BANGKOK, The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) today announced
winners of the prestigious SET Awards 2022. The Best CEO Awards of SET-listed
companies was presented to Pitharn Ongkosit, President and Chief Executive
Officer of KCE Electronics pcl (KCE); the Best CEO Awards of mai-listed
companies was granted to Boonsak Kiatjaroonlert, Chief Executive Officer of
Kumwell Corporation pcl (KUMWEL); and Young Rising Star CEO Awards was bestowed
to Tritecha Tangmatitham, Managing Director of Supalai pcl (SPALI).
Kiatnakin Phatra Securities pcl (KKPS) earned SET Award of Honor for the second
consecutive year in recognition of its consistent excellence in providing
services to institutional investors. Moreover, 47 listed companies were given
Sustainability Excellence Awards to honor their exemplary role models, and nine
of them received Sustainability Awards of Honor as they managed to maintain
their excellence in this field for third straight year. The nine companies were
Banpu pcl (BANPU), Bangchak Corporation pcl (BCP), IRPC pcl (IRPC), PTT pcl
(PTT), PTT Exploration and Production pcl (PTTEP), PTT Global Chemical pcl
(PTTGC), Somboon Advance Technology pcl
(SAT), The Siam Cement pcl (SCC) and Thai Oil pcl (TOP).
SET President Pakorn Peetathawatchai said: “SET is delighted to congratulate all
the SET Awards 2022 winners. The accolades demonstrate their potential and
excellence in business and sustainability that are the integral part for the
Thai capital market development. I also commend all recipients of Best CEO
Awards for organization transformation amid the current situation which business
must adapt and cope with risks that are all around into exemplary organizations
placing an importance on improving quality of organizations, creating
innovation, delivering strong operating performance and operating business with
responsibilities to stakeholders by taking into account environmental, social
and governance (ESG) aspects to create balanced growth. Such practice is in
alignment with SET’s vision “To Make the Capital Market ‘Work’ for Everyone”.
The Business Excellence Awards this year were presented to 37 companies,
comprising 21 SET-listed companies, six mai-listed companies, six securities
companies (including financial advisory company), three asset management
companies and one real estate investment trust (REIT). Furthermore, KKPS won SET
Award of Honor for the second time in recognition of the consistent excellence
in providing services to institutional investors during 2019-2022.
For Sustainability Excellence Awards, there were 47 recipients this year. Three
companies received Best Sustainability Awards, nine earned Highly Commended
Sustainability Awards, 10 won Commended Sustainability Awards, and 16 were given
Rising Star Sustainability Awards. Moreover, the nine companies namely BANPU,
BCP, IRPC, PTT, PTTEP, PTTGC, SAT, SCC and TOP were granted Sustainability
Awards of Honor in recognition of their consistently performance.
Money & Banking magazine Editor-in-Chief Santi Viriyarangsarit, who is also the
SET Awards co-founder and one of the distinguished judges for SET Awards 2022,
said: “SET Awards are considered to be prestigious awards presented to companies
with excellence and remarkable performances in various areas. This year,
sustainability-related awards and awards for REITs are added. The new awards
mark the important milestone in inspiring new companies and REITs to enhance
business potential and to raise the bar on sustainability which will be a boon
to the Thai capital market as a whole.”
The panel of honorary judges for SET Awards 2022 consists of Chaiyawat
Wibulswasdi, Seri Chintanaseri, Santi Viriyarungsarit, Yuth Vorachattarn,
Pattareeya Benjapolchai, Teeranun Srihong, Pakorn Peetathawatchai, Manpong
Senanarong, Soraphol Tulayasathien, with Amnouy Jiramahapoka as secretary of the
panel.
This year’s SET Awards are divided into two categories: The Business Excellence
Awards and the Sustainability Excellence Awards.
The Business Excellence Awards consist of eight awards, namely 1) Best CEO
Awards and Young Rising Star CEO Awards, 2) Best Company Performance Awards, 3)
Best REIT Performance Awards, 4) Deal of the Year Awards, 5) Best Investor
Relations Awards, 6) Best Innovative Company Awards, 7) Best Securities Company
Awards, and 8) Best Asset Management Company Awards.
The Sustainability Excellence Awards comprise four awards, namely 1) Best
Sustainability Awards, 2) Highly Commended Sustainability Awards, 3) Commended
Sustainability Awards, and 4) Rising Star Sustainability Awards. Significantly,
there is also the SET Awards of Honor and Sustainability Awards of Honor for
companies or individuals who have maintained their excellence for three
consecutive years or more.
Source: The Stock Exchange of Thailand