Airline Leader Interview, Thai Airways CEO Chai Eamsiri

Mr. Chai Eamsiri joined Thai Airways International Public Company Limited (THAI) in 1985 and was promoted to Manager of Fuel Department in 1997, then Director of Corporate Insurance in 2003 and Director of Petroleum and Fuel Management in 2006 consecutively. In 2014, Mr. Eamsiri was appointed Vice President of Petroleum, Corporate Insurance and Aviation Environment Department. His most recent position was Chief of Financial Officer. With Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration from Assumption University and Master's Degree in Business Administration from Kasetsart University as well as over 40 years of working with THAI, Mr. Eamsiri has accumulated experiences and skills of airline business in important key areas of the company's operations including financial and accounting literacy which is highly significant in achieving the Rehabilitation Plan amendments. Mr. Eamsiri has worked with international organizations and has been entrusted to be in a special working group of the business restructuring initiatives in 2020. He has played a vital role in the company's Rehabilitation Plan implementation and transformation since 2020. Mr. Chai Eamsiri was appointed THAI Chief Executive Officer on 1 February 2023.