Our leadership

Ms. Le Thi Bang Tam

Chairwoman Independent BOD member

Born in 1947. She has been an independent BOD member from April 2013 and then the Chairwoman from July 2015 until now.

Professional qualifications

- PhD in Economics, Leningrad Institute of Finance and Economics, the Soviet Union (1989).

- Certificate of International Finance, North University London, UK (2011).

- Bachelor in Finance and Accounting, Hanoi University of Finance and Accounting.

- Certificate of Corporate Governance.

Experience

- She has years of working experience in the field of corporate management, financial and State management, as well as other fields.

- From 2006 until present, she has held the position of BOD member in different companies, such as the Chairwoman of State Capital Investment Corporation (SCIC), BOD member and then the Chairwoman of HD Bank.

- She is a member, an adviser of important institutions: State Securities Commission (SSC), the National Monetary Policy Council. She is also a member of the Committee of International Economic Corporation, Steering Committeees for ODA, Foreign Investment and key projects of the Government.

- From 1995 to 2006, she was Deputy Minister, Member of Civil Affair committee – Ministry of Finance.

- For more than 20 years (1974 – 1995), she had held different management positions: Deputy Head of Financial Department; Deputy General Director of Personnel and Training Department; Deputy General Director, then General Director, then CEO of the State Treasury.

- She was a lecturer of Hanoi University of Finance and Accounting from 1969 to 1974.

Her position at other entity include

- Chairwoman, HD Bank.

Mrs. Mai Kieu Lien

Executive BOD member, Chief Executive Officer

Born in 1953. Mrs. Lien has been Chairwoman from 11/2003 to 2015 and an Executive BOD member since 2015 until now. She is the CEO since December 1992.

Professional qualifications

- Certificate of Economics Management, Leningrad Institute of Engineering and Economics, Russia.

- Certificate of Government Management, National Academy of Politics, Vietnam.

- Engineer in Milk and Dairy Products Processing, University of Industrial Poultry and Dairy Processing, Moscow, Russia.

- Certificate of Corporate Governance.

Experience

- She has over 25 years of working experience in the role of CEO (since 1992 until present) leading Vinamilk through many tenures. She has been honourably awarded many local and international prizes, such as First-class Labour Medal (2006); 4 consecutive times awared by Forbes as Asia’s Top 50 Most Powerful Businesswomen (2012 – 2015); The Excellent Businesswomen (2014) by Corporate Governance Asia; Nikkei and New Zealand prizes for all her brilliant contributions; honoured "Lifetime Achievement award” (2018) and "Top 50 Most Powerful Women of Vietnam” (2019) announced by Forbes.

- Previously, she had more than 8 years (1984 – 1992) in the role of Deputy CEO – Economics at Vinamilk.

- From 1976 to 1983, she had experienced many positions in many different departments and then became Deputy Technical Director at Thong Nhat dairy factory in 1982.

Her positions at other entities include

- Chairwoman, Lao-Jagro Development XiengKhouang Co., Ltd.

- BOD member, Miraka Ltd.

- BOD member, Driftwood Dairy Holdings Corporation.

- Chairwoman, Vietnam Dairy Cow One Member Co., Ltd.

- Chairwoman, Thong Nhat Thanh Hoa Dairy Cow Co., Ltd.

- Owner’s representative, Vinamilk Europe Spóstka Z Organiczona Odpowiedzialnoscia.

Mr. Nguyen Ba Duong

Independent BOD member

Born in 1959. He is an Independent BOD member since April 2017.

Professional qualifications

- Architect, Kiev National University of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Ukraine.

- Linguistics, University of Languages and International Studies, Hanoi, Vietnam.

Experience

- He is a strong, determined and certainly foresighted leader who always honours his promises in business.

- With broad knowledge and practices learned from Kiev National University of Civil Engineering and Architecture in Ukriane (1984), he came back working in Vietnam and has over 35 years of experience in managing a construction corporate. He was the founder and managed Coteccons group from 2002. In July 2017, he resigned from being CEO in order to focus on managing Coteccons Group as Chairman.

