Dr.​​​ Prasarn Trairatvorakul

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​Dr. Prasarn Trairatvorakul

​Name  ​      ​​​​​​     Dr. Prasarn Trairatvorakul

Date of Birth     20 August 1952

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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

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

Vice Chairman, Muangthai Group Holding Company Limited​

1 Oct 2010 - 30 Sep 2015

Governor, Bank of Thailand​​

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

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

2011

Central Bank Governor of the Year for Asia by Emerging Markets

2012

Financier of the Year 2012 by Money & Banking Magazine​​​​​​​​

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.