Bangkok--28 Nov--SET
The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) today announces the winners of the SET Awards 2018. Preecha Ekkunagul, President & CEO of Central Pattana pcl (CPN), was granted the Best CEO Award of SET-listed companies, and Unyarat Pornprakit, CEO of Jubilee Enterprise pcl (JUBILE), won the Young Rising Star CEO Award. KGI Securities (Thailand) pcl (KGI) was recognized with the SET Award of Honor for its continued demonstration of excellence in derivatives service during 2016-2018.
SET President Pakorn Peetathawatchai, said "SET congratulates all the recipients of the SET Awards 2018. All winners have demonstrated outstanding performances in various areas with capabilities to operate their business and generate ample benefits. They are role models for other organizations in the capital market".
Santi Viriyarungsarit, Editor-in-Chief of Money & Banking magazine, the SET Awards co-host and one of the distinguished judges, added that PTT pcl (PTT) was the winner of the Best Innovative Company Award for their innovation on Integrated Pipeline Maintenance and Monitoring System. The Best Deal of the Year Award went to Gulf Energy Development pcl (GULF) for their IPO deal. Bualuang Securities pcl, Kasikorn Securities pcl, and The Siam Commercial Bank pcl were its financial advisors.
The SET Awards 2018 cover seven categories: 1) Best CEO Awards and the Young Rising Star CEO Award, 2) Best Company Performance Awards, 3) Best Investor Relations Awards, 4) Best Securities Company Awards, 5) Best Asset Management Company Award, 6) Best Innovative Company Awards, and 7) Best Deal of the Year Award. (Please see the attachment for the full list of winners)
This year, 21 companies took home the SET Awards 2018 and one took the SET Award of Honor, consisting of 13 from companies listed on the SET and three from the Market for Alternative Investment (mai) along with five securities firms and one asset management firm.
For more information, please visit www.set.or.th/setawards.