Mr. Wiwat Teerawanichpong Appointed by AFET Board of Directors as President
The Board of Directors, The Agricultural Futures Exchange of Thailand (AFET) has had its resolution to appoint Mr. Wiwat Teerawanichpong to take a position of the President, to be effective on October 1, 2014.
AFET Board of Directors has appointed Mr. Wiwat Teerawanichpong, who is very knowledgeable and highly experienced in domestic and international commodity markets, to post as the new AFET President. He is, moreover, a scholar on the commodity buyers’ markets, especially in China. Mr. Wiwat Teerawanichpong will take a post as the 7th AFET President with 4-year tenure, to be effective from October 1, 2014 to September 30, 2018.
Mr. Wiwat Teerawanichpong is currently 53 years old. He has a Bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Industry – Food Science Technology from Kasetsart University and a Master’s degree in Finance from University of Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. He spent 2 years after his graduation working in Maritime Chartering Business in the US; and 17 years in International Trade with Siam Cement Group (SCG) back in Thailand, 6 of which he spent working as an Overseas Branch Manager. He also spent 7 years working with Mitr Phol Group, 4 of which he was posted in China. His latest position was a Marketing & Sales Manager with Mitr Phol Group.