Sarath Ratanavadi
Sarath Ratanavadi | |
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Born | Thailand | 12 July 1965
Education | Chulalongkorn University, University of Southern California |
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Years active | 1994–present |
Known for | Leadership of Gulf Energy Development |
Website | www |
Sarath Ratanavadi (Thai: สารัชถ์ รัตนาวะดี, RTGS: Sarat Rattanawadee) is a Thai engineer and businessman. He made his fortune as founder and CEO of Thailand's third-largest energy firm, Gulf Energy Development. Ratanavadi has degrees from Chulalongkorn University and University of Southern California, and resides primarily in Bangkok.[1][2] He also serves as the chairman of the NIST International School Foundation, the school his two sons attended.[3]
In 2014 Ratanavadi established Gulf Electric and opened the company's first power plant in Thailand. Gulf continued to expand through its public offering in 2017 and now has invested in renewable energy and crypto.[4]
References
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- ^ "Sarath Ratanavadi". annenberg.usc.edu. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ "Bloomberg Billionaires Index: Sarath Ratanavadi". Bloomberg. Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ "Thailand's billionaire boom: the rise of Sarath Ratanavadi". Nikkei Asia. Nikkei Inc. Retrieved 21 January 2022.