BANGKOK - Asia Aviation Plc. (AAV), a Stock Exchange of Thailand-listed company and sole shareholder of Thai AirAsia Co. Ltd. (TAA), has been recognised with three accolades at the recent IAA Awards held in Bangkok.

The awards, organised by the Investment Analysts Association (IAA), are  an annual event aimed at recognising best-managed businesses that present in-depth data with high clarity and conciseness, and exhibit solid  ethics and governance. These high achieving companies also comprehensively communicate their data, and provide channels for analysts to quickly and conveniently access information.    

For this year, IAA divided its recognition across the three categories of Outstanding CEO, Best CFO, and Best IR (Investor Relations), assessing winners from 14 industrial groups. 

Listed in the Tourism and Travel group, AAV won hands down in all three categories.

• Santisuk Klongchaiya, OUTSTANDING CEO

• Phairat Pornpathananangoon, BEST CFO 

• AAV Investor Relations Team, BEST IR

 As a wholly-owned subsidiary of AAV, Thai AirAsia was the only listed airline to be presented an award at the event. The achievement brought the carrier great pride and was a big encouragement for it to continue to excel in business and operations..

About IAA (Investment Analysts Association)

Founded in 1990 by the Stock Exchange of Thailand, Association of Thai Securities Companies and ASEAN Foundation, the IAA is a non-profit organisation with the purpose of promoting standards for equity analysis and serving as a central entity for the equity analysis profession. The core objective of the association is promoting standards and improving the quality and ethics of equity analysts, disseminating knowledge and equity analysis information, supporting the study of equity and financial analysis, and fostering the stock market and equity businesses for the prosperity and progress of the nation’s economy. At the same time, the association acts as a centre for the coordination between equity analysts and relevant agencies.