Director: Interlife John Hancock Assurance Plc.
  • Investment Banking: Thanachart Securities Plc.

Mr. Kobchai Chirathivat
Director
President & Chief Executive Officer
Advisory of Risk Management Committee

% Shareholdings : 1.22

Present

  • Director: Central Holding Co., Ltd.
  • Director: Central Advance System Co., Ltd.
  • Director: Central Capital Co., Ltd.
  • Director: Genesis Corporation Co., Ltd.
  • Director: CPN Global Co., Ltd.
  • Director: Sakura Restaurant Co., Ltd.

Experience

  • Chief Operating Officer & Executive Vice President: Central Pattana Plc.
  • Senior Vice President-New Business Development: Central Pattana Plc.
  • Director-Property Management: Central Pattana Plc.
  • Deputy Managing Director: Central Trading Co., Ltd.
  • Marketing Manager: Central Trading Co., Ltd.
  • Assistant Manager: Central Trading Co., Ltd.