Board of Directors

Mr. Vinai Vittavasgarnvej

Independent Director
Member of Audit and Risk Management Committee
and Chairman of Remuneration and Nominating Committee

Age	73 years
Shareholding in CPF/1	None
Family relations with other executives	None
Highest Educational Degree	- Master degree - Political Science Thammasat University, Thailand - Bachelor degree - Accounting Thammasat University, Thailand
Date of Appointment	April 24, 2019
Director Training	- Director Certification Program No. 77/2006 - Audit Committee Program No. 40/2012 Thai Institute of Directors Association - Director Refreshment Training Program No. 7/2022 Thai Institute of Directors Association
Experiences	Independent director, member of Audit Committee and Chaiman of Remuneration Committee - C.P. Pokphand Co., Ltd. Independent director, Vice Chairman and Chairman of Audit Committee - Srisawad Corporation Plc. Independent director and Chairman of Audit Committee - Ekarat Engineering Plc. Independent director and Chairman - Sahamitr Pressure Container Plc.
Past Experiences (2017-2021)	Director and member of Audit Committee - Syn Mun Kong Insurance Plc. Independent director - JSSR Group Plc.

/1 As of Jan 1, 2024 which included shareholding by spouse and minor child

Note: ⁽¹⁾Independent Director

The Roles and Responsibilities of the Board of Directors

To perform its duties in accordance with the laws, the Company's objectives and Articles of Association, as well as resolutions of shareholders meetings, with due accountability, care and integrity;
To determine the major policies for business operations, as well as the policies relating to finance, mobilization of funds, funds management, management of the Company's risks, allocation and management of information technology, and to supervise the management for the implementation of these policies in an efficient and effective manner;
To consider and approve the Company's vision and mission, and cause a review thereof every year;
To consider and approve the Company's objectives, strategies and business plans as well as conduct a review thereof every year, and to monitor the results of the implementation of those prescribed plans;
To consider and approve matters other than those which are within the authority delegated to the Co-President, or matters which must be approved by the Board of Directors or a shareholders meeting as prescribed by the law or the relevant rules or procedures of the Company;
To set up an internal control system covering the areas of business operations, financial reporting and compliance with the laws and the Company's rules, policies and procedures. In this regard, the Internal Audit Office has the duty to audit the compliance with this internal control system, and make a report to the Audit Committee. The Board of Directors will evaluate the risk management system and assess the adequacy and appropriateness of the internal control system on a yearly basis, and will review the significant systems at least once a year. The Board of Directors will also provide its opinions thereon in the annual report;
To promote innovation and the use of technology to enhance competitiveness with responsibilities to social and environmental matters and ensure that management take it into their consideration when reviewing the Company’s strategies;
To assess the compliance with the corporate governance policy and conduct a review thereof at least once a year;
To appoint the Co-President, to supervise and ensure that the Co-President performs his duties in accordance with the Company's corporate governance policy and the scope of authority delegated by the Board of Directors, and to conduct an annual evaluation of the Co-President's performance in order to support the determination of his remuneration;
To appoint directors or executives to serve as directors of the subsidiaries in order to oversee their operations in accordance with their investment objectives;
To appoint the Company Secretary who is to be responsible for all matters as required by the law;
To appoint the Audit Committee, the Executive Committee and other committees, such as the Remuneration and Nominating Committee, in order to assist the Board of Directors in supervising the business with a view to achieving the prescribed objectives. The majority of the committee members shall be independent directors. The chairmen of the committees must be independent directors; and
To set up a plan for director and management development, as well as a succession plan.