Werapong Prapha Explained

Werapong Prapha
Office:Thai Trade Representative
Term Start:5 November 2024
Primeminister:Paetongtarn Shinawatra
Native Name Lang:th
Education:University of Cambridge (MBA)
London School of Economics (MSc)Victoria University of Wellington (BCom)
Birth Date: 30 September 1984
Nickname:Art

Werapong Prapha is a Thai politician, currently serving as Thai Trade Representative.[1] [2] [3] He previously worked as an executive of international organizations on sustainability and trade policy in the global supply chains.[4] [5]

Early life and education

Werapong was born on 30 September 1984 in Hat Yai district, Songkhla, Thailand. He is the son of Kamphol and Wathinee Prapha, both established Thai businesspeople.

Werapong began his education in Thailand before moving to New Zealand, where he completed high school at Burnside High School in Christchurch. He earned a Bachelor’s degree with First Class Honours in Accounting, International Business, and Commercial Law from Victoria University of Wellington. He later pursued a Master’s in International Development from the London School of Economics and Political Science in the United Kingdom.

In May 2024, Werapong completed an Executive MBA at the University of Cambridge. He received a scholarship based on his track record in the civil society. [6]

Career

Werapong began his career as an accountant and financial consultant with Ernst &Young in New Zealand, United Kingdom and Ireland, advising multinational companies in the agricultural and financial sectors.

Werapong later pivoted his career into the civil society sector.[7] He worked as a consultant for the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and as a Public Communications Manager for the Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI).[8] [9]

From 2014 to 2022, Werapong served as a Senior Policy Advisor for Oxfam in Thailand and later in Boston, Massachusetts. He engaged large US multinational corporations, such as Amazon, Walmart, and Kroger, to adopt sustainability practices as part of their core strategies.[10] Werapong also authored numerous policy papers and blogs and led cross-sector negotiations between government, private sector, and civil society to foster sustainable business practices.[11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21]

Between 2022 and 2024, Werapong worked as a Senior Program Manager at the Freedom Fund, a social-mission philanthropy based in London.[22] He oversaw over 40 projects on sustainability, human rights, and environmental protection across Europe, the Americas, and Southeast Asia. His work was documented in Moody’s Infinite Game (2024).[23]

On 5 November 2024, Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra appointed Werapong as Thai Trade Representative.[24] [25] [26]

References

  1. News: Two Thai trade representatives appointed . 2024-11-09 . Bangkok Post . en.
  2. News: 13 November 2024 . เปิดประวัติ ‘วีระพงษ์ ประภา’ ผู้แทนการค้าไทย-ที่ปรึกษานายกฯอิ๊งค์. . ประชาชาติธุรกิจ.
  3. Web site: ZEAL . 2024-11-05 . "วีระพงษ์ ประภา" นั่งที่ปรึกษานายกฯ ฝ่ายผู้แทนการค้าไทย . 2024-11-09 . ข่าวหุ้นธุรกิจออนไลน์ . th.
  4. Web site: Prapha. Werapong. May 2021. A groundbreaking commitment on human rights from a giant supermarket chain in the US. Oxfam America's Politics of Poverty.
  5. Web site: 2019-10-10 . Art Prapha . 2024-11-24 . Freedom Fund . en-GB.
  6. Web site: Participant profiles. 2024-11-06. Cambridge Judge Business School. en-GB.
  7. News: 13 November 2024 . เปิดประวัติ ‘วีระพงษ์ ประภา’ ผู้แทนการค้าไทย-ที่ปรึกษานายกฯอิ๊งค์. . ประชาชาติธุรกิจ.
  8. TDRI Channel: Past Present and Future. 2013-02-19. 2024-11-06. YouTube. TDRI - Thailand Development Research Institute.
  9. Web site: pat. 2013-04-08. ทีดีอาร์ไอรื้อโครงสร้างสปส.เป็นองค์กรอิสระ. 2024-11-06. TDRI: Thailand Development Research Institute. th.
  10. Web site: Prapha. Werapong. May 2021. A groundbreaking commitment on human rights from a giant supermarket chain in the US. Oxfam America's Politics of Poverty.
  11. Prapha. Werapong. July 2020. From Risk to Resilience: A good practice guide for food retailers addressing human rights in their supply chains. Oxfam International Briefing Papers.
  12. Prapha. Werapong. June 2020. Exposed: How US supermarkets are failing their workers in a global pandemic. Oxfam Research and Publications (Briefing Papers).
  13. Web site: Prapha. Werapong. March 2017. Is your shrimp salad causing inequality in Asia?. Oxfam America's Politics of Poverty.
  14. Web site: Prapha. Werapong. November 2017. Strengthening the voices of workers: The benefits for business. Oxfam America's Politics of Poverty.
  15. Web site: Thai CSO Survey Reveals Progress and Gaps of Fishery Reforms. 2024-11-06. Humanity United. en-US.
  16. Web site: The Supermarket Business Model is Broken, Let’s Fix It!. 2024-11-06. Humanity United. en-US.
  17. Web site: 2024-02-13. Not in this together: how supermarkets became the pandemic’s winners while women workers are losing out. 2024-11-06. Oxfam International. en.
  18. Web site: Prapha. Werapong. April 2020. COVID19: Safeguarding essential workers in our supermarkets. Oxfam America's Politics of Poverty.
  19. Web site: Prapha. Werapong. June 2021. “Business as usual” won't fix inequality in supermarket supply chains. Oxfam America's Politics of Poverty.
  20. Web site: Prapha. Werapong. October 2021. Global supply chains are broken: What’s at stake and how to fix it. Oxfam America's Politics of Poverty.
  21. News: Prapha. Bangkok Post Public Company. Time is now ripe for green business. en. Bangkok Post. 2024-11-06.
  22. Web site: 2019-10-10 . Art Prapha . 2024-11-10 . Freedom Fund . en-GB.
  23. Web site: The Infinite Game . 2024-11-24 . www.moodys.com . en.
  24. News: 13 November 2024 . เปิดประวัติ ‘วีระพงษ์ ประภา’ ผู้แทนการค้าไทย-ที่ปรึกษานายกฯอิ๊งค์. . ประชาชาติธุรกิจ.
  25. Web site: ZEAL . 2024-11-05 . “วีระพงษ์ ประภา” นั่งที่ปรึกษานายกฯ ฝ่ายผู้แทนการค้าไทย . 2024-11-10 . ข่าวหุ้นธุรกิจออนไลน์ . th.
  26. News: Two Thai trade representatives appointed . 2024-11-09 . Bangkok Post . en.

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