About Me: Dr. Chaya Chandavasu is currently Senior Vice President of Sustainability and Corporate Branding at PTT Global Chemical Public Company Limited (GC), one of the leading and largest chemical companies in Asia. He is also a member of the Board of Directors in several companies under GC’s umbrella, such as GC Ventures Company Limited in Thailand, and GC Ventures America Corporation in USA. Currently, Dr. Chaya’s main responsibility is leading the development and execution of a broad-based, company-wide strategic sustainability initiative, integrating sustainability throughout the company.

Dr. Chaya has an intensive management experiences, specifically from the executive positions from both innovation strategy management, international business, sales & marketing as well as corporate venture capital. With more than 22 years of experience in the global oil & gas, petrochemical and chemical industry, he dedicated his expertise and insights to build and lead global market-driven innovation organization for leading chemical company creating competitive advantages and sustained growth.

Dr. Chaya has a Bachelor of Chemistry (First Class Honors) from Mahidol University, Thailand and Master and Ph.D. of Chemical Engineering from New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA.