Advanced Info Service PCL (AIS) has emphasised its status as leader in Thailand’s telecommunications industry by becoming the only operator in Thailand to win the “Asiamoney Asia’s Outstanding Companies: Telecommunication Services Sector Award” and doing so for the 2nd consecutive year.
Asiamoney is the leading financial magazine with the most readers in Asia. The award reflects AIS’s stability and strength as “network and digital service provider” while following good corporate governance with responsibility to all levels of stakeholders and continuously generating benefits to society.
Criteria considered the various business operations and overall representation of the company, including: 1. Business profits, 2. Human resource administration and management team, 3. Trust from investors, 4. Building relationships and coordination activities with investors, 5. Social Responsibility.
Honours were bestowed by financial experts and related fields, including fund managers, investment analysts, bankers, and representatives from the Rating Agencies group of 824 people in the Asian region which participated in the voting from 8 May 2019 to 12 July 2019.
Mr. Somchai Lertsutiwong, AIS Chief Executive Officer, said: “We are very proud that today AIS, as a Digital Life Service Provider and leader in the Thai telecommunications industry, has been recognised on the international stage. The award fully reflects our commitment to creating digital innovations to meet the needs and enhance the life quality of Thais, including the organisation's stakeholders in all sectors. With capability, experience and potential of personnel, we are ready for all the changes in the digital world and society and we will serve as a good member of Thai society to create awareness for Thais to implement knowledge of technology usefully. We also share environmental responsibility by creating a centre for handling electronic waste and developing digital skills for Thai youths nationwide sustainably.”
Asiamoney Awards 2019 has identified AIS as the leading Asian telecommunications company to receive the Asiamoney Asia’s Outstanding Companies Award which also includes Singapore Telecommunications from Singapore, Globe Telecom from the Philippines, TIME dotcom from Malaysia, LG U + from South Korea and Bharti Airtel from India, among others.