- He received Prime Minister’s award certificate from the Ministry of Construction for numerous contributions in motivating and developing Vietnam’s construction industry, as well as Vietnam’s outlook. He was honoured in Top 50 Best Leaders in Vietnam and also honoured in the Top 10 Best Employees Development Leaders in Vietnam.

His positions at other entities include

- Chairman, Coteccons Construction JSC.

Mr. Alain Xavier Cany

Non-Executive BOD member

Born in 1949. He has been a non-Executive BOD member since March 2018.

Professional qualifications

Baccalauréat – Academie de Paris

Experience

-   He has held many executive positions through years at various financial corporations. Since 2007, he has been Chief Representative – Group Country Chairman of Jardine Matheson Ltd. (Vietnam).
-   From 2000 to 2003, he was Head of European Business Development – Asia Pacific at HSBC Asia Pacific Head Office and then became President and CEO of HSBC Vietnam from 2003 to 2007.
-   From 1969 to 2000, he held various executive positions at Credit Commercial de France and Banque Worms.
-   In addition, he also held some important postions as: Advisor for Foreign Trade to the French Government and Chairman of Eurocham, Vietnam Business Forum and Director of Asia Commercial Bank.
-   He was awarded Officer of The French National Merit Order and Knight of The Legion of Honor and the Friendship Medal from President of The Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

His positions at other entities include

-   Chief Representative – Group Country Chairman of Jardine Matheson Ltd. (Vietnam), parent of Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd.
-   Chairman of the Board of Trustees - Saigon Children’s Charity CIO.
-   Member of BOD of Siam City Cement (Vietnam) Limited (2/2017).
-   Chairman of Board of Members’ Council of Pan Asia Trading and Investment One Member Company Limited (1/2014).

Ms. Dang Thi Thu Ha

Non-Executive BOD member

Born in 1973. She has been a non-Executive BOD member since April 2017.

Professional qualifications

- Master of Bussiness Administrations (MBA), Institute of Business Administration.

- Bachelor of Business Administrations, National Economics University.

- Bachelor of English Linguistics, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

- Certificate of Corporate Finance Consulting, The Securities Research and Training Center.

Experience

- She has served as a BOD member in companies since 2013. She is currently a Chairwoman at Hau Giang Pharmaceutical JSC and a BOD member at Benovas Cancer Drugs JSC.

- She has been working at Investment Department of SCIC for 11 years at different positions. She is currently a Deputy Head of Investment Department 3.

- Previously, she had 8 years of working experience in the field of Financial Consulting and Compliance Accounting at Trang An Securities JSC (2007 – 2008) and Mizuho Bank Hanoi (2000 – 2007).

- She was rewarded a Merit Certificate from Minister of Finance in 2015 and a Merit Award in Finance industry for her achievements in 2016.

Her positions at other entities include

- Chairwoman, Hau Giang Pharmaceutical JSC.

- BOD member, Benovas Cancer Drugs JSC.

- Deputy Head of Investment Department 3.

Mr. Do Le Hung

Independent BOD member

Born in 1969. He has been an Independent BOD member since April 2017.

Professional qualifications

- Master of Public Finance and Degree of Public Management, National School of Administration, France.

- Certificate in Treasury Inspection, National Treasury School, France.

- Bachelor of Finance – Accounting, University of Finance and Accountancy, Hanoi.

- Certificates in Public Financial Management, Accounting, Auditing.

- Certificates in Advanced Auditing conferred by international organisations.

- Certificate in Advanced Director Certification Program (DCP) conferred by Vietnam Institute of Directors (VIOD).

Experience

- He is an currently an independent member of the BOD and Audit Committee of the following companies listed on HOSE:

- Vietnam Dairy Products JSC (Vinamilk)

- Hau Giang Pharmaceutical JSC (DHG)

- An Gia Real Estate Investment and Development JSC – An Gia Group (AGG)

- South Logistics JSC – Sotrans Group (STG)

- He is also a BOD member of VIOD since April 2018.

- He had more than 8 years of working experience as Director of Auditing and Internal Control at Big C Vietnam.

