The Erawan Group

Asia's best managed companies: Thailand

By The Editors | 12 June 2008

We publish the results of our annual poll to find Asia 's top companies. Today, Thailand.

For our eighth annual poll of Asia 's top companies we have collected votes from 167 investors and analysts across the region. The results are being published country by country over a two-week period and the final day will also reveal which companies are viewed to be the best managed in the region in eight key sectors.

Here are the results for Thailand.

Best managed company	Votes
1. PTT	46
2. Siam Cement	42
3. PTTEP	29
4. Thai Oil	14
5. Kasikornbank	12
5. Banpu	12
7. The Erawan Group	11
8. Siam Commercial Bank	10
9. Precious Shipping	9

Best corporate governance	Votes
1. Siam Cement	52
2. PTT	32
3. Siam Commercial Bank	16
4. Banpu	15
5. Kasikornbank	14
6. PTTEP	12
7. DTAC	10
8. Thai Oil	9
9. Precious Shipping	6

Best investor relations	Votes
1. PTT	34
2. Siam Commercial Bank	32
3. Banpu	27
4. Kasikornbank	21
5. Siam Cement	17
6. Charoen Pokphand Foods	16
7. Egco	12
8. The Erawan Group	11
9. PTTEP	10

Most committed to a strong dividend policy	Votes
1. Siam Cement	60
2. PTT	24
3. Banpu	21
4. Egco	18
5. AIS	15
5. PTTEP	15
7. Thai Plastic & Chemicals	14
8. Land & Houses	12

Best mid-cap	Votes
1. TISCO Bank	18
2. The Erawan Group	9
2. Thai Plastic & Chemicals	9

Best small-cap	Votes
1. Thai Optical Group	13
2. TNDT	12

Best CFO	Votes
Pichai Chunhavachira (PTT)	18

Source: http://www.financeasia.com