Samsung Electronics has appointed Harry Lee as president of its operations in Thailand. Lee will leverage his more than two decades of experience in the industry to steer the company’s growth and oversee all operations in Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos. He will also continue Samsung’s mission to drive success for its customers and partners, as well as improve the lives of Samsung employees and the broader Thai community.
As president of Thai Samsung Electronics, Lee will focus on driving sustainable business growth through insight-led strategies and cultivating relationships with local partners for mutual success.
“Samsung, as a leader in the technology industry, has a special responsibility to developing society with our innovative technologies. Our revolutionary advancements will help redefine the parameters of what technology can do and give consumers the freedom to tailor their experiences to fit their new ways to live, work, and connect,” Lee said.
A 22-year Samsung veteran, Lee spent several years managing overall operations in Singapore, the Philippines and Australia. He also worked with the corporate digital marketing team at Samsung’s global marketing operations, where he led strategy development for the smartphone and audio-visual divisions.
Lee started his career in the US where he worked as a management consultant with a top business consulting company. He has also worked extensively in Southeast Asia during the span of his career.
Gojek offers insurance for parcels in partnership with Dhipaya
Jan 29. 2021
By The Nation
Gojek Thailand, Southeast Asia’s leading mobile on-demand services platform, and Dhipaya Insurance, have partnered to roll out a series of insurance services and benefits.
The companies debuted the initiative – “Send with Confidence by GoSend and Dhipaya” – which provides insurance coverage for all items sent through GoSend, Gojek’s on-demand parcel delivery service.
The initiative protects all parcel deliveries sent via Gojek’s GoSend service at no additional cost, with a maximum claim of up to Bt2,000 for items that are damaged during delivery, the company said.
The online claim process is fast and easy. Users simply submit a claim via the Gojek app Help Center, where it is processed in 1-3 days. Accepted claims will be immediately settled via bank transfer. Users can also get real-time claim status updates via SMS, the company said.
Maytinee Rodjanapunyakul, head of strategic partnerships at Gojek Thailand, said: “We’ve experienced increased demand for GoSend as users continue to rely more heavily on digital services amid the pandemic. In addition to being a fast and reliable shipping service, our cooperation with Dhipaya Insurance to enhance security underscores Gojek’s commitment to delivering a superior experience and we’ll continue to work closely together to expand benefits to users.”
Jan 28. 2021Alejandro Osorio, new country head of Grab Thailand
By The Nation
Grab on Thursday announced the appointment of Alejandro Osorio as new country head of Grab Thailand.
Osorio has switched roles from director for regional strategy and planning at Grab Holdings, to helming the Grab app’s on-demand transport, food, package delivery, and new services in Thailand.
Meanwhile Worachat Luxkanalode was appointed new executive director of Grab Thailand, responsible for corporate strategy planning as well as building ties with external stakeholders including government and business partners. Worachat is switching from his role as country head of Grab Financial Group – Thailand.
Poly brings speakerphones for professional-quality audio to your home and office
Jan 25. 2021
By THE NATION
Premium audio and video products-maker Poly (formerly Plantronics and Polycom), on Monday unveiled the Poly Sync family, a new line of smart, USB and Bluetooth speakerphones. These Poly devices use proprietary microphone technology to track the talker, not the noise.
The Poly Sync 20, Poly Sync 40 and Poly Sync 60 speakerphones are designed to enable today’s need to work from anywhere – whether that’s a remote work location at home or a conference room in the office, the company said.
Poly Sync speakerphone’s USB and Bluetooth® connectivity options offer flexibility, while its intelligent microphones can easily detect voices throughout the room to enable crisp audio quality for both work and entertainment. For seamless voice integration, connect Poly Sync speakerphones to your Siri or Google voice assistant and check even more off your to-do list without lifting a finger.
“More workers in Thailand are adopting a hybrid working model – splitting their time working from the office and from home,” said Samir Sayed, Poly’s managing director, Asean and Korea.
“The Poly Sync family offers flexibility and caters to the needs of this growing hybrid workforce no matter where they work from, delivering an enterprise-grade experience that enhances productivity for every work style.”
Poly Sync 20 is certified for Microsoft Teams. The Microsoft Teams version of the Poly Sync 20 incorporates a dedicated Teams button so the Teams app can be launched with a tap. This further adds to Poly’s broad portfolio of Teams-enabled headsets and devices.
Poly also has one of the largest product portfolios for the Zoom platform, and Poly Sync 20 is among the first to receive Zoom’s Personal USB Speakerphone certification.
Poly Sync 20 & Poly Sync 20+
With best-in-class audio and a three-microphone array, Poly Sync 20 and Poly Sync 20+ speakerphones are ideal portable solutions for today’s hybrid work environments, the company said. A remarkable sounding three-in-one device, it’s a personal speakerphone, a portable music speaker and a smartphone charger all in one. Its compact, sleek design and carrying case make it perfect for users on the go. Advanced digital signal processing algorithms ensure both sides of the call can be heard clearly, simultaneously, and a programmable button allows users to personalise their Poly Sync 20 with their favourite functions like music pause/play or voice assistant – all with a single touch, the company said.
The Poly Sync 20+ includes a BT600 USB adapter for seamless Bluetooth connectivity options.
Poly Sync 40
The Poly Sync 40 speakerphone features even bigger sound than the Poly Sync 20, with microphones that allow for greater pickup range as well as the convenient smartphone-charging capabilities to support today’s hybrid work environments. IT or the user can choose to wirelessly daisy chain two units to adapt and expand the reach within varied conference room sizes. Poly Sync 40 features a long-lasting battery with up to 20 hours of talk time and the automatic Bluetooth unpairing option allows users to quickly disconnect Bluetooth devices after a meeting.