- He had nearly 6 years of working experience as Deputy Head of Accounting – State Treasury of Vietnam – Ministry of Finance.

- Previously, he had more than 11 years of working at Accounting – State Treasury of Vietnam at Specialist and Executive level.

- He received merit certificate from Prime Minister and many from the Ministry of Finance from 1997 to 2006.

Mr. Le Thanh Liem

Executive BOD member Executive Director – Finance cum. Chief Accountant

Born in 1973. He has been an Executive BOD member since April 2017.

Professional qualifications

- Master in Finance and International Business, Leeds Metropolitan University, UK (2012).
- Bachelor in Economics, University of Finance – Accounting, Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam (1994).

Experience

- He has been Executive Director – Finance cum Chief Accountant since 2015.
- Previously, he had over 12 years working experience in these roles at Finance – Accounting Division: Deputy Head of Accounting, Chief Accountant.
- From 1994 to 2003, he held different positions at Finance – Accounting Division of Vinamilk.

His position at other entity include

- BOD member, Vietnam Sugar JSC.

Mr. Lee Meng Tat

Non-Executive BOD member

Born in 1963. He is a non-Executive BOD member since September 2016.

Professional qualifications

- Master in Business Administration (MBA), Imperial College, London (1997).

- Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical), National University of Singapore (1988).

- Advanced Management Programme (AMP), Harvard Business School (2005).

- International Directors Programme (IDP), INSEAD (2017).

Experience

- He has many years of experience in corporate and economics management at both private and public institutions.

- Since 2015 to date, he has been a BOD member of Fraser & Neave Holdings Berhad.

- In 18 years (1997 – 2015), he held top management roles at consumer goods and tourism companies such as Fraser & Neave Ltd, Heineken-APB (China), Management Services Co. Ltd, Asia Pacific Breweries Ltd, Wildlife Reserves Singapore Group.

- From 1994 to 1996, he was Deputy Director, Regional Tourism, Singapore Tourism Board.

- Previously, he was Assistant Head, International Business Development, Singapore Economic Development Board from 1993 to 1994.

His positions at other entities include

- Chief Executive Officer, Non-Alcoholic Beverages (NAB), Fraser & Neave Ltd.

- BOD member, Fraser & Neave Holdings Berhad.

Mr Michael Chye Hin Fah

Non-Executive BOD member

Born in 1959. He is a non-Executive BOD member since April 2017.

Professional qualifications

- MBS (with Distinction in Accounting and Finance) and BBS (with First Class Honours in Accounting and Finance) - Massey University, New Zealand.

- Member of Singapore Institute of Directors (SID) since 1999.

- Member of Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants (ISCA) since 2003.

- Member of Institute of Chartered Secretaries & Administrators (ACIS) since 1990.

Experience

- Mr. Michael Chye Hin Fah has over 15 years of experience as a board member. He is currently a member of the Board of Directors and Audit Committee of Saigon Beer- Alcohol-Beverage Corporation. He is also an Alternate Director at Fraser and Neave Limited and director of many companies in ThaiBev Group.

- For over 22 years, he held senior positions at several financial and investment companies and has extensive international experience in many Asian countries.

- Prior to these roles, he was a university lecturer in New Zealand.

His positions at other entities include

- Executive Vice President, Thai Beverage Public Company Limited.

- Member of the Board Executive Committee and Risk Management Committee, Fraser and Neave Ltd.

- Non-Executive Director: Marketing Magic Pte Ltd, DECCO 235, Heritas Capital Management Pte Ltd, IMC Pan Asia Alliance Corporation, Prudence Holdings Ltd.

Mrs. Mai Kieu Lien

Chief Executive Officer

Born in 1953. Mrs. Lien has been Chairwoman from 11/2003 to 2015 and an Executive BOD member since 2015 until now. She is the CEO since December 1992.

Professional qualifications

- Certificate of Economics Management, Leningrad Institute of Engineering and Economics, Russia.

- Certificate of Government Management, National Academy of Politics, Vietnam.

- Engineer in Milk and Dairy Products Processing, University of Industrial Poultry and Dairy Processing, Moscow, Russia.

