Asian business leaders gather in Bangkok tonight
Dozens of key business leaders across Asia will gather in Bangkok tonight, to join CNBC's 12th Asian Business Leaders Award.
Among them inlude Malaysian Senator Abdul Wahid bin Omar (nominated for his role as president and CEO of Malayan Banking): Akira Arima, president & CEO of NTT Communications; Barry Stowe, chief executive of Prudential Asia; Bashir Ahmad bin Abdul Majid, managing director of Malaysia Airports Holdings: Hirotaka Sugiyama, president and CEO of Mitsubishi Estate; Mark Tucker, group chief executive and president of AIA Group; Masatoshi Ito, president and CEO of Ajinomoto; Piyush Gupta, CEO of DBS Group Holdings; Tan Hee Teck, president and COO of Genting Singapore; Tony Fernandes, group CEO of AirAsia; Wang Yilin, chairman of CNOOC, and Yancey Hai, chairman of Delta Electronics.
Representing Thailand are Adirek Sripratak, CEO of Charoen Pokphand Foods; Aloke Lohia, Group CEO of Indorama Ventures; William Heinecke, chairman and CEO of Minor International; Pailin Chuchottaworn, CEO and president of PTT; Anon Sirisaengtaksin, CEO of PTT Global Chemical; and Chaiwat Srivalwat, managing director of Tipco Asphalt.
The awards will be presented in a one-hour show to be broadcast globally - in Asia Pacific, Europe and the United States.
The 11th ABLA was also held in Bangkok last year. CNBC also planned to stage the award event here in 2008, which was postponed due to political unrest in Thailand.
