Bangkok Bank (BBL) has appointed Piti Sithi-amnuai as its new chairman.
Mr Piti, previously vice chairman of the board of directors, was appointed to his new post effective Thursday.
Mr Piti is 84 years old and has been on BBL's board of directors for 33 years.
He worked for many years with Chatri Sophonpanich, the late chairman of the bank's board of directors and adviser to the executive board.
Chatri, who died earlier this year on June 24, was the second son of BBL's founder, Chin Sophonpanich.
From 2013 until his new appointment, Mr Piti was the chairman of Bangkok Bank Berhad, Malaysia.
Among his education credentials, Mr Piti holds an honorary doctorate of philosophy in Business Administration from Rangsit University; also a diploma in Business Administration from Hutching's Commercial College in Malaysia; and an "A" level from Cambridge University (Overseas), UK.
He also participated in the Advanced Management Program, Harvard Business School, Harvard University, Boston, US, and in the Management Development Program, Asian Institute of Management, the Philippines.
