Dhanin Chearavanont

$12.4B

as of 07/05/24

About Dhanin Chearavanont

Dhanin Chearavanont is senior chairman of Charoen Pokphand Group, one of the world's largest producers of animal feed and livestock.

Dhanin is the son of Chia Ek Chor, who along with his brother Choncharoen Chiaravanont, opened a shop selling seeds imported from China in 1921.

CP's other assets include stakes in Chinese insurer Ping An, Hong Kong conglomerate CITIC and telecom unit True Corp. It also owns Tesco's operations in Thailand and Malaysia.

In 2017, after 48 years as chairman and CEO, Dhanin named eldest son, Soopakij, and the youngest, Suphachai, as CP's chairman and CEO, respectively.

In 2023, True and its rival Total Access Communications (DTAC), a local unit of Norway's Telenor, merged.

Personal stats

Citizenship

Thailand

Source of wealth

Diversified

Residence

Bangkok, Thailand

Marital status

Widowed

Birth date

04/19/39 (age 85)

Number of children

Self-made

inherited and growing