Chearavanont family


The Chearavanont family is a Thai Chinese business family based in Bangkok, Thailand, with ancestral roots in Shantou, China. The family is noted for its success in business, making it one of the richest ethnic Chinese families in the world. The family owns the Charoen Pokphand conglomerate, and was ranked by Forbes Asia in 2017 as Asia's fourth-wealthiest family, with a net worth of billion.
The family is currently headed by Dhanin Chearavanont. Dhanin's father, Ekchor Saechia, and uncle, Seowhui Saechia, left China for Bangkok in the 1920s to begin selling seeds and agricultural chemicals. Their business diversified geographically across Asia, and vertically via a number of technology ventures and contract farming initiatives. In the 1980s, as China opened up to foreign firms, the Charoen Pokphand Group became its preferred partner for international brands such as Honda, Walmart, and Tesco.
Dhanin, his three brothers Jaran, Montri, and Sumet, and their cousins collectively own the group, which is one of Asia's largest conglomerates and operates in agriculture, telecommunications, marketing, distribution and logistics, international trading, petrochemicals, property and land development, crop integration, insurance, automotive, and pet foods.

Family businesses