Soopakij Chearavanont
{{Infobox person
| native_name = {{nobold|สุภกิต เจียรวนนท์}}
| native_name_lang = th
| birth_date = 1963
| education = New York University (BBA)
| title = {{ubl|Chairman: C.P. Group}}
| spouse = Marisa Chearavanont
| parents = Dhanin Chearavanont
Tewee Chearavanont
| family = Chearavanont family
}}
Soopakij Chearavanont ({{Langx|th|สุภกิต เจียรวนนท์}}; born 1963) is a Thai businessman and Chairman of C.P. Group, a multinational conglomerate owned by his father.{{Cite web |last=Sayson |first=Ian |title=Thai Billionaire Dhanin’s CP Group To Form $1 Billion Fund With Philippines’ Maharlika |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/iansayson/2025/02/10/thai-billionaire-dhanins-cp-group-to-form-1-billion-fund-with-philippines-maharlika/ |access-date=2025-04-21 |website=Forbes |language=en}}https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-04-23/richest-family-in-thailand-is-getting-richer-by-helping-china {{Bare URL inline|date=May 2025}}
Early life and education
Soopakij attended New York University, graduating in 1987 from the Stern School of Business with a Bachelor of Business Administration.{{Cite web |title=Soopakij Chearavanont - 6858.HK {{!}} Honma Golf Ltd. - Wall Street Journal |url=https://www.wsj.com/market-data/quotes/HK/XHKG/6858/company-people/executive-profile/144052 |access-date=2025-04-21 |website=www.wsj.com}}
Career
On 9 January 2017, Soopakij assumed the role of Chairman of C.P. Group, with his younger brother Suphachai assumed the role of CEO.{{Cite web |title=CP Group scion, now CEO, will step down as mobile unit chief |url=https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/CP-Group-scion-now-CEO-will-step-down-as-mobile-unit-chief |access-date=2025-04-21 |website=Nikkei Asia |language=en}}{{Cite news |last=Apisitniran |first=Lamonphet |date=2018-06-29 |title=Heirs aim to carry the torch |url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/general/1494162/heirs-aim-to-carry-the-torch |access-date=2025-04-21 |work=Bangkok Post |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Graphics |first=WSJ com News |title=Inside the Empires of Asia’s Tycoons |url=https://www.wsj.com/graphics/inside-the-empires-of-asias-tycoons/ |access-date=2025-04-21 |website=WSJ |language=en}} Both positions were previously held by their father, Dhanin Chearavanont.{{Cite web |last=Nguyen |first=Linh |title=Fortune Magazine's New Owner Is Member Of Thailand's Richest Family |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/linhnguyen/2018/11/09/fortune-magazine-chatchaval-jiaravanon-thailand-billionaire-dhanin-chearavanont-cp-group/ |access-date=2025-04-21 |website=Forbes |language=en}}
Personal life
Soopakij married Korean-born Marisa, also known as Kang Soo-hyeong, in 1998.{{Cite web |date=2024-01-22 |title=มาริษา เจียรวนนท์ Bangkok Kunsthalle พันธกิจเพื่อศิลปะร่วมสมัยศิลปินไทย |url=https://www.bangkokbiznews.com/lifestyle/judprakai/1109415 |access-date=2025-04-21 |website=bangkokbiznews |language=th}}{{Cite news |last=Lankarani |first=Nazanin |date=2025-04-13 |title=Near Bangkok, a Sprawling Forest Where Art Seems to Grow on Trees |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/13/arts/design/thailand-khao-yai-art-forest.html |access-date=2025-04-21 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}
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