BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The Board of Directors is responsible for setting policy, planning, controlling, and making decision about the Company's operation and new business investment except those required by law to pass by resolution from a shareholders meeting.

1. Mr. William Ellwood Heinecke

Positions

• Chairman (Elected in 1979)
• Chief Executive Officer

Age 59  years  (Born in 1949)

Education Credential

• Honorable Doctoral Degree of Business Administration in Management, Yonok University of Lumpang
• International School of Bangkok
• Director Certificate Program (DCP), Thai Institute of Directors Association

Other Current Positions

• Chairman, Minor International  Plc’s subsidiaries
• Chairman, Minor Corporation Plc. and its subsidiaries
• Chairman, the Minor Food Group Plc. and its subsidiaries
• Director, Rajadamri Hotel Plc. and its subsidiaries
• Director, Sermsuk Plc.
• Director, Everest Worldwide Ltd.
• Director, S&P Syndicate Plc.

  Experiences

• Director, Saatchi & Saatchi (Thailand) Limited
• Managing Director and Chairman, Ogilvy & Mather (Thailand) Limited

2. Mr. Paul Charles Kenny

Positions

• Director (Elected in 1997)

Age 59 years (Born in 1949)

Education Credential

• General Management Program, Ashridge Management College, England
• Director Certificate Program, Thai Institute of Directors Association

Other Current Positions

• Chief Executive Officer and Director, The Minor Food Group Plc. and its subsidiaries

3. Mrs. Pratana Manomaiphiboon

Positions

• Director (Elected in 1998)
• Chief Financial Officer

Age 44 years (Born in 1964)

Education Credential

• Master of Business Administration, Thammasart University
• Director Diploma Examination , The Australian Institute of Directors Association,
• Director Certificate Program, Thai Institute of Directors Association,
• Directors Accreditation Program (DAP), Thai Institute of Directors Association,
• Chief Financial Officer Certification Program 1, The Institute of Certified Accounting and Auditors of Thailand

Other Current Positions

• Director, Minor International Plc’s subsidiaries
• Director, Minor Corporation Plc. and its subsidiaries
• Director, The Minor Food Group Plc. and its subsidiaries
• Director, Rajadamri Hotel Plc. and its subsidiaries
• Director, S & P Syndicate Plc.
• Audit Committee, Thoresen Thai Agencies Plc.

Experiences

• Senior Vice President, Central Pattana Plc.
• Vice President, Finance and Accounting, Central Pattana Plc.
• Finance and Accounting Manager, Thai Airport Ground Service Company Limited
• Chief Finance Section, USAID / Thailand

4. Mr. Michael Sagild

Positions

• Director (Elected in 2006)
• Chief Operating Officer

Age 51  years (Born in 1957)

Education Credential

• Bachelor degree in Hotel Management, Ecole Hoteliere de Lausanne, Switzerland
• Diploma Advanced Management Program, Cornell University, USA
• Director Certification Program (DCP)- Institute of Director

Other Current Positions

• Director, Minor International Plc. and its subsidiaries
• Director, Rajadamri Hotel Plc. and its subsidiaries

Experience

• Managing Director, Asia Pacific, Le Meridien Hotels and Resorts, Hong Kong
• Area Director, Century International Hotels, Hong Kong
• Hotel Manager, Grand Hyatt Singapore, Singapore
• General Manager, Hyatt Regency Kinabalu, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
• Executive Assistant Manager, Shangri-La Tanjung Aru Resort, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
• Executive Assistant Manager Food & Beverage, Shangri-La Bangkok, Thailand
• Director of Food & Beverage, Hyatt Regency Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

6. Mr. Michael David Selby

Positions

• Independent Director (Elected in 2004)
• Member of the Audit Committee
• Member of the Nomination and Corporate Governance Committee
• Member of the Compensation Committee

Age 54 years (Born in 1954)

Education Credential

• MA. International Law & Finance, George Washington University – National Law center, USA
• BA. George Washington University, USA
• Associate Electrical Engineering – Cornell University, USA

Other Current Positions

• Director, Rajadamri Hotel Plc.
• Chairman, Ocean Beauty Seafoods Inc., USA.
• Executive Director of AEA-SOS International, Risk Management Company, and medical services provider
• Chairman, Kempinski  AG
• Managing Director, CPB Equity Co., Ltd.
• Managing Director, CPB Property Co., Ltd.
• Director, PTT Natural Gas Distribution Co., Ltd.
• Chairman, Christiani & Nielsen (Thai) Plc.

7. Mr. Kittipol Pramoj Na Ayudhya

Positions

• Independent Director (Elected in 2000)
• Member of the Audit Committee

Age 35 years (Born in 1972)

Education Credential

• MBA in Finance,  Sasin Graduate Institute of Business Administration of Chulalongkorn University
• Director Certificate Program (DCP), Thai Institute of Directors Association
• Audit Committee Program(ACP), Thai Institute of Directors Association

Other Current Positions

• Managing Director of Sammakorn Plc.,
• Director, Sribathana Co., Ltd.,
• Director, Sribathana Garden Co., Ltd.,
• Director, Maerim Terrace Resort Ltd.,
• Director, Royal Garden Development Ltd.,
• Director, RNS Holding Ltd.,
• Director, Hua Hin Village Ltd.,
• Director, Hua Hin Resort Ltd.,,
• Director, Hua Hin Condominium Ltd.,
• Director, Chao Phaya Resort Ltd.,
• Vice President & Secretariate,  The Thai Real Estate Association

8. Mr. Anil Thadani

Positions

• Director (Elected in 1998)
• Member of Nomination and Corporate Governance Committee
• Member of the Compensation Committee

Age 61 years (Born in 1946)

Education Credential

• Master of Business Administration, University of California, Berkeley, USA.
• Master of Science, University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA.

Other Current Positions

• Founder and Chairman, Symphony Investment Managers Limited and Symphony Capital Partners Ltd.
• Director, SIHL (listed on London Stock Exchange)
• Chairman, Hup Soon Global Corporation Limited (Twinwood Engineering Limited)
• Director, Rajadamri Hotel Plc.
• Director, Orchid Pharmaceuticals - India
• Trustee and Member of Investment Committee, Board of Trustees, Singapore Management University
• Trustee and Member of Investment Committee, Board of Trustees, Singapore Management University
• Member, International Institute for Strategic Studies

9. KHUNYING JADA WATTANASIRITHAM

Position

• Independent Director

Age 63 years (Born in 1945)

Education Credential

• M. A. Economic Development, Williams College, Massachusetts
• B.A. Natural Sciences & Economics, Cambridge University
• M.A. Natural Sciences & Economics, Cambridge University

Position in other listed companies

• Executive Director, The Siam Commercial Bank, PCL.
• Director, Audit committee and Compensation committee, PTT Public Company Limited

Position in other non-listed companies

• Executive Director, Siam Piwat Co.,Ltd.
• Governor, Stock Exchange of Thailand
• Chairman, Siam Commercial New York Life Insurance PCL.

Experience

• Department of Economic Research, Bank of Thailand
• Managing Director, The Siam Commercial Bank, PCL.