PTT Exploration and Production Public Company Limited announced that the board of directors meeting of the company, held on December 19, 2012, has resolved, in agreement with a recommendation of the nominating committee, to elect Mr. Achporn Charuchinda to be the director and appoint to be a member of the Corporate Governance Committee in replacement of Mr. Vorapak Tanyawong, who resigned from the company's directorship. This has been effective since January 1, 2013. Present Mr. Achporn Charuchinda is secretary general of the office of the council of state the office of the council of state from 2010.

From 2003 to­ present member of the council of state, the office of the council of state. From 2011 to­ present member of the institutions policy committee, The Bank of Thailand.