Bangkok Bank was established in 1944. It is the largest commercial bank in Thailand, the fifth largest regional bank in South-East Asia, and has total assets of approximately US$43 billion. Bangkok Bank is Thailand’s market leader in corporate and SME banking and has the country’s largest retail customer base. It has 16 million accounts including business and retail customers, over 250 business centers and business desks and a nationwide network of approximately 850 branches. The bank’s thriving self-service network, including more than 5,500 ATMs and cash deposit machines, phone banking facility, and a convenient easy-to-use internet banking service, enables customers to do fast, round-the-clock banking.

Bangkok Bank has the largest overseas branch network of any Thai bank and is the only Thai bank with a substantial presence in China, with branches in Beijing, Shanghai, Xiamen and Shantou.

The bank’s overseas branch network spans 13 economies, namely China, Hong Kong, the USA, the UK, Japan, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, the Philippines, Indonesia, Laos and Myanmar. Altogether the bank has 19 overseas branches, one representative office and one wholly owned subsidiary.

Bangkok Bank offers full commercial banking services, including arranging syndicated loans, debt securities underwriting, trade finance, project finance, custodial services, SME and merchant services and specialist industry advice.

The bank’s ongoing market leadership is due to its philosophy of developing a long-term supportive partnership with its customers. The complementary synergies between its corporate banking, investment banking, international banking, business and personal banking services enable the bank to offer personal and focused service as well as a breadth and depth of services. Subsidiaries such as Bualuang Asset Management and Bualuang Securities also enable the bank to develop investment opportunities which are available exclusively to Bangkok Bank customers

Bangkok Bank’s key competitive strengths continue to be its customer base - the largest in Thailand, its enduring customer relationships and unrivaled regional branch network.

In the year to come, the bank will be building further on these strengths, while at the same time working to further improve the efficiency of operations and the quality of customer service.

The bank plans to expand its presence in China by opening a new branch in Shenzhen and on the domestic front will build on the synergies between its strategic business units and subsidiaries to expand the range of services it provides to customers and further strengthen its base of fee income.

Bangkok Bank is preparing itself for the introduction of Basel II in 2008 - new rules that will change the way banks assess capital adequacy and manage risks, and the way that regulators oversee and specify minimum capital levels.

As part of the implementation of Basel II, Bangkok Bank will continue to extend risk rating models to all business customer segments and build new systems to measure and assess risks more accurately. In addition to improving the bank’s risk management, the process will help the bank to develop a superior customer data base and, in the long-term, lead to improved quality of assets for the bank.

Chairman of the Board of Directors
Mr. Chatri Sophonpanich

Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors
Mr. Kosit Panpiemras

Co-Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors
Mr. Piti Sithi-Amnuai

President
Mr. Chartsiri Sophonpanich

Managing Director
Mr. Singh Tangtatswas