Piyasvasti Amranand the 58 year old Thai former Energy Minister and President of Thai Airways International until his dismissal from this post by the board, has been profiled by aviation expert Tom Ballantyne in Orient Aviation. Ballantyne states “After cleaning up a carrier noted for its corruption and cronyism, and returning it to profit, THAI president, Piyasvasti Amranand, was sacked last month. Now he may take his board to court to restore his reputation. …The sacking, he said, was “politically influenced”. He didn’t stop there. It was possible his firing resulted from investigations into graft at THAI, and his punishment of corrupt staff who might have sought help from some powerful figures, he claimed. The suggestion was they could have been from within government. …“The board has the right to end my employment, but it must explain [the reasons] why clearly to the public,” he said. “It is a pity. The management will suffer setbacks from now on. …The shock sacking has angered THAI staff and prompted a stinging attack on the chairman from the airline’s union. Jamsri Sukchotirat, president of the THAI labour union, said Piyasvasti had regularly talked to workers about various issues, especially financial performance and profitability.”

 

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