Chartsiri Sophonpanich (, , zh, 陳智深, Teochew: Tâng Tì-tshim; born 12 May 1959) is a Thai banker. He currently serves as president of

Bangkok Bank Bangkok Bank Public Company Limited (, Royal Thai General System of Transcription, RTGS: Thanakhan Krung Thep) is one of the largest commercial banks in Thailand. Its branch network includes over 800 branches as of May 2024, within Thailand, wit ...

, 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 The Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) is a Private university, private research university in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1865, WPI was one of the United States' first engineering and technology universities and now h ...

. He went on to study at the

Massachusetts Institute of Technology The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a Private university, private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Established in 1861, MIT has played a significant role in the development of many areas of moder ...

, where he received a master's degree in chemical engineering and a master's degree in management. 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. 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. 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. Chartsiri also served as the chairman of the Thai Bankers' Association from 2002–2005, a member of the Payment Systems Committee of the

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, 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

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and of

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. 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. As of July 2021, he was worth US$1.15 billion according to ''Forbes''.

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.

Personal life

Chartsiri is the son of

Chatri Sophonpanich Chatri Sophonpanich (; ; 28 February 1934 – 24 June 2018) was a Thai businessman who served as the chairman of the board of directors of the Bangkok Bank beginning in 1999 and he was also one of the CEO A chief executive officer (CEO), also ...

and the grandson of

Chin Sophonpanich Chin Sophonpanich (; ; 10 November 1910 – 4 January 1988) was a Thai entrepreneur who founded Bangkok Bank and Bangkok Insurance. Biography Chin was born in Wat Sai quarter in Thonburi Province (currently Chom Thong District) to a Thai C ...

, 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

External links

Official Bangkok Bank profile
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