Having worked at PTT for 35 years, Auttapol is considered a veteran insider. He rose through the ranks, holding posts in corporate communications, domestic and international marketing, retail, and sustainability.
In 2017, he was appointed chief operating officer of PTT’s downstream petroleum business, overseeing international trade, petrochemicals, refining, and retail operations, including subsidiaries such as IRPC, Thai Oil, PTT Global Chemical, and PTT Oil and Retail Business (OR).
Auttapol was born on July 19 1965 and is currently 54 years old. He holds a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Chulalongkorn University and a master’s degree in development economics from the National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA).
He has also undertaken various executive training programmes, including the Director Certification Programme by the Thai Institute of Directors (IOD), the TLCA Executive Development Programme by the Thai Listed Companies Association, and the Diploma in Petroleum Management at the College of Petroleum Studies, Oxford, England, under a British Council scholarship.
In addition, he completed the Advanced Certificate Course in Politics and Governance in Democratic Systems for Executives at King Prajadhipok’s Institute, the Capital Market Academy Leadership Programme, the NIDA-Wharton Executive Leadership Programme 2009 at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, as well as the PTT Executive Leadership Programme with General Electric in New York, US.