Ekachai is an International and Telecommunications Business and Regulatory Affairs professional with a strong technical background, having worked for the internationally-recognized Thai telecommunications satellite operator, Thaicom Public Company Limited. He is now overseeing the company’s strategy and corporate affairs, business development, and corporate communications.

His career experience covers a wide-range of aspects of an organization. During his more than 20 years of experience in Thaicom, his assignments covered areas from head of business units overlooking Thaicom’s subsidiaries, regulatory & government affairs, business development, engineering, operations, customer service, and corporate communications.

In engineering and operation, he was the head of RF-engineering and frequency management for Thailand’s most advanced satellite program, the THAICOM-4 (or IPSTAR-1). He had also been the head of Thaicom’s satellite TV broadcasting and transponder operations and customer service.

In international affairs, he has represented the company in international organizations such as the ITU (International Telecommunication Union) and the APT (Asia-Pacific Telecommunity). He was the head of international affairs and frequency coordination for Thaicom PLC, where he was in charge of securing the rights to satellite orbital slots, landing rights, and licenses in Asia-Pacific countries. 

He holds a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering (Awarded: International Student Academic Achievement) from the University of Southern California in Los Angeles and a Bachelor of Engineering with First Class Honors in Electrical Engineering from Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok.