Background
Choopiban, Viset was born on August 12, 1945 in Phuket, Thailand.
Choopiban, Viset was born on August 12, 1945 in Phuket, Thailand.
Bachelor of Electrical Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, 1967. Master of Electrical Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, 1968.
Chief Energy Business Branch, National Energy Administrator, 1976—1979. Director Petroleum Business Planning Division, Petroleum Authority of Thailand, 1979—1981, Policy and Planning Department, Petroleum Authority of Thailand, 1981—1984. Assistant governor Technology and Planning, Petroleum Authority of Thailand, 1985—1990.
Executive vice president Administrator and Finance, PTT Exploration and Production Public Company Ltd. (PTTEP), 1990—1992; president PTT Exploration and Production Public Company Ltd. (PTTEP), 1992—1995; executive director Downstream Oil Sector Grp. and President, PTT International, Petroleum Authority of Thailand, 1996—1999.
Governor Petroleum Authority of Thailand, 1999—2001. Chairman, board of director PTT Exploration and Production Public Company Ltd., 2001—2003. Vice. minister Energy, since 2003.
Chairman, board of director Thai Petroleum Pipeline Limited company, PTT Natural Gas Distribution Limited company, Indiana Power (Thailand) Limited company, Thai Lube Blending Limited company, Alliance Refining Limited company. First vice-chairman National Petrochemical Public Limited company. Director, board of director PTT Exploration & Production Public Limited company, Thai Olefins Limited company, Bangkok Aviation Fuel Services Public Limited company, Thai Oil Limited company, Thai Oil Power Limited company.
Member of Council of Trustees, The Petroleum Institute of Thailand, Standing Committee on Energy, Advisory Board IEMB (Victoria University, Canada), Rajabhat Institute, Council of Ratanakosin Institute of Technology.
Married.