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Secretary-General
Dr. Santhi Kanoktanaporn joined APO in 2016 after spending 35 years as a General Manager/ Director/ Managing Director/ Country Manager/ President/ Executive Director for two multinational firms (SGS, Switzerland and U.S. Chamber of Commerce, USA), the Thailand Productivity Institute, and the Management System Certification Institute of the Ministry of Industry (Thailand).
Dr. Santhi received
B.Sc. in Chemistry from Mahidol University,
Ph.D. in Chemistry from Sunderland Polytechnic (now Sunderland University),
Post Doctorate in Chemistry, Boston University,
Post Doctorate in Chemistry, Sunderland Polytechnic (now Sunderland University)
Master of Management (EMBA) from Sasin, Chulalongkorn University.
Dr Santhi was elected
The Chairman of the Certification Body Association, Thailand
The President of the Certification Body Forum
Member of Oxford Future Forum (OFF)
Dr. Santhi has also received several Executive Education Certificates from
Harvard Business School,
MIT Sloan Business School,
Cornell’s Johnson Business School of Management,
London Business School (LBS) of University of London,
Said Business School of University of Oxford
College of Education, Penn State University and
Certificate of the Top Management Program (Board Level) from IMD
Dr. Santhi has attended the following certification workshops:
Certificate of Balanced Scorecard Certification Master Class from the Palladium Group (Kaplan and Norton),
Diploma in Development and Understanding Scenario from Global Business Network (Peter Swartz),
Attended “Power and Love” and “Transformative Scenario Planning” workshops, REOS Partners (Adam Kahane),
Certificate in Management Consulting Essentials (CMCE) from Chartered Management Institute (CMI, UK).
The first external evaluation of APO projects is conducted by independent experts.
A bimonthly Japanese edition of the APO News is published.
The Secretariat moves from Aoyama to Hirakawa-cho.
A bimonthly Japanese edition of the APO News is published.
The Secretariat moves from Aoyama to Hirakawa-cho.
2000
The APO’s 40th anniversary is marked with the First International Conference on Productivity in the e-Age in New Delhi, along with the International Forum for SMEs.
2001
First APO web-based videoconferencing project on TQM is organized.
2003
Bangkok hosts the 2nd EPIF.
The APO Regional Award is conferred on four individuals and the APO National Award on ten.
The APO Regional Award is conferred on four individuals and the APO National Award on ten.
2005
After a productivity conference in Sandton, South Africa, cooperation with the Pan African Productivity Association takes off.
Singapore hosts the 3rd EPIF.
Singapore hosts the 3rd EPIF.
2006
An International Productivity Conference in Bangkok focuses on knowledge management.
2007
The EPIF in Hanoi attracts nearly 100,000 visitors.
An Observational Study Mission to Switzerland on Quality and Innovation is implemented with JETRO support.
The first self-e-learning course on the Balanced Scorecard launched.
An Observational Study Mission to Switzerland on Quality and Innovation is implemented with JETRO support.
The first self-e-learning course on the Balanced Scorecard launched.
2008
Manila hosts the 5th EPIF.
Singapore is appointed as the COE on BE, the first APO COE.
The APO participates in the Conference on the Global Economic Crisis in Tainan, Republic of China.
Singapore is appointed as the COE on BE, the first APO COE.
The APO participates in the Conference on the Global Economic Crisis in Tainan, Republic of China.
2009
