概要
Mr. Suphachai Chearavanont is the Chairman and CEO of Arise Ventures Group Company Limited. He also serves as Senior Vice Chairman of Charoen Pokphand Group Co., Ltd. (C.P. Group), one of Asia's leading conglomerates consisting of over 100 companies operating in 23 countries and economies, employing over 460,000 employees across a wide range of sectors, including agri-food, retail and telecommunications. In addition, Mr. Suphachai is Chair of the Board of Directors at True Corporation Plc., a technology and telecoms business listed on the Thai Stock Exchange, where he was previously President and Chief Executive Officer, and oversees Group-wide strategies on sustainability policies and corporate communications. Mr. Chearavanont serves in several roles advancing global and local public-private partnership. He serves as Chairperson of the United Nations Global Compact’s local chapter, the UN Global Compact Network Thailand (UNGCNT), since 2017. Education and youth development is an area close to his heart. He is currently the Chairperson of Office for National Education Standards and Quality Assessment. He co-founded a public-private educational initiative called “CONNEXT ED.” As the Chairman of the CONNEXT ED Foundation, he has worked to strengthen Thailand’s public education system, enhancing educational standards in 7,000 schools nationwide. He established True’s sustainability program that helps deliver education to underprivileged children in 6,000 schools across rural Thailand. Moreover, he serves on the Global Advisory Board of One Young World, the world’s largest and most influential youth leadership forum. Mr. Chearavanont is Senior Chairman and co-Founder of the Digital Council of Thailand, which aims to transform the country into a digital innovation hub. He is also an active member of the World Economic Forum and co-chaired the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting of the New Champions in Dalian, China in 2019. Mr. Chearavanont graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration focusing on Financial Management from Boston University, and was awarded an Honorary Doctorate degree in Mass Communications from Ramkhamhaeng University in March 2016.