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​Dr. Prasarn Trairatvorakul

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​Name​​ Dr. Prasarn Trairatvorakul​
Date of Birth​ 20 August 1952​

Educational Background

1974 Bachelor of Engineering, First class Honors in Electrical Engineering, Chulalongkorn University
1976 Master of Engineering in Industrial Engineering and Management, Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand
1978 Master in Business Administration, Harvard University, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
1981 Doctor of Business Administration, Harvard University, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
2003 Thailand National Defence College, Joint Public/Private Sector Class 15
2011 Honorary Doctor of Business Administration, Rajamangala University of Technology Suvarnabhumi

Career (Present)

1 Oct. 2010 Governor, Bank of Thailand​​

 

Career (Past)

1981 - 1983 Research Fellow, International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington, D.C., U.S.A.
1983 - 1992 ​Bank of Thailand
Economist, Department of Economic Research
Section Chi​​ef, Department of Bank Supervision and Examination
Deputy Director, Department of Financial Institutions Supervision and Examination
1992 - 1999 Deputy Secretary-General, Securities and Exchange Commission of Thailand​
1999 - 2003 Secretary-General, Securities and Exchange Commission of Thailand​
2004 - 2010 President, KASIKORNBANK Public Company Limited​
2005 - 2009 Chairman, KFactoring Company Limited​
2005 - 2010 Chairman, KLeasing Company Limited​
2010 Vice Chairman, Muangthai Life Assurance Company Limited
2010 Vice Chairman, Muangthai Group Holding Company Limited​

Other Positions (Present)

1998 - Present ​Executive Director, Thai Red Cross Society
​2008 - Present ​Council Member, Chulalongkorn University
​2014 - Present Member Board of Investment​
2014 - Present​ Member State Enterprises Supervisory Board ​

Other Positions (Past)

1998 - 2000 Director of the Financial Reform Advisory Committee, Ministry of Finance
​1998 - 2004​ ​Member, the Law Reform Commission of the Council of State
2000 - 2003 ​Director, State Enterprises Capital Policy Committee
​2001 - 2003 Director and Chairman of Audit Committee, Thailand Asset Management Corporation
​2001 - 2003 Advisor of the Financial Institutions Policy Board of the Bank of Thailand
2001 - 2005 Chairman, Thai Red Cross Society’s Eye Bank
2001 - 2005 ​Trustee of Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI)
​2002 - 2003 ​Member of Economic Policy Working Group, Ministry of Finance
​2004 - 2010 Chairman, Anandamahidol Fellows Club
2010 Vice Chairman, Muangthai Life Assurance Company Limited)
2010 ​​Chairman, Thai Bankers' Association (TBA)

Royal Decorations

1992 Member (Fifth Class) of the Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant
​1995 Companion (Fourth Class) of the Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant​
2000 Commander (Third Class) of the Most Noble Order of the Crown of Thailand
​2013 Commander (Third Class) of the Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant

Awards

2011 Central Bank Governor of the Year for Asia by Emerging Markets
​2012 Financier of the Year 2012 by Money & Banking Magazine​​​​​​​​

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​​​​​Dr. Prasarn Trairatvorakul Gove​rnor Bank of Thailand​​​

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Dr. Prasarn Trairatvorakul has been appointed on October 1st, 2010 to be the 22nd Governor of the Bank of Thailand, the country’s Central Bank.  Prior to this appointment, Dr. Prasarn has worked in the top positions of a number of public and private organizations, including the Securities and Exchange Commission of Thailand and Kasikornbank Pcl. 

After graduated with a First-Class honours from the Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University in 1974, followed immediately by a Master’s Degree in Engineering at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), he won the Ananda Mahidol Scholarship to pursue his M.B.A. and Doctorate degree in Business Administration at Harvard University (1976-1​981).

After a two-year stint as a research fellow at the International Food Policy Research Institute in Washington DC, he returned to Thailand to start his career at the Department of Economic Research, Bank of Thailand and later in the Department of Bank Supervision and Examination until 1992.  Shortly thereafter, he became the Secretary-General at the Securities and Exchange Commission of Thailand, the sole agency responsible for capital market surveillance, regulation and capital market development.

In 2010, he was nominated and elected as Chairman of Thai Bankers' Association (TBA), gaining his extensive experiences in banking businesses and financial markets.  Since 2014, Dr. Prasarn has been a member of the Board of Investment as well as a member of the State Enterprises Supervisory Board.

In September 2011 during the IMF and World Bank annual meetings, he was awarded the “2011 Emerging Markets Central Bank Governor of the Year Award for Asia".  Later in December 2012, Money & Banking Magazine awarded him "2012 Financier of the Year Award".  These awards recognize him for his strong policy track record and stead fast commitment to maintaining economic stability.  



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