Bangkok--20 Apr--KBank
The Asian Banker, a leading Asian financial journal, has praised KASIKORNBANK CEO Banthoon Lamsam as the highest achieving banker in Thailand, and KBank as the nation’s strongest bank, due to his vision of leadership that has created sustainable growth for the organization through a customer-centric strategy, brand building, and the consistent reduction of non-performing loans.
On April 18, 2010, The Asian Banker announced the winners of the QFC-Asian Banker Leadership Achievement Award and the Strongest Banks in Asia Award 2010, which are organized every three years in order to honor high-level bankers and banks in Asia that have done well in guiding their business operations towards solid and sustainable growth.
For Thailand, The Asian Banker has granted KASIKORNBANK CEO Banthoon Lamsam and KBank the QFC-Asian Banker Leadership Achievement Award and the Strongest Bank in Thailand Award for 2010, respectively.
The Asian Banker stated that the QFC-Asian Banker Leadership Achievement Award for Thailand for 2010 was granted to Mr. Banthoon Lamsam not only for his pivotal role in building one of Thailand’s best-performing financial institutions, but also for his vision in creating a solid, sustainable enterprise with strong fee-earning businesses, top-notch IT systems, a durable brand, and steady income growth that has avoided the volatility experienced among competing institutions. The Bank has also been vigilant in reducing NPLs, which have been one of the important problems of a number of financial institutions.
Due to KASIKORNBANK’s highly successful operating results, The Asian Banker journal granted KBank the Strongest Bank in Thailand Award for 2010, the second time the Bank has won this award. Under Mr. Banthoon Lamsam’s leadership, KBank has established a superb domestic service network developing services and products that truly meet customer needs. The Bank has applied a solid management structure in both its Board of Directors and its management. Its strategies respond perfectly to business changes, while any changes aim for consistent and sustainable returns for all shareholders.
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