Kasikornbank

Kasikornbank
Company typePublic
SETKBANK
IndustryBanking
Founded8 June 1945; 79 years ago (1945-06-08) as Thai Farmers Bank
FounderChoti Lamsam
HeadquartersPhaya Thai District, Bangkok 10400,
Number of locations
887 branches, 8,184 ATMs (Thailand-1Q2023)
Key people
Ms. Kattiya Indaravijaya, CEO
RevenueDecrease 185,002 million baht (2023)
Increase 38,721 million baht (2023)
Total assetsIncrease 53,485,809 million baht (2023)
Number of employees
20,684 people (1Q2023)
SubsidiariesKasikorn Asset Management
Kasikorn Securities
Kasikorn Leasing
Kasikorn Factory & Equipment
Kasikorn Research Center
Websitewww.kasikornbank.com/en/ir

Kasikornbank (Thai: ธนาคารกสิกรไทย, RTGSThanakhan Kasikon Thai, Teochew: Khai-thài Ngîng-hâng, simplified Chinese: 开泰银行; traditional Chinese: 開泰銀行; pinyin: Kāi Tài Yínháng, stylised in all caps), often stylised as KBank and formerly known as the Thai Farmers Bank, is a banking group in Thailand. KBank was established on 8 June 1945 (2488 BE) by Choti Lamsam, with registered capital of five million baht. It has been listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand since 1976. On 8 April 2003, Thai Farmers Bank PCL changed its English name to Kasikornbank PCL (official abbreviation, KBank).[1]

As of April 2020, the CEO is Kattiya Indaravijaya.[2] The previous chairman and CEO, Bantoon Lamsam, who held the position for 28 years, was the grandson of the founder.[3]

  1. ^ Achievement; Annual Report 2003 (PDF). Bangkok: Kasikornbank. 2004. p. 200. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  2. ^ Banchongduang, Somruedi (4 July 2020). "An appointment three decades in the making". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  3. ^ Banchongduang, Somruedi (6 April 2020). "KBank chairman's exit seen as part of succession plan". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 4 July 2020.