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Company type | Public |
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SET: KBANK | |
Industry | Banking |
Founded | 8 June 1945; 79 years ago (1945-06-08) as Thai Farmers Bank |
Founder | Choti Lamsam |
Headquarters | Phaya Thai District, Bangkok 10400, |
Number of locations | 887 branches, 8,184 ATMs (Thailand-1Q2023) |
Key people | Ms. Kattiya Indaravijaya, CEO |
Revenue | 185,002 million baht (2023) |
38,721 million baht (2023) | |
Total assets | 53,485,809 million baht (2023) |
Number of employees | 20,684 people (1Q2023) |
Subsidiaries | Kasikorn Asset Management Kasikorn Securities Kasikorn Leasing Kasikorn Factory & Equipment Kasikorn Research Center |
Website | www |
Kasikornbank (Thai: ธนาคารกสิกรไทย, RTGS: Thanakhan Kasikon Thai, Teochew: Khai-thài Ngîng-hâng, simplified Chinese: 开泰银行; traditional Chinese: 開泰銀行; pinyin: Kāi Tài Yínháng, stylised in all caps), often stylised as KBank and formerly known as the Thai Farmers Bank, is a banking group in Thailand. KBank was established on 8 June 1945 (2488 BE) by Choti Lamsam, with registered capital of five million baht. It has been listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand since 1976. On 8 April 2003, Thai Farmers Bank PCL changed its English name to Kasikornbank PCL (official abbreviation, KBank).[1]
As of April 2020, the CEO is Kattiya Indaravijaya.[2] The previous chairman and CEO, Bantoon Lamsam, who held the position for 28 years, was the grandson of the founder.[3]
Kasikornbank (then Thai Farmers Bank) was established on 8 June 1945, with registered capital of five million baht and 21 employees. Its first office is now the Thanon Sua Pa Main Branch. The bank showed healthy performance after only six months in operation. As of 31 December 1945, or at the end of its first accounting period, the bank recorded total deposits of 12 million baht and assets of 15 million baht.[4]
For fiscal year 2019, KBank reported revenues of 185,002 million baht, assets of 3,293,889 million baht, and net profit of 38,721 million baht, all up from FY2018.[6] As of 1Q2020 the bank had 887 branches, 8,184 ATMs, and 20,681 employees in Thailand.[7]
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