Kobsak Pootrakool, a Bangkok Bank executive, has been voted by the National Reform Council to replace Ticha Na Nakorn as constitution drafter.
The National Reform Council (NRC) considered Mrs Ticha's replacement on the Constitution Drafting Committee (CDC) on Tuesday since her resignation took effect on the previous day.
Apart from Mr Kobsak, three more candidates were proposed. They were Sirina Pavarolarvidya, a reform councillor on education; Churairat Chullachakkawat, a member from Chiang Mai, and Amorn Wanichwiwatana, a councillor on politics.
After the four gave short vision statements, the vote began in a closed session. Mr Kobsak won with 119 votes, followed by Mrs Churairat (67), Mrs Sirina (26) and Mr Amorn (8).
Mr Kobsak is an executive vice-president for international banking at Thailand's largest bank by assets.
Mrs Ticha resigned from both CDC and NRC member on March 1.
According to the interim charter, the 36 CDC members come from quotas of the so-called "five rivers" analogised by the junta as the key elements to realising true democracy. The NCPO selected five members plus the CDC chairman, the NRC selected 20 and the National Legislative Assembly and the cabinet chose five each.
Mrs Ticha came from the NRC's quota.
Shortly after learning about her resignation, some CDC members, including chairman Borwornsak Uwanno, suggested the person next on the list when the NRC voted on CDC members under its quota on Oct 29 last year could replace Mrs Ticha.
If the NRC had taken the advice, Nantawat Boramanand, dean of the Faculty of Law, Chulalongkorn University, would have replaced her.