Associate Professor Dr. Somchet Thinaphong

  • Director
  • Member of the Audit Committee
  • Member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee
  • Member of the Corporate Governance Committee
Director appointment date :

December 28, 1999

Age :

74

Education :
  • Doctor of Engineering (D. Eng.) 1980 Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) King’s Scholarship (Thailand)
  • Master of Engineering (M. Eng.) 1973 Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) (British Government Scholarship)
  • Bachelor of Engineering (B. Eng.) 1971 University of Tasmania (Australia) (Colombo Plan Scholarship)
Director training program :
  • Director Accreditation Program (DAP), 2006
Training in 2022
  • - None -
Experience :
  • 9 years as the Governor of Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT)
  • 3 years as the President of New Bangkok International Airport (NBIA)
  • 9 years as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA)
Current positions in other listed companies
  • Director, Preecha Group Pcl.
Current positions in non-listed companies
  • Co-chair THEOS-2 Project Steering Committee (Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency)
Current positions in rival companies/ related companies
  • - None -
Meeting attendance in 2022
  • Board of Directors Meeting, 6 out of 6 meetings
  • Audit Committee Meeting, 4 out of 4 meetings
  • Nomination and Remuneration Committee Meeting, 3 out of 3 meetings
  • Corporate Governance Committee Meeting, 2 out of 2 meeting
  • Annual Shareholders Meeting, 1 out of 1 meeting
No. of years on the board

23 years

AMATA shareholding

By self: - None -

By spouse/cohabiting couple and/or children under legal age: - None -

Other information
  • No legal dispute over the past 5 years
  • No conflict of interest transaction with the Company in the past year
Back