The
webinar held on March 26, 2024 aimed to reinforce the roles and duties of the
boards of directors in accordance with good corporate governance, which include
prevention, deterrence and suppression of improper behaviors of listed
companies. The webinar also aimed to communicate and build the understanding of
revisiting rules and oversight measures that the SEC and the SET have revised
to elevate the quality and good governance of listed companies. Mrs. Pornanong
Budsaratragoon, SEC Secretary-General, and Dr. Pakorn Peetathawatchai, SET President, gave opening remarks to more
than 1,300 participating company directors and entities related to listed
companies.
SEC
Secretary-General said: “The SEC puts and places the priorities on enhancing the
quality of listed companies and related parties, particularly the duties of the
boards of directors, which are primarily responsible for setting policies and
directions for businesses that must safeguard shareholders' interests. The
SEC’s roles include enhancing regulations and supervisory measures through
collaboration with the SET to elevate oversight and quality of listed companies. For example, increasing the amount of profits and equity
for companies raising funds, investor warnings through various trading signals,
as well as increasing stringency in the securities delisting, and reviewing rules
and procedures for considering backdoor listing and resuming trading to be as stringent as the
initial public offering (IPO), etc.”
Additionally,
the seminar featured lectures and panel discussions on topics that boards of
directors should prioritize, including the components, structure, and
responsibilities of company boards, internal control systems for governance, as
well as guidelines for monitoring and tracking transactions of listed companies
and newly revised regulations and measures. The expert panelists from both the
public and private sectors were:
(1) Mr. Kulvech Janvatanavit, Chief Executive Officer of the Thai Institute of
Directors (IOD),
(2) Mrs. Varunee Pridanonda, Chairman of the Accounting
Systematisation Committee, TFAC, (3) Ms. Suvabha Charoenying, Director Member
of the Audit Committee of IOD,
(4) Ms. Ussanee Somsiri, Senior Vice President-Head of Listing & Disclosure,
SET, and
(5) Mr. Songyod Bunjoungmanee, Director of Corporate Finance Department –
Equity 2, SEC.
Interested
parties can register to watch the seminar recording via this link: https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=aAb3fJDeCk69wULdJ_xK7oiasVE7YjZAs-o_QhRHO9UQlBBWUZVSEk2SURWWVEzNEdBME9PNEkyRS4u&origin=QRCode&qrcodeorigin=presentation
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