BIO-DATA: PRAKIT PRADIPASEN

Khun Prakit Pradipasen is an Executive Director Chairman of J.P. Rooney & Associates Ltd., a business advisory firm offering corporate and financial advisory services throughout Asia.

Khun Prakit served as a Director and Senior Executive Vic President of Siam Commercial Bank retiring in 1999 having joined the bank in 1976. Prior to that he was a Budget Analyst at the Bureau of the Budget (1966-1971) and a Vice President, Corporate Finance Department of Bangkok First Investment & Trust (a joint venture between Citibank and the Bangkok Bank).

Khun Prakit is currently the Chairman of the Nai Lert Park Hotel Limited, Asian Marine Services Public Company Limited, Diamond Roofing Tiles Public Company Limited, Thai Sugar Millers Public Company Limited and Angthong Sugar Terminal Public Company Limited. He is a Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Hardthip Public Company Limited, Luckytex (Thailand) Public Company Limited, Bata Shoe of Thailand Public Company Limited, Amarin Plaza Public Company Limited, Supalai Public Company Limited, K.R. Precision Public Company Limited, and Thongkha Harbor Public Company Limited. He is an Executive Director of Thai Carbon Black Public Company Limited and The Minor Group Public Company Limited. He is a Director of Siam United Service Public Company Limited, The Board of Trade of Thailand, Bangkok Mass Transit System and Bangkok Weaving Mill Company Limited.

Other Activities include Chairman of the Sugar Cluster, Federation of Thai Industries, Honorary Treasurer of the American Universities Alumni Association, Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Thai Chamber of Commerce, Chairman of the Support and Development Committee and Member of the Board of Trustees of Payap University and Member of the Support and Development Committee of Prince Songkla Nakarin University.

Khun Prakit was educated at BangkokChristianCollege and AmnuaysilpaSchool where he received a Bachelor of Degree in Science and at WayneStateUniversity in Detroit, Michigan where he received a Master of Business Education degree. Further education included Advance Credit Training at the CitibankTrainingCenter in Manila, Senior Executive Program at Stanford-National University of Singapore in Singapore, NationalDefenseCollege in Thailand, and Program for Senior Executives at the Sloan School of Management of Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Khun Prakit has been awarded the Knight Commander (Second Class) of the Most Noble Order of the Crown of Thailand.

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