Inaugural Meeting of the School of Engineering and Technology (SET) Board
On 1 November 2007, AIT President Said Irandoust took part in the inaugural meeting of the School of Engineering and Technology (SET) Board, under the chairmanship of distinguished AIT alumnus, Dr. Tongchat Hongladarom, who is also a member of the AIT Board of Trustees and serves as Chairman of the University Council, King Mongkut’s University of Technology, Thonburi. The other participants included Dr. Srisook Chandrangsu (Vice Chair), Former Chairman, Board of Directors, Airports of Thailand Public Company Limited; Dr. Prasarn Trairatvorakul, President, Kasikorn Bank Public Company Limited; Mr. Sathiht Sathirakul (representing the President, The Siam Cement Public Company Limited); Mr. Brent Bargmann, Former Vice President of Thailand Operations, Seagate Technology (Thailand) Limited; Mr. Jonny Axelsson, General Manager, Phelps Dodge Thailand Limited; and Mr. Tetsuji Banno, President, Marubeni Thailand Company Limited.
The meeting was organized by Professor Worsak Kanok-Nakulchai, Dean of the
School of Engineering and Technology. Important issues, such as performance of SET in 2007, financial situation, new ventures as strategic positioning of SET, and future directions were considered.
AIT now has in place Schools' and AIT Extension Boards, which have decision making responsibility for strategic and policy related issues within the overall framework provided by the AIT Executive Committee and Board of Trustees.
