The Company’s Audit Committee consists of three members, as follows:

No. Name Position
1. Associate Professor Tithiphan Chuerboonchai Chairman of the Audit Committee / Independent Director
2. Mr. Chainoi Puankosoom Audit Committee’s member / Independent Director
3. Mr. Chatchaval Jiaravanon Audit Committee’s member / Independent Director

All members of the Audit Committee have knowledge and experience in accounting to review the financial report process to ensure the reliability.

Roles, duties and responsibilities of the Audit Committee

  1. Review the Company’s financial report to ensure accuracy and accountability, including adequate disclosure, by coordinating with the certified public accountant and the executive who are responsible for preparing the quarterly and annual financial reports.
  2. Give opinions on connected transactions or transactions which may constitute potential conflicts of interest to ensure compliance with the laws and regulations of the Stock Exchange of Thailand including laws related to the business of the Company so as to assure that such transactions are reasonable and most beneficial to the Company.
  3. Review the internal control system and internal audit of the Company to ensure appropriateness and effectiveness according to the international process and standard.
  4. Review the performance control and follow-up procedure of the Company to ensure compliance with the Securities and Exchange law, rules, regulations or laws relating to business of the Company.
  5. Review the risk management procedure of the Company to ensure comprehensiveness, effectiveness and compliance with the international standard.
  6. Review the Company's procedures for working, controlling and overseeing the information technology and preservation of data security and communication network to ensure effectiveness and compliance with the international standard.
  7. Review the Company's good corporate governance procedure, anti-corruption procedures to ensure effectiveness and compliance with guidelines of the regulatory organizations.
  8. Approve the charter, work plans and the appropriateness of resource allocation, manpower of the internal audit department as well as support the development of potential and professional progress of the internal auditors.
  9. Consider, select, nominate for appointment and evaluate the performance of the chief of the internal audit department or chief of the external audit firm that provides internal audit service as well as the independence of the internal audit department.
  10. Consider, select, nominate an independent person to be the external auditor of the Company including his remuneration by taking into account the appropriateness, and evaluate the performance efficiency of the external auditor so as to propose the Board of Directors for consideration and propose the shareholders' meeting for approval, as well as convene the meeting with the external auditors at least one meeting a year without the presence of management to seek opinions in various matters from the external auditors.
  11. Consider the audit scope and audit plan of the external auditor and the internal auditor to ensure consistency and to reduce overlapping in the part relating to the internal audit.
  12. Annually conduct the evaluation of the Audit Committee for the overall performance, team performance, and individual performance and report the evaluation results to the Board of Directors.
  13. Review to ensure that the Company has the procedures for the receipt of complaint and procedures for overseeing such matters.
  14. Attend the shareholders' meeting to clarify and/or answer questions related to the Audit Committee or the appointment of the external auditor.
  15. Report the Audit Committee's result of performance to the Board of Directors at least once a quarter so as to acknowledge the Board of Directors of the activities of the Audit Committee in due time and to enhance efficiency in the performance of the Audit Committee. The aforesaid excludes the result of performance in the fourth quarter which shall be conducted as the annual report of the Audit Committee and disclose in the annual report of the Company. Such report must be signed by the Chairman of the Audit Committee and should consist of opinions on various matters according to the SET regulations.
  16. Review the Audit Committee Charter by examining, evaluating on its adequacy and appropriateness based on the events or situations that may change, and propose to the Board of Directors for consideration and approval
  17. Performs other duties as assigned by Board of Directors with the agreement of the Audit Committee.

In its performance under the scope of duties, the Audit Committee shall have the authority to call for the management, chief of department or staff involved in such matters to give opinions, attend the meetings or submit relevant documents as well as seeking independent opinions from any other professional counsel when it is deemed necessary at the expense of the company.

The Audit Committee shall perform its duties under the scope of duties and responsibilities according to the instruction of the Board of Directors who is responsible directly to shareholders, stakeholders and public.