Mr. Plakorn Wanglee

President and Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Plakorn Wanglee is currently President and Chief Executive Officer of Standard Chartered Bank (Thai) PCL. and Standard Chartered Bank’s Representative Offices in Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar.  He is also Independent Director, Member of Audit Committee and Member of the Corporate Governance and Sustainability Committee of Thai Oil PCL.; Independent Director, Member of Audit Committee and Member of Nomination and Remuneration Committee of Rabbit Holdings PCL.; and Non- Executive Director of Thanathip Co., Ltd.  Mr. Plakorn has over 31 years of professional experience in the Banking and Finance Industry. He joined Standard Chartered Bank in 2012 as Head of Origination and Client Coverage & Co-Head of Wholesale Bank, and later held the senior positions of Head of Corporate & Institutional Clients, Head of International Corporates and Head of Global Banking, prior to his current appointment. Prior to joining Standard Chartered Bank, he worked for the Royal Bank of Scotland, Thailand as a Country Executive.

Education: Master of Business Administration in Finance from University of San Francisco, USA and Bachelor in Accounting from Chulalongkorn University, Thailand

Ms. Anchalee Bunsongsikul

Country Head, CCIB, Client Coverage

Ms. Anchalee Bunsongsikul is currently Head, CCIB, Client Coverage, Thailand of Standard Chartered Bank (Thai) PCL. She is also Independent Director and a Member of Audit Committee of Proud Real Estate PCL and i-Tail Corporation PCL. Ms. Anchalee joined Standard Chartered Bank (Thai) PCL. in 2012 as Head, Corporates, Corporate & Institutional Clients and further appointed as Head, Financial Markets, Thailand in 2015, prior taking on the role of Head, Global Banking, Thailand in June 2017 which was retitled to Head, CCIB, Client Coverage, Thailand in December 2020. Ms. Anchalee brings extensive client knowledge and experience as well as product knowledge.  She has provided an intuitive and aligned approach in delivering the Bank in entirely – from client coverage to origination, products, solutions and support – to our clients.

Education: Master of Science in Finance from Saint Louis University, USA and Bachelor of Business Administration from Chulalongkorn University, Thailand

Ms. Ketrat Viriyaprapaikit

Country Head, Financial Markets and Head, Financial Markets Sales

Ms. Ketrat Viriyaprapaikit joined Standard Chartered Bank (Thai) PCL. in 2008 as Head, Local Corporate Sales in Financial Markets, and was promoted to her current position in 2017. Prior to joining Standard Chartered Bank, Ms. Ketrat covered Financial Institutional Sales at Deutsche Bank Global Markets. She has led the Thailand team in developing and executing innovative solutions for Thai clients and closing episodic deals.

Education: Master of Science in Finance from Imperial College, University of London, UK and Bachelor in Political Science (Public Finance) from Chulalongkorn University (First Class Honours), Thailand

Mr. Nitiphong Tejavanija

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. 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

Ms. Chinanard Chitvarakorn

Country Head, Transaction Banking and Regional Head for Documentary Trade

Ms. Chinanard Chitvarakorn joined Standard Chartered Bank (Thai) PCL. in March 2022 as Head, Transaction Banking, Thailand and Regional Head for Documentary Trade. She brings with her over 24 years of banking experience working with Local and International Financial Institutions and Global and Domestic Corporates in Thailand. She is actively involved in digitization initiatives and is a big proponent of sustainable finance. Ms. Chinanard initially joined Standard Chartered Bank (Thai) PCL. in 1996 under the Treasury Department and left in 1999 to pursue MBA before joining HSBC, Thailand and subsequently BNP Paribas, Thailand.  Prior to re-joining Standard Chartered Bank, she was the Head of Transaction Banking at BNP Paribas, Thailand.

Education: Master of Business Administration in International Business from University of Leeds, UK and Bachelor of Science in Applied Statistics  from Chulalongkorn University, Thailand

Ms. Gaik Ean Ong

Chief Risk Officer

Ms. Gaik Ean Ong has over 20 years of experience in the financial services industry with a strong track record in risk management and diverse experience amassed in Malaysia and Singapore. Ms. Ong joined Standard Chartered Bank 14 years ago as Credit Analyst with the Client Coverage Team before joining the Credit Risk Team in 2015 as Senior Credit Manager. In 2018, she took on the role as Senior Credit Officer, Corporate & Institutional Banking (CIB), Singapore and later moved to Standard Chartered Bank (Thai) PCL. in 2021 as Chief Risk Officer, Thailand and Representative Offices.

