Digital Ventures makes Orapong Thien-Ngern executive committee chairman
Digital Ventures, the fintech investment and development subsidiary of Siam Commercial Bank, has appointed Orapong Thien-Ngern as the new chairman of its executive committee, with immediate effect.
In his new role, Orapong will lead the company’s mission to invest in start-up businesses that have the strongest potential to help SCB raise standards for digital banking and uplift Thailand’s financial services industry.
He will be responsible for fostering both start-ups and new financial-technology operations at existing firms, helping them work together with the bank to develop innovative products to better serve customers’ changing requirements, speeding SCB’s transition to the digital era.
Before joining Digital Ventures, Orapong served as general manager of Microsoft (Thailand), where he led its mission to help organisations achieve their goals through the adoption of modern technology with the highest security.
