BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Prof. Dr. Panas Simasathien

Education

• Honorary Doctorate in Commerce, Thammasat University
• Ph.D. in Accounting, University of Illinois, Illinois, U.S.A.
• M.S. in Accounting, University of Illinois, Illinois, U.S.A.
• B.A. Cum Laude, Claremont Men's College, California, U.S.A.
• Certificate in Accountancy, Thammasat University

Present Positions

• Chairman, Foundation for Thammasatchalermprakeit Hospital
• Chairman, Legislative Council Group 12, Office of the Juridical Council
• Vice Chairman and Executive Chairman, Siam Piwat Company Limited
• Director, Siam Cement Public Company Limited
• Director, The Crown Property Bureau
• Director, CPB Equity Company Limited

Past Experience

• Minister of Finance and Senator
• Director-General, Revenue Department
• Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance
• Chairman, Council of Economic Advisers to the Prime Minister
• Chairman, Krung Thai Bank Ltd.
• Chairman, Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
• Chairman, Government Savings Bank 

Dr. Siri Ganjarerndee

Education

• Ph.D. in Monetary Economics and Econometrics & Operations Research, Monash University, Australia
• Master of Economic Statistics and Monetary Economics, University of Sydney, Australia
• Bachelor of Economic Statistics, University of Sydney, Australia

Present Position

• Member of The Board of Directors, Chairman of Nomination Committee, Audit Committee and Compensation Committee, TRIS Corporation Limited
• Member of the Board of Director and Executive Board & Chairman of the Nomination and Compensation Committee, Bangkok Life Assurance Company Limited
• Member of the Board of Directors, The Nomination and Compensation Committee and Chairman of the Audit Committee, The Post Publishing Public Company Limited
• Vice Chairman and Chairman of the Audit Committee, Thai Vegetable Oil Public Company Limited
• Member of the Board of Director and the Corporate Governance, Nomination and Compensation Committee, Indorama (Thailand) Public Company Limited
• Member of The Board of Directors, Audit Committee Raimon Land Public Company Limited
• Member of The Board of Director, Audit Committee Samitivej Hospital Public Company Limited

Past Experience

• Senior Assistant Governor, Bank of Thailand
• President, Thai Military Bank Public Company Limited
• Member of the Board of Director, Bank of Thailand
• Financial Policy Committee, Bank of Thailand
• Financial Institutions Policy Committee, Bank of Thailand
• Member of the Board of Director and Chairman of the Finance Committee, Aeronautical Radio of Thailand Limited
• Member of the Board of Directors and Member of the Audit Committee, Land & Houses Public Company Limited
• Member of the Board of Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee, Land and Houses Bank Public Company Limited
  
• Member of the Board of Director and Executive Board, Krungthai Bank Public Company Limited

Mrs. Puntip  Surathin

Education

• Master of Business Administration, Fort Hays Kansas State College, U.S.A.
• B.A. (Accountancy) (2nd Class Honors), Chulalongkorn University

Present Positions

• Director and Audit Committee, Kasikornbank Public Company Limited
• Director, Fiscal Policy Research Institute Foundation
• Director, YLG Bullion International Company Limited
• Property Management Sub-Committee, Thai Red Cross Society
• Director, TRIS Corporation Limited

Past Experience

• Director-General, The Treasury Department, Ministry of Finance
• Deputy Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance
• Director-General, State Enterprise Policy Office (SEPO), Ministry of Finance
• Inspector General, Ministry of Finance
• Deputy Comptroller - General, The Comptroller General’s Department, Ministry of Finance
• Director, The Office of State Enterprise and Government Securities, Ministry of Finance
• Director and Audit Committee, IRPC Public Company Limited
• The Honorary Director of Defense Technology Institute (Public Organization)
• Director, PTT Public Company Limited
• Director, Siam Commercial Bank Public Company Limited
• Director, TMB Bank Public Company Limited
• Director, MCOT Public Company Limited
• Director, Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives
• Director, Expressway Authority of Thailand
• Director, Metropolitan Waterworks Authority
• Director, Bangkok Insurance Public Company Limited
• Director, Bangchak Petroleum Public Company Limited
• Advisor to The Board of Directors, TRIS Corporation Limited
• Advisor to The Board of Directors, TRIS Rating Company Limited

