23 Facts About Suphachai Chearavanont

Suphachai Chearavanont is chairman of the Council of Digital Economy and Society in Thailand and a director of the Thai Chamber of Commerce.

Suphachai Chearavanont is chairperson of Office for National Education Standards and Quality Assessment.

Suphachai Chearavanont was born in 1967 in Thailand to businessman Dhanin Chearavanont and Tewee Chearavanont.

At the age of eight, Suphachai Chearavanont spent a year in Taiwan studying Chinese.

Suphachai Chearavanont graduated secondary school at Assumption College and attended Boston University in the United States, where he graduated with a bachelor's degree in business administration with a focus on financial management.

In May 2002 Suphachai Chearavanont was appointed the co-CEO of TA Orange, a wireless joint venture between TelecomAsia and France Telecom.

Suphachai Chearavanont remained director of various True subsidiaries, as well as CEO of TrueVisions and TrueMove.

On February 24,2017, Suphachai Chearavanont announced that True Corporation would invest in expanding TrueMove's 4G networks that year.

Suphachai Chearavanont announced in 2018 that the new healthcare subsidiary CP Medical Centre Company would construct and operate a Bangkok medical center.

In 2019, Suphachai Chearavanont announced that CP Group was working with the Thai government to build a $7.4 billion rail network, as well as a train station, mall, hotel, convention center, and rail research center in Bangkok.

In May 2020, Chearavanont announced C Group would not be laying off any of its 400,000 employees due to COVID-19, and that it had hired 20,000 delivery workers since the start of the pandemic.

Suphachai Chearavanont described buying Chilindo as a "pilot project" to establish a Thai e-commerce platform.

Suphachai Chearavanont advocated for the business sector to serve as a significant learning resource for Thai children and youth, aiming to nurture their development as researchers, influential leaders, and key contributors to both national and global progress.

Suphachai Chearavanont remains committed to empowering the younger generation, recognizing them as the driving force for the nation's and the world's future.

Suphachai Chearavanont's vision prioritizes advancing science and technology while upholding ethical principles, fostering positive change toward a sustainable, inclusive society where no one is left behind.

Suphachai Chearavanont has published articles on business and building responsible supply chains, and speaks publicly on corporate and social topics.

Suphachai Chearavanont was co-chair of the World Economic Forum's "Annual Meeting of New Champions" in Dalian, China in July 2019.

Suphachai Chearavanont has written articles for the World Economic Forum on responsible supply chains.

Suphachai Chearavanont has been involved in a number of public initiatives and committees.

Suphachai Chearavanont was a member of the Thai Listed Companies Association from 2005 until 2007, and in 2006 he joined the Thai Red Cross Eye Bank committee, serving as chairman of organization's fundraising subcommittee.

Suphachai Chearavanont was a counselor and advisory board member for the One Young World Summit in 2015.

In 2019 he began a two-year term as a director of the Thai Chamber of Commerce, and in October 2019 Suphachai Chearavanont was named chairman of the Council of Digital Economy and Society in Thailand.

Suphachai Chearavanont currently serves as GCNT chairperson, president and is chairman of the GCNT Steering Committee.