Chartsiri Sophonpanich
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Chartsiri Sophonpanich is the first son of Chatri Sophonpanich
(grandson of Chin Sophonpanich
, founder of Bangkok Bank
), and serves as the bank's President
and as a member of the Board of Executive Director
's of Bangkok Bank
since 1994 & 1992 respectively.
Chartsiri Sophonpanich was educated in the United States at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
where he obtained an S.M. in Chemical Engineering and an S.M. in Management from the MIT Sloan School of Management
. After working at Citibank
in New York
, he returned to Thailand
to join Bangkok Bank on February 1, 1986. He gained extensive experience at both operational and managerial levels in various departments at Bangkok Bank including Foreign Exchange Trading, Marketing, Treasury, Investment Banking Group and International Banking Group before being appointed President on December 1, 1994.
In addition to being the President of Bangkok Bank, Mr. Chartsiri is also a Director of Post Publishing Public Company Limited, and a member of the Board of Trustees of Singapore Management University.
Mr. Chartsiri accepted a 2006 Banker Award on behalf of Bangkok Bank
.
Chatri Sophonpanich
Chatri Sophonpanich , is second son of Chin Sophonpanich, and serves as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Bangkok Bank since 1999.-References:...
(grandson of Chin Sophonpanich
Chin Sophonpanich
- Biography :Chin was born to a Chinese immigrant father from Chaoyang, who was a sawmill clerk, and a Thai mother in Thonburi, Bangkok, although some sources stated otherwise that he was born in Shantou before he migrated to Thailand...
, founder of Bangkok Bank
Bangkok Bank
Bangkok Bank Public Company Limited , is a Thai commercial bank, with approximately US$64.6 billion in total assets. Its branch network includes over 1000 branches within Thailand, with 25 international branches or representative offices in 13 economies, spanning ASEAN and major economic countries,...
), and serves as the bank's President
President
A president is a leader of an organization, company, trade union, university, or country.Etymologically, a president is one who presides, who sits in leadership...
and as a member of the Board of Executive Director
Executive director
Executive director is a term sometimes applied to the chief executive officer or managing director of an organization, company, or corporation. It is widely used in North American non-profit organizations, though in recent decades many U.S. nonprofits have adopted the title "President/CEO"...
's of Bangkok Bank
Bangkok Bank
Bangkok Bank Public Company Limited , is a Thai commercial bank, with approximately US$64.6 billion in total assets. Its branch network includes over 1000 branches within Thailand, with 25 international branches or representative offices in 13 economies, spanning ASEAN and major economic countries,...
since 1994 & 1992 respectively.
Chartsiri Sophonpanich was educated in the United States at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT has five schools and one college, containing a total of 32 academic departments, with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological education and research.Founded in 1861 in...
where he obtained an S.M. in Chemical Engineering and an S.M. in Management from the MIT Sloan School of Management
MIT Sloan School of Management
The MIT Sloan School of Management is the business school of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in Cambridge, Massachusetts....
. After working at Citibank
Citibank
Citibank, a major international bank, is the consumer banking arm of financial services giant Citigroup. Citibank was founded in 1812 as the City Bank of New York, later First National City Bank of New York...
in New York
New York
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, he returned to Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
to join Bangkok Bank on February 1, 1986. He gained extensive experience at both operational and managerial levels in various departments at Bangkok Bank including Foreign Exchange Trading, Marketing, Treasury, Investment Banking Group and International Banking Group before being appointed President on December 1, 1994.
In addition to being the President of Bangkok Bank, Mr. Chartsiri is also a Director of Post Publishing Public Company Limited, and a member of the Board of Trustees of Singapore Management University.
Mr. Chartsiri accepted a 2006 Banker Award on behalf of Bangkok Bank
Bangkok Bank
Bangkok Bank Public Company Limited , is a Thai commercial bank, with approximately US$64.6 billion in total assets. Its branch network includes over 1000 branches within Thailand, with 25 international branches or representative offices in 13 economies, spanning ASEAN and major economic countries,...
.