SET appoints new SEVP in charge of corporate strategy

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) has appointed Soraphol Tulayasathien as Senior Executive Vice President (SEVP), Head of Corporate Strategy Division to oversee strategy, international relations, and research, effective from November 1, 2018.

SET President Pakorn Peetathawatchai said that SET's board of governors has recently appointed Soraphol as SEVP. With strong expertise in finance, international trade and economic policy, he will therefore play an important role in formulating strategies to transform the capital market in the technological era and enhance our positioning in the global capital market, underlining SET's commitment to strengthen the Thai capital market and the country's economy in accordance with the vision "To make the capital market 'Work' for everyone".

Prior to joining SET, Soraphol served as Executive Director, Macroeconomic Policy Bureau, Fiscal Policy Office, Ministry of Finance and Deputy Spokesperson for the Finance Ministry. He has extensive experiences in both public and private sectors including Department of Trade Negotiations, Ministry of Commerce, and The Siam Commercial Bank pcl as well as being Director at the Agricultural Futures Exchange of Thailand and Advisor to the Board of Directors, National Credit Bureau. He is also a special lecturer at Thammasat University and National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA).

Soraphol received his doctoral degree in Economics from University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, master's degree in Engineering from Stanford University. He earned two bachelor's degrees, in Finance and Actuarial Science and in Engineering from University of Pennsylvania. Besides, he also received bachelor of Laws from Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University. Soraphol obtained Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and Financial Risk Manager (FRM) certifications from the United States.