Bancha Ongkosit

$971.56M

as of 01/19/22

About Bancha Ongkosit

Former ad executive Bancha Ongkosit founded KCE Electronics, maker and exporter of printed circuit boards mainly for the automotive sector.

Formerly known as Kuang Charoen Electronics, named after Bancha's father, the company took a hit in 1997 but has since been rebuilt.

His Cornell-educated son, Pitharn, has been CEO since 2013.

Shares of the company soared on the promise of a recovery in the auto sector, which was hit by the pandemic in 2020.

Personal stats

Citizenship

Thailand

Source of wealth

electronics

Residence

Bangkok, Thailand

Marital status

Married

Birth date

09/09/51 (age 73)

Number of children

Self-made

self-made

Bancha Ongkosit’s fortune is worth

16K

troy ounces of gold

15K

median U.S. household

10K

median U.S. income

0.019%

U.S. credit card volume

0.004%

GDP of the United States

0.003%

United States debt

Net worth history

Annual ranking

Net worth over time

Real-time ranking

Financial assets

THAILAND | JAS-TH

Jasmine International PCL

THAILAND | KCE-TH

KCE Electronics