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• The Opportunity Day event is held regularly following
the announcement of quarterly financial statements
so that listed companies can meet with securities
analysts, investors and the media in order to keep
them informed about business performance. This
provides opportunity for investors to receive
information directly from each company’s executives.
In 2014, Opportunity Day was participated by 461
listed companies and 21,715 investors and other
interested parties.
• Another information channel for investors, listed
companies, securities companies, and other
stakeholders to receive information on request,
to contact SET staff and to access other information
services is via phone call to SET office or call
centers which operate 24 hours a day:
1. S-E-T Call Center (via telephone number
0-2229-2222 or )
provides services about investment, SET products
and services, the SET group, Capital Market
Research Institute and Money Channel’s activities,
and response to members’ enquiries, etc.
2. TSD Call Center (via telephone number 0-2229-2888
and ) provides information
about registrar services and provident funds,
e-Dividend Service, as well as information on
shareholders via the internet portal, transferring
or reissuing replacement documents if lost.
In 2014, SET was awarded the annual Outstanding
Data Provider Award for 2014, organized by the
Financial Information Service Division (FISD), a global
non-profit industry forum. This award is voted on by
FISD members consisting of data vendors, banks and
financial institutions worldwide. The award is for the
stock exchange that has proved to be outstanding in
financial and investment information services, such as
disseminating information regarding trading and listed
companies through modern communication channels
to investors and market participants worldwide. This
award has reinforced SET’s commitment in continuing
to develop services that meet international standards to
provide users around the world with convenient access
to complete and timely information.
5. Responsibilities
of the Board of Governors
5.1 The Board structure
The structure of the SET’s Board of Governors
adheres to the Securities and Exchange Act, consisting
of the followings:
• Five governors have been appointed by the
Securities and Exchange Commission, each of them
have a high expertise and extensive experience in
stock exchanges, securities companies or financial
businesses, at least one of them is a senior
executive of a listed company. These governors are
Sathit Limpongpan, Suthichai Chitvanich, Somchai
Thaisa-Nguanvorakul, Jotika Savananada and
Subhak Siwaraksa.
• Five governors have been elected at a SET members’
meeting, four of them being representatives from
member companies at the executive vice president
position or higher, namely Pattera Dilokrungthirapop,
Suthep Peetakanont, Charnchai Kongthongluck and
Pichet Sithi-Amnuai. The fifth governor has been
elected by a SET members’ meeting, based on
a name list nominated by SET’s Nomination and
Remuneration Committee, and not being managing
director, staff or employee of a member company,
namely Kitipong Urapeepatanapong.
• The SET president, namely Kesara Manchusree. As
a governor by position, the president has been
appointed by the Board of Governors.
• The Board of Governors has elected one governor,
excluding the SET president, as chairman, namely
Sathit Limpongpan. The chairman is independent
from the management having clearly separated
authorities and duties.