Chartsiri Sophonpanich
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{{Short description|Thai banker (born 1959)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Chartsiri Sophonpanich
| native_name = ชาติศิริ โสภณพนิช
| native_name_lang = th
| image = Chartsiri Sophonphanit.jpg
| caption = Chartsiri in 2011
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1959|05|12|df=y}}
| birth_place = Bangkok, Thailand
| occupation = Banker
| known_for = President of Bangkok Bank
| spouse = Married
| children = 5
| alma_mater = {{ubl|Worcester Polytechnic Institute|Massachusetts Institute of Technology}}
}}
Chartsiri Sophonpanich ({{langx|th|ชาติศิริ โสภณพนิช}}, {{RTGS|Chatsiri Sophonphanit}}, {{lang-zh|陳智深}}, Teochew: Tâng Tì-tshim; born 12 May 1959{{cite journal |title=ชาติศิริ โสภณพนิช รุ่นที่ 3 ธนาคารกรุงเทพ |journal=Manager |date=August 2000 |url=http://info.gotomanager.com/news/details.aspx?id=255 |accessdate=27 July 2019 |language=th }}{{Dead link|date=April 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}) is a Thai banker. He currently serves as president of Bangkok Bank, the largest commercial bank in Thailand and one of the largest regional banks in Southeast Asia, and chairman of Bangkok Bank (China), a wholly owned subsidiary of Bangkok Bank. He held various senior management positions in Bangkok Bank before being appointed president in December 1994 and has been a member of the board of executive directors since 1992.
Career
Chartsiri received a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute. He went on to study at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he received a master's degree in chemical engineering and a master's degree in management.{{cite web|title=Annual Report 2022 |date=2022 |url=https://www.bangkokbank.com/-/media/files/investor-relations/56-1onereport/2022/56-1_onereport2022_attachment_en.pdf |page=21 |publisher=Bangkok Bank |language=en |access-date=19 April 2023}}
Under his leadership, Bangkok Bank has expanded its operations and now has a local network of over 1160 branches, 117 business centers and 126 business desks, and more than 17 million deposit accounts.{{cite web|title=Annual Report 2018 |publisher=Bangkok Bank |url=https://www.bangkokbank.com/-/media/files/investor-relations/annual-report/2018/ar2018_en.pdf |accessdate=27 July 2019}} The bank has more than 300 international branches in 14 economies, including fully owned subsidiaries in China, Indonesia and Malaysia. Bangkok Bank is the only Thai bank to have a branch in Myanmar where its Yangon Branch opened on 2 June 2015.{{cite web|url=http://www.bangkokbank.com/bangkokbank/aboutbangkokbank/aboutus/mediaroom/2015/June/Pages/PressRelease3June2015.aspx|title=Bangkok Bank opens Yangon branch, Myanmar to provide a full range of financial services|publisher=Bangkok Bank|language=English|accessdate=2 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816110226/http://www.bangkokbank.com/bangkokbank/aboutbangkokbank/aboutus/mediaroom/2015/June/Pages/PressRelease3June2015.aspx|archive-date=16 August 2016|url-status=dead}} Along with its successful commercial operations, the bank is also a strong supporter of Thailand’s community and plays an active role in a number of social development and educational initiatives.{{clarification needed|date=April 2016}}
Chartsiri also served as the chairman of the Thai Bankers' Association from 2002–2005,{{cite web |title=The history of the Thai Bankers' Association (TBA) |url=http://www.aseanbankers.org/ABAWeb/index.php/regional-updates/thailand/27-the-history-of-the-thai-bankers-association-tba |website=www.aseanbankers.org |publisher=ASEAN Bankers Association |accessdate=27 July 2019}} a member of the Payment Systems Committee of the Bank of Thailand, and a member of the committee of the Thailand Board of Investment. He is also a director of Post Publishing and a member of the board of trustees of Bangkok University and of Singapore Management University.
Under Chartsiri's leadership Bangkok Bank has received hundreds of awards, including Best Bank in Thailand from The Banker and Euromoney magazines. In 2020 Bangkok Bank won the Bank of the Year award from Money & Banking, Thailand's leading monthly business and financial magazine, the 14th time the bank has received the award since 1985.{{Cite web|title=Bangkok Bank receives "Bank of the Year 2020" and Mr. Chartsiri Sophonpanich wins "Financier of the Year 2019" awards from Money & Banking magazine|url=https://www.bangkokbank.com/en/About-Us/News-and-Media/News-Detail?ID=2ECCAA6E-7332-4911-B189-E98BBDD8D517&Tag=New|access-date=2 November 2020|website=www.bangkokbank.com|language=en}}
As of July 2021, he was worth US$1.15 billion according to Forbes.{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/chartsiri-sophonpanich/?sh=5843e0046af9 |title=Forbes Profile: Chartsiri Sophonpanich & Family |website=Forbes|access-date=8 July 2021}}
Awards
In 2001 he received the Banker of the Year award from Thailand’s Money and Banking magazine. In 2005 he received the Achievement Award for Leadership in Thailand from the Asian Banker magazine and the Robert H. Goddard Alumni Award from Worcester Polytechnic Institute for exceptional achievement in business. In 2019 he received The Asian Banker CEO Leadership Achievement for Thailand Award 2019.{{cite press release |title=Bangkok Bank receives two prestigious awards at the Asian Banker Leadership Achievement Awards 2019 – Chartsiri Sophonpanich was honored with the Asian Banker CEO Leadership Achievement for Thailand |url=https://www.ryt9.com/es/prg/227329 |accessdate=27 July 2019 |publisher=Bangkok Bank |date=30 May 2019}}
Personal life
Chartsiri is the son of Chatri Sophonpanich and the grandson of Chin Sophonpanich, the founder of Bangkok Bank. The politician Kalaya Sophonpanich is his aunt. Hong Kong politician and businessman Bernard Charnwut Chan is also his cousin.
References
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External links
- [https://www.bangkokbank.com/en/About-Us/Bangkok-Bank-Today/Mr-CHARTSIRI-SOPHONPANICH Official Bangkok Bank profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190725085927/https://www.bangkokbank.com/en/About-Us/Bangkok-Bank-Today/Mr-CHARTSIRI-SOPHONPANICH |date=25 July 2019 }}
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