Poly Sync 60
The Poly Sync 60, the largest speakerphone in the Poly Sync family, incorporates all of the spectacular features in the Poly Sync 20 and Poly Sync 40, but is designed for larger meeting spaces and conference rooms, the company said.
With a six-microphone array and intelligent LED features, the device can automatically track voices within the meeting room and adapt to make sure the other end of the call has a great audio experience. With its two large built-in speakers, the Poly Sync 60 easily fills the room with rich, crystal clear audio. Connect a USB video camera to the device for complete AV connectivity.
While the Poly Sync family offers solutions for workers in any location, they also help IT managers who can oversee and improve workforce fleet deployment and allow remote management of Poly Sync devices, the company said. This service is sold separately.
Poly Sync 20 is available now in Thailand, while Sync 40 and Sync 60 will be available later in 2021
Krungsri appoints new head of Global Markets Group
Jan 25. 2021Kenichi Nishii
By The Nation
Krungsri (Bank of Ayudhya Plc) has appointed Kenichi Nishii as head of its Global Markets Group, following the retirement of Tak Bunnag, effective from January 1.
Nishii has experience and expertise in the areas of foreign exchange, treasury, investment and global markets, said the bank. Before joining Krungsri, he served as head of Global Markets Asia & Oceania and Treasurer at MUFG Bank (Singapore). With his broad vision, global perspective and international work experiences together with his competency in leveraging strong global network of MUFG Bank, Krungsri said it was confident he will lead its global markets business to “considerable and sustainable success”.
Nishii holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Keio University, Japan and has over 26 years of experience at Mitsubishi Bank and MUFG Bank with international exposure in the US, UK and Singapore.
CIMB Thai Bank appoints Paul Wong as new president and CEO
Jan 22. 2021Paul Wong Chee Kin
By The Nation
CIMB Thai Bank on Friday announced the appointment of Paul Wong Chee Kin as its president and CEO, effective from February 1.
He succeeds Sutee Losoponkul, who took over as acting president and CEO in September last year following the departure of the previous CEO, Adisorn Sermchaiwong.
Sutee will remain with CIMB Thai and assume the role of adviser to the president and CEO, effective February 1. CIMB Group said the appointments have been approved by the Bank of Thailand.
Wong is currently CIMB’s group chief operations officer, overseeing activities across functions in the areas of payments and digitalisation as well as strategy, customer delivery and process improvements.
Thai Vietjet ties up with MSIG to provide Covid-19 coverage for domestic fliers
Jan 22. 2021
By The Nation
In a bid to boost travellers’ confidence in safety, Thai Vietjet is cooperating with MSIG Insurance to launch “Trip Easy Plus” travel insurance, which also provides Covid-19 coverage.
The Trip Easy Plus scheme is offered to passengers travelling on the airline’s domestic network. Passengers will be insured for up to Bt1 million, including accident medical expenses and evacuation coverage, loss or damage to baggage, coverage for flight delays, and most importantly, coverage for medical expenses related to Covid-19 infections.
The Covid-19 coverage will last for 30 days from the date of travel with terms and conditions applied.
Apart from Trip Easy Plus, the airline and MSIG are also offering other packages, including Cancer Fix, with the sum insured up to Bt500,000, and Seasonal Disease Insurance, which covers 30 days of hospitalisation and medical expenses for in- and out-patient treatments for seasonal diseases.
CPF raises Bt30 billion as investors lap up debentures
Jan 22. 2021
By The Nation
Charoen Pokphand Foods Pcl (CPF) successfully offered five series of debentures with a tenor of two years to 12 years and coupon rates from 1.75 per cent to 3.80 per cent to retail investors and institutional and/or high net worth investors during the period from January 18-21.
The joint lead arrangers revealed that investors were still looking for debentures with attractive returns, especially those issued and offered by stable and sustainable companies, and CPF debentures tick all the right boxes.
Paisan Chirakitcharern, chief financial officer, said that CPF would like to thank all investors, both retail and institutional and/or high net worth investors, for trusting and showing interest in the debenture issue.
Seeing the response, CPF decided to exercise the greenshoe option — selling more debentures than initially planned — and raised a total of Bt30 billion.
dtac processed close to 500k OTP SMS in first 9 minutes of Government’s 50:50 program
Jan 21. 2021
By THE NATION
On the request by the industry regulator, National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC), dtac today shared further information regarding the company’s preparations and execution of operations in connection with the Government’s recent 50:50 program.
“dtac’s IT-systems were 100 percent ready for customers and performed very well on 20 January. The average response time was fast and delivery accuracy was according to our high standards”, said Sharad Mehrotra, CEO of dtac.
Among other things, the data shared in the meeting with NBTC mentioned that dtac’s systems processed close to 500k OTP SMS related to the 50:50 program, before it was closed by the Government at 06.09 am. The final number of eligible seekers will be confirmed later. In total, 1.34 million applicants will be granted the subsidy.
Commenting on the company’s preparations ahead of the event, CEO of dtac said:
“In line with request from NBTC and in order to meet the expectations of our customers, dtac had taken several measures to ready its IT-systems and network for the 50:50 program, including complete end-to-end technical readiness testing with key technology partners to simulate the full scope of the registration as closely to the real process as possible.”
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