Ratch announces new CEO
Ratchaburi Electricity Generating Holding Pcl (Ratch) has named Kijja Sripatthangkura as its new chief executive officer. His appointment will be effective April 6 after his predecessor Rum Herabat’s retirement.
Ratch announces new CEO
Ratchaburi Electricity Generating Holding Pcl (Ratch) has named Kijja Sripatthangkura as its new chief executive officer.
His appointment will be effective April 6 after his predecessor Rum Herabat’s retirement.
With extensive experience over the past 30 years at the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat), Kijja is regarded for his expertise in a number of areas, including engineering, economics, business administration and strategic planning (particularly for power and transmission systems).
Kijja is currently Egat deputy governor – policy and planning.
As Ratch CEOr, Kijja will aim to leverage his experience and expertise to drive the company’s strategic plan forward, with the goal of achieving 7,500-megwatt growth goal in 2017 and 10,000MW growth in 2023.
He will also aim to achieve real success in research and development at Ratch’s new businesses to secure sustainable growth and cope with disruptive technology and global climate challenges.
Kijja, 57, holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Prince of Songkla University, with certificates from various executive programmes.