- Certificate of Corporate Governance.

Experience

- She has over 25 years of working experience in the role of CEO (since 1992 until present) leading Vinamilk through many tenures. She has been honourably awarded many local and international prizes, such as First-class Labour Medal (2006); 4 consecutive times awared by Forbes as Asia’s Top 50 Most Powerful Businesswomen (2012 – 2015); The Excellent Businesswomen (2014) by Corporate Governance Asia; Nikkei and New Zealand prizes for all her brilliant contributions; honoured "Lifetime Achievement award” (2018) and "Top 50 Most Powerful Women of Vietnam” (2019) announced by Forbes.

- Previously, she had more than 8 years (1984 – 1992) in the role of Deputy CEO – Economics at Vinamilk.

- From 1976 to 1983, she had experienced many positions in many different departments and then became Deputy Technical Director at Thong Nhat dairy factory in 1982.

Her positions at other entities include

- Chairwoman, Lao-Jagro Development XiengKhouang Co., Ltd.

- BOD member, Miraka Ltd.

- BOD member, Driftwood Dairy Holdings Corporation.

- Chairwoman, Vietnam Dairy Cow One Member Co., Ltd.

- Chairwoman, Thong Nhat Thanh Hoa Dairy Cow Co., Ltd.

- Owner’s representative, Vinamilk Europe Spóstka Z Organiczona Odpowiedzialnoscia.

Mr. Mai Hoai Anh

Executive Director International Sales
cum. Managing Domestic Sales Department

Born in 1970. He joined Vinamilk in 1996 and has been appointed as Executive Director – International Sales since December 2018.

Professional qualifications

- Master of Business Adminstration, Bolton University, the United Kingdom (2012).

- Bachelor of Economics, University of Economics, Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam.

Experience

- He has been Executive Director – International Sales since December 2018.

- He has been appointed to concurrently manage Domestic Sales Department since December 2018

- From 2012 to December 2018, he has been Executive Director – Sales. He has also held the position of Chief Operation of Officer over 2 years managing general operations such as Marketing, Sales, Supply Chain, Production, Research and Development (R&D).

- Over 9 years of working (2003 – 2012), he has held many different management positions at Import – Export Department, such as Head of Import – Export Department, Director of Import – Export Department, responsible for export and import materials.

- Previously from 1996 to 2003, he held following possitions: Import – Export Clerk, Deputy Head of Import – Export Department and being responsible for managing the Department.

Mr. Trinh Quoc Dung

Executive Director – Dairy Development

Born in 1962. He joined Vinamilk in 2005.

Professional qualifications

- Engineer of Energy and Automation, Odessa University, Former Soviet Union (1985).

Experience

- Since 2014, he has been Executive Director – Dairy Development.

- Over 10 years of working at Vinamilk (2005 – 2014), he has held the positions of Directors at many different Vinamilk’s factories, such as Nghe An dairy factory, Vietnam dairy factory.

- Prior to joining Vinamilk, he was Director of Electricity Industrial Consulting and Investment center in 6 years (1998 – 2005).

- From 1987 to 1998, he worked at various positions at different private and state companies, for instance: Vinh’s People Committee, Department of Environmental Science and Technology – Nghe Tinh province (currently known as Nghe An and Ha Tinh province).

His positions at other entities include

- Director, Vietnam Dairy Cow One Member Co., Ltd (1).

- CEO, Thong Nhat – Thanh Hoa Dairy Cow One Member Co., Ltd (1).

- BOD member, Lao-Jagro Development Xiengkhouang Co., Ltd.

(1): (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Vinamilk).

Mrs. Nguyen Thi Thanh Hoa

Executive Director – Supply Chain

Born in 1955. She joined Vinamilk in 1983.

Professional qualifications

- Engineer of Milk Processing technology (1978), University of Poultry and Milk Processing, Moscow (currently known as Moscow State University of Applied Biotechnology).

Experience

- Working at Vinamilk over 20 years (1999 – present), she has held many senior management roles, such as Deputy General Director, Executive Director – Production and R&D and currently Executive Director – Supply Chain.

