Uttama Savanayana
Minister of Industry, Kingdom of Thailand
| Professional Experience | |
|---|---|
| 12/16/2016-present | Minister, Ministry of Industry/ Thailand |
| 10/21/2016-12/12/2016 | Chairman, Board of Executives, Bangkok University |
| 08/19/2016-12/09/2016 | Advisor to The Prime Minister for Digital, Information and Communication Technology |
| 08/19/2015-09/12/2016 | Minister, Ministry of Information and Communication Technology/ Thailand |
| 06/01/2015-08/16/2015 | President, Bangkok University Member of Board of Trustees, Bangkok University |
| 2013-2015 | Executive Vice President for Business Development and Special Projects and Member of Board of Executives, Bangkok University |
| 2012-2013 | Executive Vice President, Bangkok University |
| 2009-2012 | Vice President for International Affairs, Bangkok University |
| 2007-08/17/2015 | Managing Director, Thai Prosperity Advisory Co., Ltd. |
| 2005-2006 | Vice Minister, Ministry of Commerce/ Thailand |
| 2003-2005 | Vice Minister, Prime Minister's Office |
| 2001-2003 | Advisor to Minister, Ministry of Finance/ Thailand |
| 1998-2001 | Director of Business Development, GE Capital (Thailand) Ltd. |
| 1994-1998 |
Senior Vice President for Research and Planning Department, Corporate Development and Economic Research Center for Siam City Bank Public Co., Ltd. Manager, Research and Planning Department, Siam City Bank Public Company Limited Board Director and Executive Chairman, Siam City-ING Asset Management Co., Ltd. |
| 1984-1994 |
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Business Administration, National Institute of Development Administration Deputy Director, The Bangkok Centre for the Joint Doctoral Program in Business Administration (National Institute of Development Administration, Chulalongkorn University, Thammasat University, McGill University and York University) Director, Executive MBA Project Business Administration, Executive MBA, National Institute of Development Administration Director, Young Executive MBA Project, School of Business Administration, National Institute of Development Administration Faculty Member and Finance Group Coordinator, School of Business Administration, National Institute of Development Administration |
| Other Positions | |
| 2012-2015 | Independent Director, Chairman of Audit Committee and Member of Good Governance Committee, Big C Super Center Public Co., Ltd. |
|---|---|
| 2011-2015 | Director and Chairman of Investment Committee, Dhipaya Life Insurance Public Co., Ltd. |
| 2011-2015 | Independent Director and Member of Compensation Committee, KT ZMICO Securities Co., Ltd. |
| 2011-2015 | Member of the Risk Management Committee, National Science and Technology Development Agency |
| Education |
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| - Ph.D., Management 1990 School of Management, University of Massachusetts-Amherst, U.S.A. |
| - M.B.A., Finance & International Business 1984 Kellogg School of Management, Northwest University, U.S.A. |
| - B.Sc., Electrical Engineering 1982 Brown University, U.S.A. |
| Honors/ Awards |
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| - Recipient of the 2015 Distinguished Alumni Awards, for his significant contribution to society in the field of Economics and Finance, Chulalongkorn Demonstration Secondary School |
