Long before he became the chief executive of BTS Group, Mr Kavin had quite a lavish childhood. Mr Kavin, 41, is the eldest son of Keeree Kanjanapas, the founder and owner of Bangkok Mass Transit System Plc (BTSC), the operator of the skytrain. "Although we didn't treat it as a serious business, it was quite lucrative," reminisces Mr Kavin. The company's investment in Thailand's first elevated mass transit project turned out to be ill-timed. Outside Thailand, VGI has set its sights on expanding the transit media business into other Asean countries, with Malaysia being the first stop.

Source: Bangkok Post November 19, 2016 00:00 UTC