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• Support for related agencies in CG
development among listed companies
In addition to the CGR assessment, SET also sponsored
a training course, entitled “Director Accreditation
Program (DAP)” to prepare companies for listing on
SET. It is a basic training course for directors to carry
out their duties with responsibility under corporate
governance principles. In 2014, SET sponsored DAP
training courses for 160 participants from 65 companies.
Moreover, it sponsored an activity of the Thai Investors
Association (TIA) in the quality development of
shareholders’ rights protection volunteers in order to
• Recognition of listed companies
through SET awards presentation
SET organized “SET Awards 2014” to present “Best
CEO Awards” for executives of listed companies on
SET and mai, showing excellent leadership in driving
the companies towards solid growth, by developing
products and services to reach their target customers,
rendering benefits to business and society and valuing
their investors. These included the presentation of “SET
Award of Honor” for companies showing excellence
in particular areas for three consecutive years: 11 awards
for corporate governance reporting and five awards for
protect retail investors’ rights, by arranging volunteers to
attend listed companies’ general shareholders meetings.
As of December 2014, TIA had 178 shareholders’ rights
protection volunteers. SET also cooperated with TIA
in preparing the Proxy Voting Guidelines for voting by
institutional investors at shareholders general meetings,
to ensure fairness to shareholders as a whole.
corporate social responsibility (CSR) reporting. Others
were the “Top Corporate Governance Report Awards”
for companies listed on SET, totaling ten awards; and
companies listed on mai, totaling two awards, while
presenting “Best CSR Awards“ for four companies and
“Outstanding CSR Awards“ for 12 companies.