Smitthi Bhiraleus

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Smitthi Bhiraleus
Born Smitthi Bhiraleus
Bangkok, Thailand
Occupation CEO and Managing Director of VERY Inc. and MTV Thailand

Smitthi Bhiraleus is the Founder, CEO and Managing Director of VERY Inc and MTV Thailand. In early 2003, he joined Channel V Thailand as a General Manager and has been awarded a place in Thailand's top 50 young executive list in 2003, 2004 and 2005 by Manager Newspaper Group. He resigned from Channel [V] Thailand in early 2006 to set up his own company VERY Inc, the company is the current partner of MTV Asia Networks and is now launching a Thai version of MTV the world's number media brand "MTV Thailand" on True Visions under this company from 16th May 2008.

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Smitthi attended Satit Prasanmit Junior High School in Bangkok, Thailand he then moved on to studied in the U.K. at Sherborne School. Smitthi graduated from high school and enrolled in University College London or UCL in Euston,London where he was awarded a first class honor degree, UCL is one of the top 10 university in the world its alumni includes Chris Martin of Coldplay , Mahatma Gandhi Tim Rice-Oxley of Keane and Brett Anderson of Suede. He then obtained his Master degree in Media Productions from Birmingham City University.