‘Without our money, people will struggle’: Muangthai Capital’s new CEO Parithad Petampai defends the role of microfinance in Thailand

Parithad Petampai wasn’t sure he’d be ready to take over the CEO role at Muangthai Capital, Thailand’s largest microlender. Parithad’s parents—his father Chuchat Patcharachai and his mother Daonapa Petampai—had founded the company over three decades prior.
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Parithad Petampai wasn’t sure he’d be ready to take over the CEO role at Muangthai Capital, Thailand’s largest microlender. Parithad’s parents—his father Chuchat Patcharachai and his mother Daonapa Petampai—had founded the company over three decades prior. Last August, Parithad was catapulted into the position of CEO, after a court deemed Chuchat legally incapacitated. “I’ve been sitting next to my dad for almost twelve years, yet he didn’t let me touch the wheel.
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‘Without our money, people will struggle’: Muangthai Capital’s new CEO Parithad Petampai defends the role of microfinance in Thailand
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