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7 Jan, 2017

Staporn Sirisinha, Executive Director, Thailand Incentive & Convention Association

Date and Place of Birth: November 22, 1945, Bangkok

Marital Status: Married with two children

Education:

Bachelor of Economics, Thammasat University, Bangkok

Career

With the Tourism Authority of Thailand for 12 years:

1972-73 Assistant Director, TAT Frankfurt.

1973-76 Assistant Director, TAT New York

1977-82 Director, TAT Singapore

1983-84 Director, TAT Convention Department

1984-88 Founding/Executive Director Thailand Incentive and Convention Association

Private sector career

1988-1992 Director of Marketing, American Express Thailand

1993-95 Managing Director, Siam Express Travel Company.

1996-99 Executive Vice President – Entertainment Group Siam TV & Communications

1999-2003 CEO Royal Bangkok Sports Club.

2003-09 Senior Executive VP Krungthai Cards (Public) Co.Ltd.’s Leisure Marketing.

Major Achievements

Convention Bureau of the Year Award (1986) for TICA By CEI Magazine London.

Hall of Fame American Express World Conference 1992 for Californian Express Tours series

Tour Operator of the Year Awards 1994 for Siam Express by TravelNews Asia magazine.

Mastercard Asia Pacific Hall of Fame 2008 for Krungthai Cards’ Thailand Boutique Awards project.

PATA Gold Award 2016 for Krungthai Card’s Thailand Boutique Awards project.

Source: Staporn Sirisinha