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Work starts to find new BOT chairman
The Nation


Incumbent BOT chairman Virabongsa Ramangkura

BANGKOK: -- The committee tasked to select the next Bank of Thailand chairman will convene on July 19, as the incumbent chairman's term will expire at the end of this month, said a source from the central bank.

Among the candidates to succeed Virabongsa Ramangkura include former finance minister Thanong Bidaya and former deputy prime minister and BOT governor MR Pridiyathorn Devakula.

The source said that the selection committee will be chaired by former finance permanent secretary Suparat Kawatkul. The other six members include Sathit Limpongpan, former finance permanent secretary.

On August 1, Virabongsa will turn 70.

The source admitted that the selection committee might not succeed in naming the successor within the end of this month. Without chairman, the BOT can still proceed with its monthly operation if over half of the board members are present at the meeting.

The BOT governor is by law allowed to nominate two candidates for the post


-- The Nation 2013-07-13

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thanong_Bidaya

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pridiyathorn_Devakula

Pridiyathorn has a very interesting history indeed.

He WILL be PTP friendly.