- Previously, from 1983 to 1999, she held different positions, for instance Processing Engineer, Vice Director, then Director of Truong Tho dairy factory and Director of Hanoi dairy factory, concurrently, from 1995.

- Prior to joining Vinamilk, she was a lecturer at University of Technology, Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam for almost 6 years (1978 – 1983).

Her position at other entity include

- BOD member, Vietnam Sugar JSC.

Mrs. Bui Thi Huong

Executive Director - Human Resources
Administration & PR

Born in 1962. She joined Vinamilk in 2005.

Professional qualifications

- Bachelor of Russian language, major in interpretation, Orion Linguistics University, former Soviet Union (1985).

- Bachelor of Economics – Business Administration and Labour Union, Labour Union University (2000).

Experiene

- She has been Executive Director – HR, Admin and Public Relation since 2015.

- During over 10 years working at Vinamilk (2005 – 2014), she has held such positions as Operation Manager of Foreign Affairs, Public Relation Director.

- Prior to joining Vinamilk, she had been working more than 17 years at Dien Quang Light bulb Company. She used to be Deputy Head of Supplies Planning Department, Head of Sales Department, Executive Director – Sales, Vice President of Sales, and a BOD member.

Mr. Nguyen Quoc Khanh

Executive Director – Research and Development

Born in 1964. He joined Vinamilk in 1988.

Professional qualifications

- Engineer of Chemical Techniques and Foods, University of Technology, Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam (1987).

- Bachelor of Business Administration, University of Economics, Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam (1997).

- Bachelor of English Linguistics and Literature, University of Social Science and Humanity, Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam (2001).

Experience

- Since 2015, he has been Executive Director – Research and Development.

- Over 10 years (2009 – present), he has held many senior management positions at Vinamilk, such as Executive Director – Supply Chain, Executive Director – Production and Research and Development, and Executive Director – Research and Development.

- Previously, in 22 years of working (1988 – 2009), he experienced at different positions at Vinamilk’s factories, for instance: Thong Nhat dairy factory, Can Tho dairy factory and become Director of Can Tho dairy factory in 2004.

His positions at other entities include

- BOD member, Asia Coconut Processing JSC.

- BOD member, Driftwood Dairy Holding Corporation.

Mr. Le Thanh Liem

Executive Director – Finance
Cum Chief Accountant

Mr. Le Thanh Liem

BOD member

Member of Audit Committee

Executive Director – Finance

Cum Chief Accountant

Please refer to " The Board of Directors" for details

Mr. Phan Minh Tien

Executive Director – Marketing

Born in 1970. He joined Vinamilk in 2014.

Professional qualifications

- Bachelor, Moscow University of Management, Russia.

Experience

- He has been Executive Director – Marketing at Vinamilk since May 2014.

- Since December 2018 to July 2020, he has been appointed to concurrently manage Domestic Sales Department.

- Prior to joining Vinamilk, he had 17 years of working experience in marketing and brand development at different executive positions in large multinational corporations such as:

+ Marketing Director – Samsung Vietnam (2013 – 2014).

+ Deputy General Director in charge of Food Sector – Unilever Vietnam (2008 – 2013).

+ Previously, he held different managerial positions in Sales and Marketing at Unilever Vietnam (1996 – 2008).

His position at other entity include

- BOD member, Hau Giang Pharmaceutical JSC.

Mr. Tran Minh Van

Executive Director – Production

Born in 1960. He joined Vinamilk in 1981.

Professional qualifications

- Master of Business Administration, Hanoi University of Science and Technology, Vietnam (2004).

- Bachelor in Commercial Laws, Laws University, Hanoi, Vietnam (2001).

- Bachelor in Business Administration, University of Economics, Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam (1994).

- Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering, University of Technology, Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam (1981).

Experience

- He has been Executive Director – Production at Vinamilk since December 2015.

- In 10 years from 2006 to 2015, he had held many important mangaement positions of Project Division: Deputy General Director in charge of Project, Executive Director – Project.

- In 25 years from 1981 to 2006, he was in charge of many different positions at Vinamilk’s factories and then became Director of Thong Nhat dairy factory in 1994.

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