SCB appoints new president/CEO
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SIAM COMMERCIAL Bank has announced the appointment of Arthid Nanthawithaya as president and chief executive officer. Approval of the appointment was granted by the Bank of Thailand, with an effective date of July 1.
Dr Vichit Suraphongchai, chairman of SCB’s executive committee, said that with Arthid’s record of success and strong leadership, “the bank is confident that he will drive policies and important tasks to accomplish the bank’s goal of becoming the bank of choice for our customers, shareholders, employees, and community”.
Arthid, 49, holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from Chulalongkorn University and a Master of Business Administration degree in finance from the Sasin Graduate Institute of Business Administration. He has more than 20 years of experience in finance and banking.
Arthid commenced his career at SCB’s treasury department in 1994, then moved to Cargill Financial Services as a hedge-fund manager in 1998. In 2000, he joined Standard Chartered Bank, where he was based in Singapore for his last position as managing director and regional head of capital markets, Southeast Asia.
Arthid rejoined SCB in 2008 as senior executive vice president in charge of the corporate banking group.
He was appointed as a board director on April 2 last year, and CEO and deputy chairman of |the executive committee the |next day.
