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Thailand

Board of directors

Chow Wan Thonh

Ms. Chow Wan Thonh

Chairperson 

Appointed to the Board on 21 January 2025. Ms. Chow currently is Head, Banking & Coverage, Singapore and ASEAN, Corporate & Investment Banking of Standard Chartered Bank. She has extensive experience in corporate banking with some of the most well-known international banks. She was working for Citigroup Singapore from May 1990 to September 2005 in various senior roles. She joined Standard Chartered in February 2019 as Head Global Banking Singapore & ASA, from HSBC Singapore, where she spent 14 years in various roles with the last one being Managing Director, Head of Global Banking, Singapore, and Head of Corporates, Financials and Multinationals Banking for Southeast Asia. She was Global Head, Global Industries Group, CCIB of Standard Chartered Bank from February 2021 to April 2024 prior to her current appointment. She was also Non-Executive Director of Standard Chartered Bank (Vietnam) Ltd. from October 2019 to December 2024.

Ms. Chow received a Bachelor degree in Business Administration from the National University of Singapore.

Mr. Pravej Ongartsittigul

Independent Non-Executive Director | Chairman of Audit Committee | Member of Nomination and Remuneration Committee

Appointed to the Board on 21 August 2018, Mr. Pravej served as Independent Director and Audit Committee Member of CIMB Bank (Thai) Pcl. from 2016 to early 2018; Secretary General and Board Member of the Thailand Office of Insurance Commission from 2011 to 2015; Senior Assistant – Secretary General of the Securities and Exchange Commission from 2005 to 2011; Country Executive Officer of Bank of America, Bangkok from 2002 to 2005; and Chief Financial Officer of JP Morgan Chase, Bangkok from 1993 to 2002. He was also Independent Director of Muang Thai Insurance Pcl. during 2018 to 2023. Mr. Pravej is currently Chairman and Independent Director of AIRA Securities Pcl.; Chairman and Independent Director of Samsung Life Insurance (Thailand) Pcl.; Chairman and Independent Director of Hydrogen REIT Management Co., Ltd.; Independent Director of Advanced Medical Center Co., Ltd.; Chairman and Independent Director of Thanulux Pcl.; Independent Director of Saha Pathana Inter-Holding Pcl. and Member of Investment Advisory Board of Thai Red Cross Society.

Mr. Pravej received a Master degree in Business Administration (Finance) and a Master degree in Business Administration (Decision Support Systems) from New Hampshire College, the United States of America; and a Bachelor degree in Accounting, from Chulalongkorn University, Thailand. He also received the Thai Institute of Directors Certificates from the Director Certification Program (Class 86/2550) and the Director Leadership Certificate Program (Class 0/2021); and a Certificate from Capital Market Academy (Class 1/2550). Mr. Pravej is a US Chartered Bank Auditor (1987) and Chartered Bank EDP Auditor (1990) from Bank Administration Institute, Chicago, Illinois, the United States of America.

Prof. Dr. Warapatr Todhanakasem

Independent Non-Executive Director | Chairman of Nomination and Remuneration Committee | Member of Audit Committee

Appointed to the Board on 7 February 2020. Prof. Dr. Warapatr served as Member of the Audit Committee of Ministry of Transportation from 2010 to 2016; Member of Corporate Governance Promotion Sub-Committee of the Stock Exchange of Thailand from 1998 to 1999; President of TRIS Corporation Limited and TRIS Rating Co., Ltd. from 1998 to 2009; and First Senior Vice President, Retail Banking, of Kasikorn Bank Pcl. from 1974 to 1995. He was also Non-Executive Director, Member of the Corporate Governance Committee and Member of the Finance Committee of True Corporation Pcl. during 2012 to 2023. Prof. Dr. Warapatr is currently President of Institution Research and Development for Public Enterprises; Chairman and Independent Director of Prinsiri Pcl.; Chairman of Pantavanij Co., Ltd.; Chairman and Independent Director of Moshi Moshi Retail Corporation Pcl.; Independent Director of Amata VN Pcl.; Independent Director of Khon Kaen Sugar Industry Pcl.; Independent Director of Blue Solutions Co., Ltd.; Chairman of the Ethics Committee of Revenue Department, Thailand; Director of Tarn Namjai Foundation; and Arbitrator of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Prof. Dr. Warapatr received a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Business Economics and a Master degree in Economics from University of IIIinois, Urbana-Champaign, the United States of America; a Master degree in Business Administration (Finance and Marketing) from Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, Evanston, IIIinois, the United States of America; and two Bachelor degrees in Law and in Economics (1st class honour) from Thammasat University, Thailand. He also received the Honorary Doctorate in Business Administration from National Institute of Development Administration, Thailand.

Ms. Ruchukorn Siriyodhin

Independent Non-Executive Director | Member of Audit Committee | Member of Nomination and Remuneration Committee

Appointed to the Board on 27 April 2022, Ms. Ruchukorn had worked for the Bank of Thailand for many years. She served as Deputy Governor, Financial Institutions Stability of the Bank of Thailand from 2016 to 2018; Member of the Board of the Bank of Thailand from 2016 to 2018; Independent Director of Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives from 2019 to early 2022; Independent Director of Transport Co., Ltd. from 2019 to 2020; Independent Director of Botanical Garden Organization from 2019 to 2020; and Member of Risk Management Committee of the Stock Exchange of Thailand from 2014 to 2016. She was also Independent Director of Committee on State Enterprises Evaluation, Ministry of Finance from 2023 to early 2024; and Expert Director in Economic of the Office of Insurance Commission from 2020 to early 2024. Ms. Ruchukorn is currently Chairman of the Board, Independent Director and Member of Audit Committee of Asia Hotel Pcl.; Chair of Experts Committee on Financial and Economic Sectors, Personal Data Protection Act B.E. 2562 (2019), Ministry of Digital Economy and Society.

Ms. Ruchukorn received a Master degree in Economics from Thammasat University, Thailand; and a Bachelor degree in Economics from Chulalongkorn University, Thailand.

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Mr. Nitiphong Tejavanija

Executive Director | Acting President and Chief Executive Officer and Head of Coverage and Chief Technology and Operations Officer and Head, Global Subsidiaries

Mr. Nitiphong Tejavanija joined Standard Chartered Bank (Thai) PCL. in 2013 as Head, Local Corporate under Corporate and Institutions Banking and was transferred to Commercial Banking as Head, Local Corporate, Commercial Banking in 2016 followed by Acting Country Head, Commercial Banking in June 2017. With his clear understanding of end-to-end client journey along with client requirement where he would bridge the gap between frontline and Operations, Mr. Nitiphong was appointed to the role of Chief Operations Officer and Head, Global Subsidiaries in August 2019 which was retitled to Chief Technology and Operations Officer and Head, Global Subsidiaries in April 2023. In addition to his existing role, Mr.Nitiphong was appointed to the role of Acting President and CEO and Head of Coverage, Thailand and Representative Offices in June 2026 until a permanent successor is formally onboarded. Prior to joining Standard Chartered Bank, Mr. Nitiphong has significant experiences and knowledge from both Foreign and Local Bank and other industries.

Education: Master of Business Administration from Sasin Graduate Institute and Bachelor in General Management, Finance and Banking from Assumption University, Thailand.

Mr. Ong Ee Poh

Executive Director | Chief Financial Officer

Appointed to the Board on 9 September 2025, Mr. Ong is currently Chief Financial Officer, Thailand and Representative Offices (Myanmar, Cambodia, and Lao). He joined Standard Chartered Bank in 2010. He has strong and diversified experiences across several business areas with twenty years of global and regional experience in risk and control covering non-financial risk management, finance, audit and first line experience in global markets. He also has exposure building and leading multiple teams across different locations having worked in Singapore and the United Kingdom. Prior to joining Standard Chartered Bank (Thai) Pcl, Mr. Ong was Executive Director, Banking COO at Standard Chartered Bank Singapore Limited.

Mr. Ong received a Master’s degree in Risk Management and Financial Engineering from Imperial College London and a Bachelor’s degree in Accountancy (Honours) from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He is also a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA Institute and CFA Singapore) and a Chartered Accountant (Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants).