Thailand Appoints First Female Capital Market Regulator Chief

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Thailand named Ruenvadee Suwanmongkol as secretary general of the Securities & Exchange Commission, appointing a woman to run the market regulator for the first time.

Ruenvadee, who is currently the director general of the Legal Execution Department at the Ministry of Justice, will begin her new position on May 1, according to a statement on the government’s website. Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-Ocha’s cabinet approved her appointment Tuesday.