Name : Kobkarn Wattanavrangkul
Chairperson of Toshiba Thailand Co.,Ltd
Chairperson of the Board of KASIKORNBANK
Former Minister of Tourism and Sports
Former Special Advisory Committee to Prime Minister
Work Address : Toshiba Thailand Co.,Ltd.
201 Vibhavadee Rangsit Road, Chatujak, Bangkok 10900
Tel: 0-2511-7999 Fax : 0-2513-0305
Birth Date : September 19th , 1960
Birth Place : Bangkok
2nd Daughter of Dr. Korn and Thanpuying Niramol Suriyasat
Education :
1965 – 1977 Wattana Wittaya Academy, Thailand
1977 – 1979 Triam Udom Suksa, Thailand
1979 – 1981 Wellesley College, Massachusetts, USA
1981 – 1984 Rhode Island School of Design, Rhode Island, USA
- Bachelor Degree in Architecture
2000 Thai Institute of Directors (“Director Certificate Program”)
2005 Thai Institute of Directors (“The Role of Chairman Program”)
2006 National Defence College (NDC 49)
2007 Capital Market Academy (Leadership Program)
2010 The Executive Creative Economy Training Program (EXCET 1)
2011 Top Executive Program in Commerce and Trade (TEPCoT 4)
2013 Thailand Energy Academy (TEA 2)
2013 Office of the Royal Development Projects Board (RDPB)
Executive Development Program (2)
2013 Institute of Business and Industrial Development (IBID 1)
2014 D.A. in Management (Honorary) Sripatum University
2018 Honorary Doctor of Philosophy in Human Resource
Development, Ramkhamhaeng University
2018 Board Nomination & Compensation Program (BNCP Class 4/2018) of
IOD
2019 Honorary Doctor of Arts in Tourism Management, University of the
Thai Chamber of Commerce for the year 2017
2019-2020 Top Executive Program on China Business Insights and Network
Class 1 (TEPCIAN), University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce
Apr 2021 Director Leadership Certification Program (DLCP 0/2021) of IOD
Career :
1986-2004 Management of Thai Toshiba Group of Companies.
2004-Aug 2014 Chairperson of Thai Toshiba Group of Companies &
Bangkadi Industrial Park
Aug 31st, 2014 – Nov 23rd, 2017 Minister of Tourism and Sports
Dec 2017 – Dec 2019 Director and Advisor, Toshiba Thailand Co.,Ltd.
2018-2019 Chairman of the Board of Pinkanakorn Development
Agency (Public Organization)
2018-July 2019 Special Advisory Committee to the Prime Minister
2018-Mar 2020 Vice Chairperson, Lead Independent Director, Chairperson
of Human Resources and Chairperson of Risk Oversight
Committee of KBANK
Jan 2020 – Present Chairperson, Toshiba Thailand Co.,Ltd.
Award :
May 2004 – 1 in 13 The Leading Women Entrepreneurs of the World Award
August 2004 – Outstanding Business Woman Award from Thai Chamber of Commerce
2005 – Priew Award
March 2007 – Outstanding Business Woman Award from the Prime Minister
on the occasion of International Women Day
June 2007 – Thailand Top 100 HR 2007 Award from Human Resources Institute,
Thammasat University
2012 – Outstanding Woman Award from The National Council of Women of
Thailand
Nov 2012 – The Women Who Make a Difference Awards 2012 from Thailand Tatler
Magazine
Nov 2012 – Outstanding Business Woman 2012 Award from Thai Chamber of
Commerce
June 2013 – Right Livelihood Person 2012 Award from Right Livelihood Foundation
Present Social Position (from Jan 2018)
- Chairperson of the Board and Head of Lead Independent Director of KBANK
- Honorary President – Thai-Japanese Association
- Vice Chairman – Thai Chamber of Commerce
- Advisor to President – The Federation of Business and Professional Woman’s Associations of Thailand
- Member of the SIIT Board of Trustees – Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology
- President – Dr.Korn-Thanpuying Niramol Suriyasat Foundation
- Honorary Advisory President – Ethic Club Committee , Thai Chamber of Commerce
- Board Member – Foundation for a Clean and Transparent Thailand
- Advisor – Anti-Corruption Organization of Thailand
- Committee – The Thai Red Cross Society
- Chair of Thailand Host Committee for Global Summit of Women 2020
- Board of Paralympic Committee of Thailand
- Board Member of Rugby School Thailand
- Director of Decathlon (Thailand) Co.,Ltd.
- National Reform Committee on Economics
- Sub Committee of the Office of Public Sector Development Committee
- Board Member of Thai Rice Foundation under Royal Patronage
- Board Member of Chulalongkorn School of Integrated Innovation
- Chairperson of Bangkok Art and Culture Centre Foundation Committee (BACC)
- Chairperson of the Board – N.C.C. Management & Development Co.,Ltd.
Royal Decoration
Knight Grand Cross (First Class) of the Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant
Knight Grand Cordon of the Most Noble Order of the Crown of Thailand
Knight Grand Cordon (Special Class) of the Most Exalted Order or the White Elephant
Past Social Positions
Social Activity (Business) :
- President
Thai-Japanese Association - Vice Chairman
Thai Chamber of Commerce - Board
KBANK - President of Self Sufficient Economy Committee,
Thai Chamber of Commerce - Vice President of Energy Committee
Thai Chamber of Commerce - President of Ethic Club
Thai Chamber of Commerce - Committee
Anti-Corruption Organization of Thailand - Committee
The Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking - Committee
Business and Professional Woman’s Associations of Thailand, Bangkok - Committee
The Federation of Business and Professional Woman’s Associations of
Thailand
Social Activity (Education) : - Board of Trustees
Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology (SIIT) - Board of Director
College of Management Mahidol University (CMMU) - Chairman of the Governors Board
Harrow International School, Thailand
Social Activity (Other) :
- Head of Leading Women Entrepreneurs of the World Committee- Thailand
- Committee Member
Foundation for a Clean and Transparent Thailand (FACT) - Member of the Council of Trustees and Board of the Director
Thailand Development Research Institute Foundation (TDRI) - The Sub-Committee on Population and Plan
The National Economic and Social Development Board - Director
Vichaiyuth Hospital - Director
Bangkok Symphony Orchestra Foundation - Director
Special Olympic of Thailand - Director
Books for Children Foundation - Board
Bangkok Art and Culture Centre - Director
Utokapat Foundation under Royal Patronage of H.M. The King
Other:
- Committee of the Sufficient Economy Judgement,
Office of The Royal Development Projects Board - Working Committee
Art for All in Prisons - Honorary Advisor Committee
K-SME Venture Capital 2007 - Evaluation Committee Panel
Baipo Pho Business Awards by SASIN since 2007 - Judging Committee Member
“Bangkok Business Challenge” SASIN
