Bangkok--8 Jul--SET
The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) has appointed Yunyong Thaicharoen, PhD, as Head, Capital Market Research Institute. His term will be from July 8, 2009- July 7, 2010. He comes to SET as part of the personnel exchange program with the Bank of Thailand (BoT).
Mr.Yunyong’s latest position was a Team Executive, Capital Account and Balance of Payments Policy Team, Domestic Economy Department, BoT Monetary Policy Group.
Mr. Yunyong earned his PhD and Bachelor degrees in Economics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA and has been at BoT since 2001. He started as Senior Economist, Macroeconomics Team and Team Executive, Supply Side Policy Analysis Team before coming to the Capital Account and BOP Policy Team, working in capital flow management and capital account liberalization. He has experience in formulating Thailand’s stance on FTA negotiation on issues related to capital flows. He has conducted policy workshops on strategic plans to strengthen Thailand’s resiliency against FX risk and ways to support Thailand’s direct investment abroad.
The first personnel exchange between SET and BoT was Mr. Kobsak Pootrakool, PhD., who was executive director of SET Capital Market Research Institute during October 1, 2007-January 31, 2009.