Keeree Kanjanapas
Keeree Kanjanapas (Chinese: 黃創山; Pinyin: Huáng Chuàng Shān; English: Wong Chong Shan); born in Bangkok, Thailand 1950; family roots are in Chaozhou (Guangdong province), is a Thailand based entrepreneur with extensive business interests in mass transit and real estate in the Kingdom of Thailand. He is the Founder and CEO of the Bangkok Mass Transit System Public Company Limited "BTS Skytrain",[1] the first and only privately held rail track in the world.
He is the Chairman of the listed Tanayong Public Company Limited, which is a long-established property developer and hospitality operator in Thailand.
Seiko S. A.
Keeree's father Mongkol Kanjanapas (黃子明) was a businessmen in both Thailand and Hong Kong. Mongkol founded Stelux Holdings (寶光實業) and was the importer of Seiko watches. Keeree decided to use football to promote the Seiko brand and founded one of the most famous and successful football team ever in Hong Kong, Seiko Sports Association (精工), in the 1970s and 1980s. Keeree recruited top local player Wu Kwok Hung from South China AA by offering him a HK$40,000 annual salary. With Wu and a host of foreign players, the team won a total of 9 Hong Kong First Division League titles of which 7 were consecutive, a record yet to be broken.
In 1986, when his plans for a super league was turned down by the Hong Kong Football Association, coupled with a downturn in business for Stelux, Keeree wound up the football team after a full house farewell match for Wu Kwok Hung.
Personal life
Keeree is the 15th richest man in Thailand in July 2013, up from 19th in 2012. He is worth $1.2 billion according to Forbes.[2]
References
- ↑ "BTS GROUP HOLDINGS PCL - EXECUTIVE PROFILE - Keeree Kanjanapas". BusinessWeek (Bloomberg L.P.). Retrieved 18 April 2011.
- ↑ "Keeree Kanjanapas". Forbes. Retrieved 9 August 2013.