Bangkok--Sep 20--Thana Burin Asia Pacific
British Airways has announced that Mr Chumpol NaLamlieng will join its board as a non-executive director on November 1, 2005.
Mr Chumpol is currently president of Siam Cement Public Company Limited, Thailand’s largest industrial group listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand, and chairman of Singapore Telecommunications, Singapore’s largest telecommunications network company.
Martin Broughton, British Airways’ chairman said: “We are delighted that Chumpol will be joining the board. He has proven himself to be an outstanding business leader and his experience, combined with his particular knowledge of Asia, will provide further strength to the airline’s board.”
Notes to editors:
Mr Chumpol NaLamlieng, 58, graduated from the University of Washington in Mechanical Engineering and received his MBA in 1967 from the Harvard Business School.
He joined The Siam Cement Public Company Limited in 1972 and was appointed president of Siam Cement in 1993. He is also non-executive chairman of Singapore Telecommunications Ltd and executive committee member of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development.
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