Keeree Kanjanapas
Keeree Kanjanapas (Thai: คีรี กาญจนพาสน์; Chinese: 黃創山; pinyin: Huáng Chuàngshān; English: Wong Chong Shan); born in Bangkok, Thailand 1950; family roots are in Chaozhou (Guangdong province), is a Thai entrepreneur with extensive business interests in mass transit and real estate in the Kingdom of Thailand. He is the Founder and CEO of the Bangkok Mass Transit System Public Company Limited "BTS Skytrain".[1][2]
He is the Chairman of the listed Tanayong Public Company Limited, which is a long-established property developer and hospitality operator in Thailand.
Seiko S. A.
Keeree's father Mongkol Kanjanapas (黃子明) was a businessman born in Bangkok and based in both Thailand and Hong Kong. Mongkol founded Stelux Holdings (寶光實業) and was the importer of Seiko watches. Keeree decided to use football to promote the Seiko brand and founded one of the most famous and successful football team ever in Hong Kong, Seiko Sports Association (精工), in the 1970s and 1980s. Keeree recruited top local player Wu Kwok Hung from South China AA by offering him a HK$40,000 annual salary. With Wu and a host of foreign players, the team won a total of 9 Hong Kong First Division League titles including a record 7 consecutive titles.[3]
In 1986, when his plans for a super league was turned down by the Hong Kong Football Association, coupled with a downturn in business for Stelux, Keeree wound up the football team after a full house farewell match for Wu Kwok Hung.
Personal life
Keeree is the 13th richest man in Thailand as of 2016, up from 19th in 2012. He is worth $1.42 billion according to Forbes.[4]
References
- ↑ "BTS GROUP HOLDINGS PCL - EXECUTIVE PROFILE - Keeree Kanjanapas". BusinessWeek. Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
- ↑ Asia, Forbes. "Keeree Kanjanapas Rides The Skytrain To A $1.2 Billion Fortune". Forbes. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
- ↑ Asia, Forbes. "Against All Odds, Keeree Kanjanapas Built Bangkok's Mass Transit Systems". Forbes. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
- ↑ "Keeree Kanjanapas". Forbes. Retrieved 9 August 2013.