KONE appoints Penpisith Chunprom as the new Managing Director for Thailand

KONE appoints Penpisith Chunprom as the new Managing Director for Thailand

KONE, a global leader in the elevator and escalator industry, has appointed Penpisith Chunprom as the Managing Director for Thailand and a member of the KONE Southeast Asia leadership team from July 2024. He takes charge from Edward Loy, who is relinquishing this role and continuing as Managing Director for Southeast Asia. Based in Bangkok, Penpisith will lead KONE’s operations in Thailand, driving the strategic and commercial goals across both Thailand and the region’s emerging markets including Cambodia, Myanmar and Laos.

“Penpisith rejoined KONE in 2022 as our Head of New Building Solutions Sales for Thailand and has continued to elevate the culture of customer centricity, ensuring we put forward the best of our talent and capabilities to deliver outstanding vertical transportation solutions for customers and partners across the country. This appointment is a huge testament to Penpisith’s tenacity and growth mindset and underpins our commitment to supporting local management and talents within Southeast Asia. I’m excited that he has taken on his next challenge within KONE Southeast Asia and look forward to his leadership in furthering KONE’s competitiveness and fostering business growth within and beyond Thailand,” said Edward Loy, Managing Director, KONE Southeast Asia.

Edward Loy, Managing Director, KONE Southeast Asia

Penpisith brings extensive expertise from over 25 years in managerial and leadership positions at various technology and industrial multinational companies, covering business development, sales, maintenance services and operations. These included handling different portfolios in KONE’s service and installation businesses in Thailand between 2009 and 2017. Prior to re-joining KONE, Penpisith was the Indochina director for service and project of US-based corporation in Bangkok. Most recently, he managed KONE’s New Building Solutions sales team in Thailand, where he played a significant role in expanding the company’s business and local footprint. Penpisith holds a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering and a Master of Business Administration.

Assuming his new role, Penpisith Chunprom said, “I am honored to be taking over the management of KONE Thailand and leading a committed and experienced team who has been advancing the country’s vertical transportation systems. Our unwavering dedication towards the local ecosystem is in making the built environment even smarter, more sustainable and accessible for all. I also have a strong intention to support the strategic plan for developing smart and sustainable cities in Thailand, both public and private sectors. Even in doing so, we stay focused on improving and perfecting our project delivery capability, delivering consistently high quality and building a diverse and dynamic workforce.  Through a robust collaboration with stakeholders, we strive to be the most trusted partner to our customers throughout the building life cycle and keep driving People Flow innovation in the sector.”

Penpisith Chunprom, Managing Director, KONE Thailand

For over two decades, KONE has been a strategic partner in Thailand’s building industry with its head office in Bangkok, two branches in Pattaya and Phuket, KONE Academy in Muang Thong Thani, as well as 11 service hubs across the country.  Powered by more than 300 people, KONE is one of Thailand’s leading elevator and escalator companies, pioneering breakthrough technologies to make people flow in buildings safe, reliable, smart and sustainable. Over the years, KONE is instrumental in delivering key real estate projects across Thailand in key landmarks, covering Grade-A offices, luxury hotels, prime apartments and condominiums, shopping malls, as well as hospitals.