Bangkok--Apr 21--SET
The Thai Investor Relations Club (TIRC) will invite listed firms in the
SET100 Index to join its membership, helping the number of members to increase by
20% this year. The TIRC plans to holding a workshop to educate IR professionals,
build a network among listed companies, and participate in ‘Thailand Focus 2005’.
The TIRC also wants to help prepare listed companies for ‘Thailand Focus 2005’.
Mr. Naris Cheyklin, Executive Vice President, Central Pattana Pcl., who
is the new TIRC President, announced the Club’s plans for 2005. He said that the
Club will be focusing on educating the listed companies’ IR people through
workshops and seminars, producing educational materials, creating a network of
IR professionals, and jointly hosting activities with The Stock Exchange of
Thailand (SET) throughout 2005.
“The TIRC and the SET have established the target of a 20% increase in
the Club’s membership in 2005, from the 239 companies at end-2004. As of April 19,
2005, the total TIRC membership had already reached 264, or a 10.5% increase over
2004. The TIRC will try to get all listed companies in the SET100 Index to join by
year’s end,” the TIRC President said.
As for TIRC’s activities, the Club intends to educate the listed
companies’ staff more about IR so that the companies will utilize IR practices
to disseminate their information more appropriately. The Club will also hold
seminars and workshops to encourage listed companies on the SET and mai (Market
for Alternative Investment) to undertake IR activities and better prepare their
personnel for local and overseas roadshows. Furthermore, tips and techniques on
how to develop good corporate governance (CG) will also be distributed, since
good CG practices will help improve the listed companies’ images and stability.
Mr. Naris added that: “In order to prepare for ‘Thailand Focus 2005’,
the TIRC will place special attention on educating the IR people of listed firms,
so that they will be able to provide ample and appropriate information to
investors and analysts. The investors, especially the foreign ones, will then gain
more confidence in investing in the Thai market.”
The new TIRC committee members are 15 representatives from 14 large and
medium-sized listed firms in various industries. The representatives are from AEON
Thana Sinsap (Thailand) Pcl., Asian Property Development Pcl., Central Pattana
Pcl., Charoen Pokphand Foods Pcl., C.P. Seven Eleven Pcl., Electricity Generating
Pcl., Kasikornbank Pcl., Land & Houses Pcl., Major Cineplex Group Pcl., PTT Pcl.,
The Siam Cement Pcl., Thai Union Frozen Products Pcl., TT&T Pcl., Univentures Pcl.
“The TIRC is confident that our activities will be beneficial to all
listed companies, no matter whether they’ve already established their IR unit or
not. The TIRC will be pleased to help companies establish their IR units as well.
We believe that more participation in the IR society by listed companies will
improve the level of knowledge about IR by utilizing the experiences of numerous
IR professionals. Greater participation will also generate more cooperation
amongst the listed companies’ members and directors, which will benefit all listed
firms,” Mr. Naris said.
The TIRC was established in September 2001 by a select group of IR
people who saw the benefits of IR’s use for the listed companies’ shareholders.
The group also saw how IR could be effectively used to create better values
within the companies as well. The SET has been continually providing support for
the TIRC’s activities.
For more information on the TIRC’s activities and membership,
please contact the SET at 0-2229-2054 or browse www.set.or.th/ir
Attachment to the SET Release No.85/2005 April 20, 2005
The TIRC Committee
Name-Surname Corporate Position Company Position held in
1 Naris Cheyklin Executive Vice President & CFO Central Pattana Pcl. President
2 Panada Kanokwat Executive VP - Corporate Finance PTT Pcl. Vice President
3 Adisorn Thananan-narapool Senior Executive Vice President Land and Houses Pcl. Vice President
4 Korawut Chiwaprecha Assistance Vice President TT&T Pcl. Member
Finance & Accounting Dept.
5 Kobboon Srichai Assistance Vice President and Head of IRO Charoen Pokphand Foods Pcl. Member
6 Kriengchai Boonpoapichart Head of Finance & Investor Relations C.P. Seven Eleven Pcl. Member
7 Jiraporn Rungsrithong Vice President, IR Electricity Generating Pcl. Member
8 Adit Laixuthai, Ph.D. Senior Vice President/Chief Investor Relations Officer Kasikorn Bank Pcl. Member
9 Thanapol Sirithanachai Managing Director Univentures Pcl. Member
10 Pumipat Sinacharoen VP Corporate Planning, Investor Relations Asian Property Development Pcl. Member
11 Wachara Iamsakun Investor Relations Manager/Corporate Planning Division The Siam Cement Pcl. Member
12 Verawat Ongvasith Executive Director Major Cineplex Group Pcl. Member
13 Sakda Srisangkom Senior Executive Vice President Finance Electricity Generating Pcl. Member
14 Supannee Asawasuwan Vice President , Head of Investor Relations AEON Thana Sinsap (Thailand) Pcl. Member
15 Wai Yat Paco Lee Financial Controller Thai Union Frozen Products Pcl. Member
For more information,
please contact the Corporate Communication Dept.:
Ladawan Kantawong Tel: 0-2229-2036
Kulvida Jintakawong Tel: 0-2229-2037
Nattaporn Boonprapa Tel: 0-2229-2049
Watsamon Saowakhonsathien Tel: 0-2229-2797 End.