Dhanin Chearavanont

Dhanin Chearavanont or Chia Kok Min is a Thai business magnate, based in Bangkok. He is the Senior Chairman of CP Group, Thailand’s largest private company. Dhanin is head of the Chearavanont family which was ranked by Forbes Asia in 2017 as Asia’s fourth-wealthiest family with a net worth of US$36.6 billion.

  • Dhanin Chearavanont is senior chairman of Charoen Pokphand Group, one of the world’s largest producers of animal feed and livestock.
  • Dhanin is the son of Chia Ek Chor, who along with his brother Choncharoen Chiaravanont, opened a shop selling seeds imported from China in 1921.
  • CP’s other assets include stakes in Chinese insurer Ping An and Hong Kong conglomerate CITIC.
  • In 2017, after 48 years as chairman and CEO, Dhanin named eldest son, Soopakij, and the youngest, Suphachai, as CP’s chairman and CEO, respectively.

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