AMORNRAT MAHITTHIROOK
A member of the Thai Airways International (THAI) board has resigned in protest over the decision to allow airline president Apinan Sumanaseni keep his job.
Ratchanee Treepipatkul, who sat on the board as a senior auditor from the private sector, said yesterday she had already quit her post because she could not perform her duties fully.
A source at the national airline said Miss Ratchanee, who is a director of P. Overseas Steel Co, had found evidence of corruption by THAI management.
The findings coincided with a number of anonymous complaints that THAI's management concealed from the airline's board information about its plan to buy eight Airbus A330-300 aircraft.
There were also complaints over the unfair promotion of pilots to executive positions that led to internal conflicts. Miss Ratchanee was the board member who had proposed the removal of the airline's president.
Last Thursday, the THAI board initially agreed to suspend Mr Apinan, but hours later it reinstated him following a protest by a group of pilots.
The following day, Miss Ratchanee informed the meeting of the board of her intention to quit.
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