MCOT chairman Sorajak becoming THAI president

BANGKOK, Sept 14 – Sorajak Kasemsuvan, chairman of MCOT Plc, was today selected as president of Thai Airways International, succeeding Piyasvasti Amranand, whose employment contract was abruptly terminated by the THAI Board of Directors last May.

THAI board of directors chairman Ampon Kitti-ampon said Mr Sorajak was the only candidate qualified by the selection panel and he also was interviewed by the panel.

He said Mr Sorajak will be informed of the board’s decision, appointing him as THAI president, after which a negotiation for salary and other benefits will be done between him and Finance Ministry representatives.

The board of directors, Mr Ampon said, must inform the Transport Ministry of the employment after which it will forwarded to the Cabinet for approval. Mr Sorajak will become THAI’s 16th president.

Mr Sorajak, a PhD recipient in international law from London School of Economics, was president of MCOT Plc in 1999 but resigned before his four-year term expired. He returned to MCOT late last year as chairman of the board of directors.

In between, he had served as vice minister to Foreign Minister Surakiat Sathirathai. He started working for the Foreign Ministry after receiving his doctorate from the University of London.

Meanwhile, some 100 THAI employees, led by labour union leader Jaemsri Sukchoterat, rallied at the lobby of THAI headquarters today to demand a change in the employment contracts of temporary workers, who are hired on two-year, four-year or five-year basis. They called on the management to review workers’ employment contracts to entitle them to work with THAI until the compulsory retirement age of 60—and not on short terms.

If their demand is not met, the demonstrators said, they would lodge a complaint with the National Human Rights Commission, the House standing committee on labour and the prime minister.

Ms Jaemsri said more than 2,500 Thai workers have been hired on a contract basis when they should be employed until the required 60-year-old retirement age given the professional specialties and exclusivities of their jobs, such as ground and inflight services, and equipment sourcing.

These are the jobs that need experienced people, and not employees who work for a short term, she said.

The labour union’s demand will probably be one of the issues in the ‘list of challenges” pending the new president’s action. (MCOT online news)

-- TNA 2012-09-14

wow, the only candidate... and he can chose his salary now because they have nobody else that complies in the whole thailand... off course, foreign managers are not welcome, as none is as good as a thai, that understands the THAI ways... if you know what i mean

receiving his doctorate from the University of London.

There is no University of London.

LSE and UoL, which one? Also remember that the guy kicked out was anti-corruption.

Bit of a Ko Sarn qualification probably.

Watch for purchases of very over-priced planes.

receiving his doctorate from the University of London.

There is no University of London.

There dam_n well is. Get your facts right!

receiving his doctorate from the University of London.

There is no University of London.

There dam_n well is.

receiving his doctorate from the University of London.

There is no University of London.

There dam* well is.

receiving his doctorate from the University of London.

There is no University of London.

There dam_n well is.

How about hiring a farang for this job? Any chance?, no thanks, we want to keep accumulating losses.

receiving his doctorate from the University of London.

There is no University of London.

There dam_n well is.

I stand corrected.

Edited September 15, 201213 yr by yoshiwara

Having met the man I think he is good for it.