Kirana Limpaphayom
Kirana Limpaphayom has served as a Director of the Company since September 2023. He is currently the Chief Operating Officer of Banpu (SET: BANPU), a position he has held since April 2024, and has been Chief Executive Officer of Banpu Power (SET: BPP) since April 2020. He has served as Executive Manager of Banpu Power Trading G.K. since April 2021 and as Commissioner of PT. Indo Tambangraya Megah Tbk (IDX: ITMG) since March 2022. In September 2023, Mr. Limpaphayom was appointed to Banpu’s newly established Executive Committee, overseeing key aspects of its operations across Asia.
Additionally, Mr. Limpaphayom has served as a director for several Banpu subsidiaries, including BKV-BPP Retail since July 2022, BPPUS and the BKV-BPP Power Joint Venture since July 2021, and Banpu Power since April 2020. He has been an Alternate Director of Centennial Coal Co. Pty Ltd. (ASX: CEY) since April 2014. Previously, he held key roles such as Head of Power at Banpu and President Director of PT. Indo Tambangraya Megah Tbk. His earlier positions include Head of Strategic Planning at Banpu, Executive Director of Banpu Australia Co. Pty. Ltd. and President Director of PT. Indominco Mandiri.
Mr. Limpaphayom holds a Bachelor of Economics and an MBA from Chulalongkorn University, a Master of Science in Industrial Relations from the University of London and a PhD in Sociology from the University of Warwick. He brings extensive expertise in corporate leadership, strategic planning and international energy markets to the board of directors.