<article>Siam Commercial Bank’s (SCB) Board of Directors today appointed Arthid Nanthawithaya as deputy chairman of the executive committee and the chief executive officer (CEO), while Yol Phokasub was appointed the president.</article>

Siam Commercial Bank’s (SCB) Board of Directors today appointed Arthid Nanthawithaya as deputy chairman of the executive committee and the chief executive officer (CEO), while Yol Phokasub was appointed the president.
The appointments came after Kannikar Chalitaporn has declared her intention to retire from the president&#8217;s position on April 2, 2015.
Both appointments will take effect from April 3rd, 2015 and both executives will report directly to Dr Vichit Suraphongchai, the chairman of the executive committee.
Under the new structure, all business units will continue to report to the president and the CEO will primarily be responsible for the strategic direction of the bank and its policies. 
In addition, both will be jointly responsible and accountable for all key decisions of the bank and will together will drive its performance. 
According to the press release, the financial services landscape in Thailand is characterised by a prolonged period of rapid change following the increasing complexity of customer needs, abnormal economic volatility, disruptive impact of new technologies, as well as an enhanced regulatory framework. To respond to these challenges and identify new opportunities, SCB’s Board of Directors believes that it is critical to establish solid teamwork at all levels of the Bank, particularly its top management team. 
By jointly managing the bank, they will strengthen its performance and attain the Bank’s vision to be the “Bank of Choice” in Thailand. 
Arthid Nanthawithaya, 47 years old, has over 19 years of experience in the finance and banking industries, especially in the debt capital and financial markets. He started his career at Siam Commercial Bank in 1994 before moving to Cargill Financial Services as a Hedge Fund Manager in 1998. 
He joined Standard Chartered Bank in 2007 where his last position was as the Managing Director and Regional Head of Capital Markets in Southeast Asia. Arthid rejoined SCB in 2008 in his current position of Senior Executive Vice President. He serves as the Group Head of the Wholesale Banking Group. 
Yol Phokasub, 53 years old, has 27 years’ experience covering both the consumer products and financial services sector. 
He started his career at Siam Cement Group in 1986 and then moved to Unilever in 1989 where his last position was as the Managing Director of Unilever Foods in Thailand. In 2006, he joined the Dutch Mill Group and his last position was as the Chief Operating Officer. 
Yol joined SCB in 2007 in his current position of Senior Executive Vice President. He serves as the Group Head of the Bank’s Retail Banking and Business Banking (SME) Groups.

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