Education: Bachelor of Economics in Accounting and Finance from University of London, UK

Note: Ms. Ong has moved to Standard Chartered Group in Malaysia, effective on 4 December 2023 with subjective to regulatory approval.  During the interim or when the successor has been onboarded, Mr. Pharkpoom Sukhambhiranond, Country Operational Risk Officer will be Acting, CRO, Thailand and Representative Offices. In addition, the Regional Risk team will step-up their support of Thailand team to ensure business continuity and smooth transition

Ms. Toak Cheng Toh

Chief Financial Officer

Ms. Toak Cheng Toh joined Standard Chartered Bank in 2001 and gained strong and diversified experiences under Finance across several business areas including Commercial and Corporate & Institutional Banking (CCIB), Consumer, Private & Business Banking (CPBB), Wealth Management (WM) and Group Technology and Operations. Ms. Toh also has exposure working in other Standard Chartered Bank location in Shanghai, China, where she worked on setting up Retail and Private Banking Finance team along with building the business strategy model. She later took on the role as Group Finance Head for WM and Private Banking, Head of Finance for CPBB Singapore and Head of Finance for CCIB and Performance Management at Standard Chartered Bank, Singapore before she moved to Standard Chartered Bank (Thai) PCL. in February 2023 as Chief Financial Officer, Thailand. Prior to joining Standard Chartered Bank, she worked for Singapore Telecommunications Ltd and Overseas Union Bank Singapore.

Education: Master of Business Administration from California State University, Hayward, USA, Bachelor of Accountancy from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore and Chartered Accountant of Singapore

Mr. Rapeeporn Klawtanonk

Country Head, Human Resources

Mr. Rapeeporn Klawtanonk joined Standard Chartered Bank (Thai) PCL. in 2009. He has provided the strong supports to key clients in aligning business and people strategies. He has over 20 years of Human Resources professional experience in Banking and other industries. During his career, he has been involved in many Human Resources Projects, M&A, and Operational Risk related to Human Resources.

Education: Master of Arts in Industrial Relations and Personnel Management from University of Warwick, UK and Bachelor of Business Administration from Mahidol University, Thailand

Ms. Chote-apa Suanpong

Chief Compliance Officer

Ms. Choteapa Suanpong joined Standard Chartered Bank (Thai) PCL. in 2017.  Ms. Choteapa comes with 30 years of experience in the banking and financial industry. She has previously worked as Team Head in the Reserves Management Division at the Bank of Thailand and as Consultant at Accenture Thailand.  Prior to joining Standard Chartered Bank, she worked for BNP Paribas where she led the Compliance Department for the Bangkok branch.

Education: Master of Business Administration in Finance from Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina, USA and Bachelor of Computer Science from Thammasat University, Thailand

Mr. Edmar Cangue Ullegue

Country Head, Audit

Mr. Edmar Cangue Ullegue joined Standard Chartered Bank (Thai) PCL. in August 2020 and he is also hold a position of Country Head, Audit (CHOA) of Philippines. Since joining Standard Chartered in 2002, Mr. Ullegue has taken on various roles in Operations, Compliance and Risk. He first joined GIA as an Audit Manager in 2011 and was appointed as CHOA in 2013. Then in 2017, he took on the governance responsibilities over Brunei where he made great strides, building solid relationships with local stakeholders, including the regulators.

Education: Bachelor of Science in Business Management from Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines

Mr. Kraitos Plianbangchang

Country Head, Legal

Mr. Kraitos Plianbangchang joined Standard Chartered Bank (Thai) PCL. in 2016. Prior to joining Standard Chartered Bank, Mr. Kraitos had worked for the HSBC Group since 2002 where until recently was General Counsel (Head of Legal Department), Thailand, providing advices and identifying solutions in respect of legal and regulatory issues as well as market practices and market conventions associated with the business and operations of the group in or relating to Thailand.  In his role, he set legal policies and strategic directions for the business and operations.  As part of his career at HSBC, Kraitos was assigned to work as a secondee in the legal department of its regional head office in Hong Kong.  His other work experiences included working for a bank in Massachusetts before joining HSBC.  His focused areas are debt capital market, regulatory, trade finance, fund services, custodian services, and transactions concerning treasury and balance sheet and liquidity management

Education: LL.M. from Boston University School of Law, USA and Bachelor of Law from Chulalongkorn University, Thailand

Ms. Varanandha Chakamanon

Country Head, Corporate Affairs and Brand & Marketing

Ms. Varanandha Chakamanon joined Standard Chartered Bank (Thai) PCL. in November 2023 as Head of Corporate Affairs and Brand & Marketing. Ms. Varanandha brings with her over 25 years of experience in driving strategic and integrated communications, as well as sustainability in local and international companies. Prior to joining Standard Chartered Bank, she was Head of Communications and Corporate Sustainability at HSBC for over 15 years. In this role, she led various key products and services launches, brand campaigns and sustainability, as well as change management.

Education: Bachelor of Education from Srinakharinwirot University, Thailand

Note: Ms. Varanandha was appointed as Country Head, Corporate Affairs and Brand & Marketing to replace Ms. Hassaya Hasitabhan with effect from 13 November 2023