Patee Sarasin
Thai business executive (born 1961)
Patee Sarasin (Thai: พาที สารสิน; born 24 October 1961) is a Thai business executive, best known as the CEO of low-cost carrier Nok Air from 2004 to 2017.2
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Born Oct 24, 1961.1
Companies
- Really Cool AirlinesChief executive officer 2020 to now5
Early life and education
A member of the Sarasin family, Patee attended The King's School, Canterbury in England and went to university in the United States, receiving a bachelor's degree in business administration and computer science from Clark University in Massachusetts. He began his career in the Thai advertising industry, working at Lintas Advertising before returning to the United States to earn a master's in mass communication, film and video from American University in Washington, D.C., after which he worked with the television network NBC for two years. He returned to Thailand in 1989 and joined SPA Advertising, then became general manager—and later CEO—of Bates Advertising Thailand in 1992.
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Career
Occupation: businessperson.4
- Since 2020Chief executive, Really Cool Airlines3
After leaving Nok Air, Patee founded the online travel agency Really Really Cool in 2018. In 2020, he released an autobiography titled Smiling Through Turbulence, detailing his time at Nok Air, and in 2023, he announced the launch of a new airline, titled Really Cool Airlines, which is expected to begin operations in 2024.
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Personal life
Patee is married to former actress Pitipat Sarasin (née Piyawan Jittanatum), with two children.
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Links
Sources
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- 1WikidataPatee Sarasin on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaPatee Sarasin on Wikipedia
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