BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Vietjet Board of Directors (BOD) for the term 2022-2027 consists of nine members:
PhD. Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao - Chairwoman of the BOD
Madame Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao is the founder of Vietjet. Achieving great business successes, she is an established manager in Vietnam and abroad, especially in the banking - finance sector. Madame Thao holds a PhD in economic cybernetics from the Mendeleev Institute, a BSc in finance-credit and banking from the Moscow Commerce Institute and a BSc in labour economic management from the Moscow National Economics College. She is also a corresponding member of the System Research Academy of the Russian Federation. Madam Phuong Thao is the first Vietnamese businesswoman to be awarded the Legion of Honour of the French Government.
Madame Nguyen Thanh Ha - Vice Chairwoman of the BOD
As one of the co-founders of Vietjet, Madame Nguyen Thanh Ha is an expert in Vietnam’s aviation industry. Prior to joining Vietjet, Madam Ha had served as the Deputy Head of the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam and Head of the Planning & Investment Department of Vietnam Airlines. Madame Nguyen Thanh Ha holds a MS in Economics and a BS in Physics from the University of Hanoi, as well as a BS from the National Economics University.
PhD. Nguyen Thanh Hung - Member of the BOD
He is the co-founder and BOD Chairman of Sovico. He was honored as a Young Global Leader at the Davos World Economic Forum in Switzerland in 2007 and has been appointed by Vietnamese Prime Minister to be a member of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (“APEC”) Business Advisory Council since 2006. Dr. Hung holds a BSc in electrical engineering at the National Technical University Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute and a PhD in automation from the Russian Academy of Sciences.
MBA. Nguyen Anh Tuan – Vice Chairman of the BOD
Mr. Nguyen Anh Tuan has years of profound experiences in oil and gas services, engineering, and insurance. Mr. Tuan previously held the position of Chairman of PetroVietnam Insurance JSC, a member of the Vietnam Oil and Gas Group. He is currently the Vice Chairman of HDI Insurance Company of Sovico Group. Mr Nguyen Anh Tuan graduated with a BA in international relations and affairs from the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam, holding a MSc in economics from the Colorado Institute of Economics, US, a MBA from the University of Hawaii and a MBA from the Asian Institute of Technology.
PhD. Dinh Viet Phuong - Member of the BOD, CEO of the Company
Dr. Dinh Viet Phuong has years of management experiences in senior positions at well-established companies, for example as Head of Sovico’s representative office in Vietnam, Deputy General Director of Sovico, Deputy General Director and BOD member of Vietnam Motors Industry Corporation under the Ministry of Transport, and BOD member of Petechim JSC, Petrovietnam. He has a BE from the University of Vietnam Maritime, a MBA from the Centre Franco-Vietnamien de formation à la Gestion (France) and a PhD in transportation from the Moscow State Academy of Water Transport.
MBA. Ho Ngoc Yen Phuong - Member of the BOD, Chief Financial Officer
Madam Yen Phuong has over 25 years of experience in the finance industry, holding senior leadership positions in reputable corporations. She has served as the Head of Finance Department at Vietnam Oil and Gas Group, Deputy General Director of PVDrilling, CFO of SK-Sfone, and Financial Controller of Holcim Vietnam. She holds a Master's degree in International Finance and Accounting from Swinburne University in Australia and a Bachelor's degree in International Economics from the Foreign Trade University. In 2014, she was selected to participate in the Global Linkage top senior 20 CEO Conversations at Harvard. She has recently been voted as one of the top 10 CFOs globally in 2023 by CEO Insigns.
Mr. Donal Boylan – Non-Executive Director of the BOD
Mr. Donal Boylan had previously served as Vice Chairman of the listed company Bohai Capital Holdings - one of the world's leading equipment leasing group. He is also the CEO of the group’s subsidiary company in Hong Kong of which international assets include Avolon - the third largest aircraft leasing company in the world - and SEACO - the top second marine container lessor. Mr. Boylan was the CEO of CDB Aviation Lease Finance and Director at Path Investments Plc in the energy sector. He was also the co-founder of RBS Aviation Capital (now SMBC Aviation Capital). He has 30 years of experience in the aerospace industry.
MBA. Luu Duc Khanh - Member of the BOD
Mr. Luu Duc Khanh is a finance expert with more than 20 years of experience in senior management roles. He previously held prominent positions in prestigious banks such as Strategy Director at HSBC Vietnam, Deputy CEO at Techcombank and CEO at ABBANK and now serves as Vice Chairman of HDBank. He graduated from the University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City with a BSc in economics and holds a MBA from New England University, Australia.
MBA. Chu Viet Cuong - Member of the BOD
He is a member of the Board of Directors of HDBank, Director of BNPP-Prevoir JV, Deputy General Director of Prudential Insurance Company, and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Dai A Bank. Mr. Cuong is a specialist in banking-finance and insurance. He also has two years of working experience at the Singapore Asia Strategic Institute established by late Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew. He holds a MBA from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, US and a MSc in international business from Sussex University, UK, and a BSc in economics from the University of Kharkov (Ukraine).