Chatri Sophonpanich ( th, ชาตรี โสภณพนิช; ; 28 February 1934 – 24 June 2018) was a Thai businessman who served as the

chairman The chairperson, also chairman, chairwoman or chair, is the presiding officer of an organized group such as a board, committee, or deliberative assembly. The person holding the office, who is typically elected or appointed by members of the grou ...

of the

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of the

Bangkok Bank Bangkok Bank Public Company Limited ( th, ธนาคารกรุงเทพ, Royal Thai General System of Transcription, RTGS: Thanakhan Krung Thep) is one of the largest commercial banks in Thailand. Its branch network includes over 1,165 ...

beginning in 1999 and he was also one of the

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s of Thai TV3 in the 2000s to the early 2010s. He was the second son of

Chin Sophonpanich Chin Sophonpanich ( th, ชิน โสภณพนิช; ; 10 November 1910 – 4 January 1988) was a Thai entrepreneur who founded Bangkok Bank and Bangkok Insurance. Biography Chin was born in Wat Sai quarter in Thonburi Province (curre ...

and father of

Chartsiri Sophonpanich Chartsiri Sophonpanich ( th, ชาติศิริ โสภณพนิช, , zh, 陳智深, Teochew: Tâng Tì-tshim; born 12 May 1959) is a Thai banker. He currently serves as President of Bangkok Bank, the largest commercial bank in Tha ...

and Chali Sophonpanich. Chatri Sophonpanich died on 24 June 2018 after undergoing cardiac surgery and on the post-op recovery process, aged 84 years. At the time of his death, his family had an estimated net worth of $1.5 billion.Chatri Sophonpanich & family
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