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Kasikornbank Public Company Limited (KBank, ), formerly known as the Thai Farmers Bank (Swift code KASITHBK) is a leading banking group in Thailand. KBank was established on 8 June 1945 (2488 BE) by Choti Lamsam, with registered capital of five million baht. It has been listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) since 1976. The current chairman and CEO is Mr Bantoon Lamsam, the grandson of the founder. In 2003, Thai Farmers Bank changed its name to KASIKORNBANK or KBank.
As of December 2015 KBank was the fourth largest commercial bank in Thailand as measured by total assets, loans, and deposits, with the market shares of 14.5%, 14.6% and 15.3% respectively. Kasikornbank has a registered capital of 30.5 billion baht with paid up capital of 23.9 billion baht and market capitalization of 360 billion baht (second largest in the banking sector on the Stock Exchange of Thailand). KBank has total assets of 2.555 trillion baht, total deposits of 1.705 trillion baht and total loans (to customers less deferred revenue) outstanding of 1.610 trillion baht. The bank offers consumer banking such as credit card services, and mortgage lending, wealth management, corporate banking services including cash management, international trade financing, lending, deposit-taking, supply chain financing, Bancassurance, FX and derivatives, investment banking, custodian services, asset management, securities service, and factoring.
KBank’s Executives
1945 : Luang Naruebetmanit (Sanguan Chudatemiya) as 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 & CEO); Banyong Lamsam (President)
1992 : Banyong Lamsam (Chairman & CEO); Banthoon Lamsam (President)
2004 : Banyong Lamsam (Chairman); Banthoon Lamsam (CEO); Prasarn Trairatvorakul (President)
2010 : Banyong Lamsam (Chairman and CEO); Krisada Lamsam (Business Domain Coordinator), Predee Daochai (Risk Domain Coordinator), Teeranun Srihong (Infrastructure Domain Coordinator), Somkiat Sirichatchai (Resource Domain Coordinator)
2013 : Banthoon Lamsam (Chairman and CEO); Predee Daochai and Teeranun Srihong (President)
2016 : Banthoon Lamsam (Chairman and CEO), Predee Daochai, Teeranun Srihong and Kattiya Indaravijaya (President)