Kasikornbank

Kasikorn Bank

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Company type	Public
Traded as	SET: KBANK
Industry	Banking
Founded	Thailand (June 8, 1945 (1945-06-08))
Founder	Choti Lamsam
Headquarters	Bangkok , Thailand
Key people	Banyong Lamsam (Chairman)
Website	www.kasikornbank.com

Automatic teller machine in Bangkok

Kasikornbank Public Company Limited formerly known as the Thai Farmers Bank (Simplified Chinese: 泰华农民银行, Swift code KASITHBK) was established on 8 June 1945 by Choti Lamsam, with registered capital of Baht 5 million and has been listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) since 1976. The current chairman is Mr Banyong Lamsam and as of 31 December 2003, the bank is the fourth largest commercial bank in Thailand as measured by total assets, loans, and deposits. Kasikorn Bank has a registered capital of Baht 26.9 billion and paid up capital of Baht 23.6 billion with total assets of Baht 820.9 billion, total deposits of Baht 685.2 billion and total loans and accrued interest receivables outstanding of Baht 531.6 billion. The bank offers consumer, commercial, and corporate banking services, including lending, deposit-taking, credit card services, international trade financing, custodian services, asset management, and investment banking services.

As of 1 September 2009, Kasikornbank operated 729 branches, 5900+ ATMs, 86 foreign exchange offices and 58 international trade centers throughout Thailand. The bank branch network extends throughout Thailand’s 76 provinces, as well as internationally with four branches overseas in Hong Kong, Los Angeles, Cayman Islands and Shenzhen and three representative offices in Beijing, Shanghai and Kunming.

KBank’s Executives
1945 : Luang Naruebetmanit (Sanguan Chudatemiya), Chairman; Choti Lamsam Managing Director
1948 : Chulin Lamsam, Chairman; Kasem Lamsam, Managing Director
1962 : Chulin Lamsam, Chairman; Bancha Lamsam, Managing Director
1965 : Pra Nitikarnprasom (Sagnuan Chaixanien),Chairman; Bancha Lamsam, Managing Director
1976 : Bancha Lamsam, Chairman; Banyong Lamsam, President
1992 : Banyong Lamsam, Chairman; Banthoon Lamsam, President
2004 : Banyong Lamsam, Chairman; Banthoon Lamsam, Chief Executive Officer; Prasarn Trairatvorakul, President
2010-Present : Banyong Lamsam, Chairman; Banthoon Lamsam, Chief Executive Officer; Krisada Lamsam, Business Domain Coordinator; Predee Daochai, Risk Domain Coordinator; Teeranun Srihong, Infrastructure Domain Coordinator; Somkiat Sirichatchai, Resource Domain Coordinator

See also

• Thai Farmers Bank FC

External links

• Kasikornbank website (Thai)