Mr. Somkiat Sirichatchai

Independent Director / Chairman of Nomination and Compensation Committee / Member of Corporate Governance and Sustainability Committee

Date of Appointment as Independent Director
(from date of listing on the Stock Exchange of Thailand)
  • 1 January 2018
Tenure of Independent Director (from date of listing on the Stock Exchange of Thailand)
  • 5 years 11 months
Education
  • Master of Business Administration (Finance), University of Pennsylvania (Wharton), USA
  • Bachelor of Engineering (Honours), Chulalongkorn University
Training Program of the Thai Institute of Directors Association
  • Board Nomination and Compensation Program, Class 10/2020 (BNCP)
  • Advanced Audit Committee Program, Class 29/2018 (AACP)
  • IT Governance and Cyber Resilience Program, Class 4/2017 (ITG)
  • Role of Chairman Program, Class 39/2016 (RCP)
  • Director Certification Program, Class 178/2013 (DCP)
  • Director Accreditation Program, Class 84/2010 (DAP)
  • Role of Compensation Committee, Class 11/2010 (RCC)
Other Training Programs
  • Cyber Armor: Capital Market Board Awareness, The Securities and Exchange Commission, Thailand (SEC), 2023
  • Cyber Armor: Capital Market Board Awareness, The Securities and Exchange Commission, Thailand (SEC), 2022
  • In-House Program on "Business Transformation to be driven into Digital Economy”, Thai Institute of Directors (IOD), 2020
  • Advanced Management Program, Harvard Business School, USA, 2015
  • Certificate, The Capital Market Academy, 2014
  • Diploma, National Defence College, The Joint State-Private Sector Course, 2010 (NDC)
  • High Performance Leadership, IMD, Lausanne Switzerland, 2008
  • Advanced HR Executive, Michigan Ross School of Business, USA, 2007
Positions in B.Grimm Power and its subsidiaries
  • 2018 - Present Independent Director, Chairman of Nomination and Compensation Committee and Member of Corporate Governance and Sustainability Committee, B.Grimm Power Public Company Limited
  • 2016 - 2017 Director, B.Grimm Power Public Company Limited
Positions in other Listed Companies
  • 2019 - Present Chairman of the Executive Committee, Muang Thai Insurance Public Company Limited
  • 2013 - Present Director, Member of the Executive Committee, Chairman of the Risk Management Committee and Chairman of the IT Steering Committee, Muang Thai Insurance Public Company Limited
Positions in other Organization (5 companies)
  • 2021 - Present Risk Management Sub Committee, The Stock Exchange of Thailand
  • 2020 - Present Board Member of Medical Service Cluster and Chief of the Advisory Panel of the Human Resource Management Committee, Thai Red Cross Society
  • 2020 - Present Director, Mettakit Company Limited
  • 2009 - Present Director, Muang Thai Life Assurance Public Company Limited
  • 2009 - Present Director, Muang Thai Group Holding Company Limited
Work Experience in the Past 5 Years
  • 2015 - 2019 Advisor to the Executive Committee, Thai Red Cross Society
  • 2014 - 2019 Director, Thai Airways Public Company Limited
  • 2017 - 2018 Member of Manpower Preparation for Government Sector Subcommittee, Office of the Civil Service Commission
  • 2013 - 2018 Risk Management Sub Committee, The Stock Exchange of Thailand
  • 2008 - 2018 Member of the Workforce Management in Public Sector Subcommittee, Office of the Civil Service Commission
  • 2013 - 2015 Director and Chairman of the Risk Management Committee, Kasikornbank Public Company Limited
  • 2011 - 2012 Chairman, Kasikorn Asset Management Company Limited
  • 2011 - 2012 Chairman, Kasikorn Research Center Company Limited
  • 2010 - 2013 Senior Executive Vice President, Kasikornbank Public Company Limited (Division of Human Resource, Corporate Secretariat and Finance and Accounting)
Expertise in Risk Management
  • Mr. Somkiat Sirichatchai, a seasoned finance professional, served as Senior Executive Vice President at Kasikornbank Public Company Limited. His pivotal role in overseeing operations and strong focus on risk management was evident as Director and Chairman of the Risk Management Committee. His extensive experience encompassed financial tasks and strategic leadership, and contributed him significantly a valuable asset in ensuring the stability and growth in financial and risk management.