Thailand

The Thai Bankers’ Association 4th Floor Lake Rajada Office Complex (Bldg. 2) CDF House195/5 – 7 Rajadapisek Road Klongtoey Bangkok 10110 Thailand Tel: +66 02 264 0883 – 86 Fax: +66 02 264 0888 E-mail : atmpool@tba.or.th Mr Apisak Tantivorawong, Chairman Dr Twatchai Yongkittikul, Secretary General and Liaison Officer

TMB Bank Public Company Limited announced the appointment of Mrs. Saowanee Kamolbutr, currently a Board member, as Chairperson of the Board of Directors effective from 18 December 2009. With this appointment, Mrs. Kamolbutr became the first woman head of a bank in Thailand.

Mrs. Kamolbutr, 57, attended Thammasat University and graduated with a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Political Science. She received high-level executive training from a number of reputable institutions and has served in the Ministry of Finance her entire working career, holding a number of key positions, including Head of the Special Task Force on “Good Service for Tax Payers”, Head of the Revenue Department’s Reengineering Team, Deputy Director-General of the Revenue Department, and Ministry of Finance Inspector-General. Currently, she is a Ministry of Finance Deputy Permanent Secretary.

Founded on 8 November 1957, TMB Bank Pcl. operates a commercial banking business under a license granted by the Ministry of Finance, and with consent given by the Bank of Thailand. It also operates a securities business licensed by the Ministry of Finance and agreed to by the Securities Exchange Commission.

TMB aims to respond to the needs of its clients through its 486 branch network, 104 foreign exchange centers, 2,257 ATMs, as well as electronics banking systems. Its business encompasses commercial banking, offshore banking, investment banking, and other businesses as permitted by the regulatory authorities, including acting as an insurance agent for its alliance insurance companies.

Listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand, TMB is the sixth largest bank, by total assets, in Thailand. As at 31 December 2009, its total assets are valued at THB 541,637 million.

Dates back to the late 1958, when a group of leading bankers representing domestically incorporated banks held a series of meetings to discuss the formation of an association. They finally formally founded the Thai Bankers' Association in September 1958. There were 15 founding members, representing all the commercial banks incorporated in Thailand at that time. Its management rests with an elected Board of Directors, which consists of a Chairman, a Vice Chairman, and three other Directors

Name	Bank	Interval
1. Mr Kasem Lamsam 2. Mr Banjurd Cholvijarn 3. Mr Udane Tejapaibul 4. Mr Chamras Chaturabatara 5. Mr Chalerm Prachuabmoh 6. Mr Banjurd Cholvijarn 7. Mr Sukum Navapan 8. Mr Boonchu Rojanasatien 9. Mr Prachitr Yossundara 10. Mr Somboon Nandhabhiwat 11. Mr Banyong Lamsam 12. Mr Chatri Sophonpanich 13. Mr Pakorn Thavisin 14. Mr Tarrin Nimmanahaeminda 15. Dr Som Jatusipitak 16. Dr Olarn Chaipravat 17. Mr Banthoon Lamsam 18. Mr Chulakorn Singhakowin 19. Mr Chartsiri Sophonpanich 20. Mr Khunying Jada Wattanasiritham 21. Mr Apisak Tantivorawong	Thai Farmers Bank Pcl. Union Bank of Bangkok Pcl Bangkok Metropolitan Bank Pcl. Krung Thai Bank Pcl. Thai Danu Bank Pcl. Union Bank of Bangkok Pcl. Thai Military Bank Pcl. Bangkok Bank Pcl. Siam Commercial Bank Pcl. Laem Thong Bank Pcl. Kasikornbank Pcl. Bangkok Bank Pcl. Thai Danu Bank Pcl. Siam Commercial Bank Pcl. Siam City Bank Pcl. Siam Commercial Bank Pcl. Thai Farmers Bank Pcl. Bank of Asia Pcl. Bangkok Bank Pcl. Siam Commercial Bank Pcl. Krung Thai Bank Pcl.	1958-1960 1961-1964 1965-1968 1969-1970 1971-1973 1974-1975 1976-1977 1978-1979 1980-1981 1982-1983 1984-1985 1986-1988 1989-1990 1991-1992 1993-1995 1996-1997 1998-1999 2000-2001 2002-2005 2005-2006 2006-Present