Founder of TURNAROUND Co. Ltd., Chaiwat Kovavisarach is a businessperson who has been the head of 9 different companies and presently occupies the position of Non-Executive Chairman of OKEA ASA, Co-President & Group Chief Executive Officer at Bangchak Corp. Public Co. Ltd., Chairman at Bangchak Retail Co., Ltd. and Chairman for Happiness Sharing Foundation (both are subsidiaries of Bangchak Corp. Public Co. Ltd.) and President of Suan Kularb Witthayalai Alumnus Association. Mr. Kovavisarach is also Executive Chairman of Asian Institute of Technology and Vice Chairman & Chairman-Innovation Institute at Federation of Thai Industries and on the board of 8 other companies.

Mr. Kovavisarach previously held the position of Chairman for Thai European Business Association, Managing Director at TURNAROUND Co. Ltd., Chairman of Bangchak Biofuel Co., Ltd., Senior Executive VP-International Trading Unit at PTT Public Co., Ltd. and Director-Investment Banking Club at Association of Securities Cos.

He received a graduate degree from Asian Institute of Technology, an MBA from Thammasat University and an undergraduate degree from King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang.