Aiyawatt (Top) Srivaddhanaprabha

CEO & Chairman, King Power Group

 

The young CEO of King Power International Group has successfully rebranded the company

Not many people can claim to lead a football club to Premier Leage Title, along with directing multiple companies, and be an award-winning polo player to boot. Son of King Power founder Vichai Aiyawatt, Aiyawatt "Top" Srivaddhanaprabha has been involved with the families Duty-Free business since a young age. Due to the success of King Power group, the family surname was changed to “Srivaddhanaprabha” by the King of Thailand in 2012, meaing “light of progressive glory”.

Since then, the business graduate from Bangkok University tirelessly promotes Thai products in the international arena under the King Power banner. He is the Director of seventeen boards, and Vice Chairman of two, including Leicester City Football Club, and led them to the 2015/2016 Premier League. In 2014, De Montfort University awarded him an honorary doctorate for the business’ corporate and social responsibility programs related to education and children’s health. Additionally, Top is a polo player, winning gold at the British Open and Queens Cup in 2015, silver at 2017 Southeast Asian Games, and was ranked 97 in the world in 2018.

Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha has focused on creating new travel experiences, renovating the brand's interior spaces within Suvarnabhumi Airport over the past 12 years. Additionally, King Power also owns a chunk of King Power MahaNakhon, one of Thailand's tallest skyscrapers.

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