Central Pattana
Central Pattana Public Company Limited is Thailand's largest retail property development and investment company. It is a business unit under its parent, the Central Group. Central Pattana was founded as Central Plaza Co., Ltd. on 17 June 1980 with registered capital of 300 million baht by Central Group, the Tejapaibul family, Saha Union Group, and minor shareholders. The company was registered as a public limited company in 1994 and was listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand on 1 March 1995. Wallaya Chirathivat is president and CEO.
Properties
Central Pattana currently operates 36 shopping centers, with a total leasable area of 1.9 million m2, a super-regional mall under a joint-venture and 18 community malls. In addition, the company operates 32 food courts, 10 office buildings, 2 hotels, and 22 residential projects.Central Village, the first luxury outlet in Thailand, opened on August 31, 2019. It is located near Suvarnabhumi Airport and is 30-45 minutes from Bangkok CBD. It is a joint venture between Central Pattana Plc. and Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of global real estate Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd.
Central i-City, in Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia, is Central Pattana's first overseas full-scaled Thai shopping center in Malaysia. This underscores Central Pattana as a leader by creating a ‘New Shopping Experience’ and a ‘Center of Life’ in the ASEAN region. This is a joint-venture project between Central Pattana and i-Berhad. The project is located in i-City Ultrapolis, a grand lifestyle hub in Shah Alam.