Bee Taechaubol (born 12 September 1975) is a Thai businessman and founder of Thai Prime Company Limited. He specializes in private equity investment in public companies, personally overseeing the turn around and growth of the businesses he is involved in.

Education

Taechaubol spent his high school years in

Sydney, Australia Sydney is the capital city of the state of New South Wales and the most populous city in Australia. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about 80 km (50 mi) from the Pacific Ocean ...

, where he attended

Newington College Newington College is a multi-campus Independent school, independent Uniting Church in Australia, Uniting Church Single-sex education, single-sex and Mixed-sex education, co-educational Pre-school education, early learning, Primary school, primar ...

(1987–1992). He has a degree in Civil Engineering from the

University of New South Wales The University of New South Wales (UNSW) is a public research university based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It was established in 1949. The university comprises seven faculties, through which it offers bachelor's, master's and docto ...

(1998) and an MBA from

Chulalongkorn University Chulalongkorn University (CU; ; , ) is a public university, public Autonomous university, autonomous research university in Bangkok, Thailand. The university was originally founded during King Chulalongkorn's reign as a school for training ro ...

(2000).

Business interests

Thai Prime Company Limited is a South-East Asian based Private Equity group, founded by Taechaubol. Thai Prime has interests in a number of sectors, including financial services, construction, property, technology, parking, traffic infrastructure, sports and payment gateways. These interests are primarily South-East Asian centric, but extend across Asia, China and into Australia. Thai Prime operates by acquiring, holding and developing assets over the longer-term. Current holdings include K-Tech Construction Public Company Limited, Electronics Industry Public Company Limited, Country Group Development Public Company Limited, Smart Traffic Company Limited and Asia Park Company Limited. Thai Prime is also acquiring a land bank in Central Bangkok that will soon be under development across a number of real estate segments. Taechaubol family controls Country Group, a leading property development company in Thailand for over 30 years.

Football

In 2014, Taechaubol acquired the exclusive rights as sole organizer across Asia for the Global Legends Series, a four-game series bringing together legendary football players from around the world. These players play against each other in a Legends vs. Legends four-match series in different cities across the world. Players include

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and

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amongst others. The Global Legends Series inaugural match took place on 5 December 2014 in

Bangkok, Thailand Bangkok, officially known in Thai language, Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estim ...

. Launched with a ceremony to honour his Majesty King Bhumibhol Adulyadej’s 87th birthday, the event was broadcast across the globe to more than 200 million viewers. In unison with Global Legends Series, legacy and youth programs are delivered to the countries played in, with long-term programs running in countries such as China, partnering with the country’s Ministry of Education to deliver football to 200 million children over eight years old. On June 5, 2015, it was announced that Bee Taechaubol will purchase a 48% stake in Italian football club

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, pending further negotiations that are expected to take up to eight weeks for approval. However, the deal collapsed after

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decided to sell 100% of the club to

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Personal life

Taechaubol is married and has two children. He spends most of his time in

Bangkok Bangkok, officially known in Thai language, Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estim ...

, Thailand, where his holding company Thai Prime is based. Besides his professional career, he is also the Global Ambassador for The Nourafchan Foundation, the world’s first participatory, open-source philanthropy whose mission is to improve the human condition. Recent projects include several infrastructure and education projects for orphans and those impoverished in Kenya’s largest slum, Kibera. Bee Taechaubol is the son of Sadawut Taechaubol.

References

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