 Dr. Santi  Kiranand

Education

• Ph.D. in Finance, JDBA Program, Chulalongkorn University, Thammasat University and National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA)
• Master of Business Administration Thammasat University
• Master of Science (Computer Science) Chulalongkorn University
• Bachelor of Economics Sukhothai Thammathirath University, Thailand
• Bachelor of Accounting  Chulalongkorn University

Present Position

• Senior Executive Vice President, Head of Issuer Marketing Division, The Stock Exchange of Thailand
• Director, TRIS Corporation Limited

Past Experience

• President of TRIS Corporation Limited and TRIS Rating Co., Ltd.
• Senior Vice President and Chief Executive Officer, Bond Electronic Exchange, The Stock Exchange of Thailand
• Deputy General Manager, Bond Dealer Club, Thailand
• Executive Vice President, The Thai Bond Dealing Centre, Thailand
• Assistant to Dean (Research Department), Faculty of Commerce and Accountancy, Chulalongkorn University

Mrs. Elena Okorochenko

Education

• Master’s degree (honors) in Economics, Higher School of Economics, Moscow
• Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Moscow State University
• Graduate of the Australian Institute of Corporate Directors’ International Company Directors Course (2013)

Present Positions

• Head of Asia-Pacific (ex-Japan), S&P Global Ratings
• Country head for Singapore and CEO, S&P Singapore Pte. Ltd.
• Member of the Asia-Pacific Ratings and Global Developing Markets Executive Management Councils

Past Experience

• Managing Director and Head of South & Southeast Asia at S&P Global Ratings
• Managing Director, General Manager for Financial Services, Structured Finance, Sovereign & International Public Finance Ratings, Asia-Pacific (currently S&P Global Ratings). Based in Singapore
• Prior positions at S&P Global Ratings:
• Managing Director, Lead Analytical Manager for Sovereign & International Public Finance Ratings, Asia-Pacific. Based in Singapore
• Director, Head of Central and East European Public Finance Ratings. Based in London
• Associate Director, Analyst. Based in London
• Assistant Vice President, Deputy Head of Credit and Risk management at Credit Suisse First Boston.  Based in Moscow and London
• Deputy Head of International Department; assistant of vice-chancellor for academic affairs at Higher School of Economics. Based in Moscow

Mr. Tan Chek Kian

Education

• Executive Master’s degree of Business Administration (EMBA), National University of Singapore
• Bachelor of Accountancy, Nanyang Technological University of Singapore
• Chartered Accountant, Singapore

Present Positions

• Vice President, Finance, S&P Global, Asia-Pacific

Past Experience

• Asia-Pacific Finance Director, Standard & Poor’s
• Regional Finance Controller, DHL Logistics, Asia Pacific
• Audit Manager, KPMG

Mr. Subodh Kumar Rai

Education

• Master of Business Administration, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, India
• Bachelor of Technology, College of Technology,
• GB Pant University, Nainital, India

Present Positions

• Senior Director and Head - Analytics, CRISIL Limited
• Member of CRISIL’s Executive Council

Past Experience

• Business Head, Ratings (Mid-Corporates), CRISIL Limited
• Senior Director, Bank Loan Ratings (BLR) Division at CRISIL Limited
• Director, Bank Loan Ratings (BLR) Division at CRISIL Limited
• Senior Manager, Centre of Excellence Division at CRISIL Limited
• Manager, Corporate and Infrastructure Ratings Division at CRISIL Limited
• Manager, CRISIL Advisory Services Division at CRISIL Limited
• Executive Assistant to Chairman at Garware Wall Ropes, Pune, India
• Executive Assistant to Managing Director at
• Shree Renuka Sugar, Mumbai, India

Ms. Watana  Tiranuchit

Education

• Master of Business Administration , National Institute of Development Administration
• Bachelor of  Food Science and Technology, Kasetsart University
• Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), CFA Institute

Present Positions

• President, TRIS Rating Co.,Ltd