Pailin Chuchottaworn

• President and Chief Executive Officer, PTT Public Company, Thailand

1979, Bachelor's in Chemical Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand; 1985, Master's and doctorate in Chemical Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan. Formerly, with Integrated Refinery Petrochemical Complex (IRPC) as President, drove company into information technology upgrades, production-efficiency improvements and environmentally friendly products research and development, including achieving the introduction of a greener acrylonitrile butadiene styrene polymer by the company's R&D unit. Currently, President and Chief Executive Officer, PTT; aims to turn PTT, Thailand's National Oil Company, into a technologically advanced and green national oil company. Recipient of awards, including: Asia Talent Mgmt Award, CNBC Asia Business Leaders Awards.