Ms. Cao Thi Ngoc Dung is the only Vietnamese person among the 40 world jewelry icons.

According to the Organizing Committee, Ms. Cao Thi Ngoc Dung is also the first Vietnamese person to be included in the list of 40 people who made history in the world jewelry industry. Among the 40 people honored, she is one of the 4 rare women to receive this award.

Ms. Cao Thi Ngoc Dung, Chairwoman of PNJ Board of Directors, was honored as one of the 40 outstanding icons (Extraordinary 40) of the world jewelry industry. Photo: Hoai Anh

Accordingly, this year's award has only one category, "Extraordinay 40", to honor 40 global figures who have become icons in the jewelry industry, pioneering and creating an epoch-making influence in the jewelry industry in the country where they live.

“I can’t think of a more fitting way to celebrate JWA’s 40th anniversary than by celebrating 40 of the industry’s most iconic figures,” said David Bondi, Senior Vice President, Informa Markets Asia, representing the organisers. “We have made history together, and now we continue to build the future of our industry together.”

JWA Organizing Committee respectfully acknowledges Ms. Dung's contributions to the Vietnamese jewelry industry." Photo: Hoai Anh

On the JWA award website, the Organizing Committee notes: Under the leadership of the "female general" of the jewelry industry Cao Thi Ngoc Dung, PNJ has grown from an initial team of 20 people to become a large jewelry retailer in Vietnam with nearly 400 stores nationwide and more than 7,000 employees working hard to serve customers.

At the award ceremony, Ms. Dung expressed her deep gratitude to her family, the organizing committee, partners, customers and more than 7,000 PNJ employees for "together creating a magical journey".

Ms. Dung is also the first Vietnamese person to be included in the list of 40 people who made history in the world jewelry industry. Photo: Hoai Anh

When recalling her 35-year journey of dedication to the jewelry industry, Ms. Dung was moved: “35 years ago, when I was assigned to build a gold, silver and gemstone business unit - the predecessor of today's PNJ company, my team of artisans and I had the same dream, which was to restore and develop the Vietnamese jewelry industry, worthy of the country's history and reach out, making a name on the world jewelry map.

Over time, many things have changed in the flow of history. But the only thing that has never changed at PNJ is belief. And that belief has been consistently proven by PNJ through concrete actions over the past 35 years.

At PNJ, people are our most valuable asset. We are proud to take care of each other as a family and together take care of many other people in the community. We have a mission: to honor the beauty of people and life.

Ms. Dung devotes much of her passion to serving society in volunteer activities, environment, human development,education and health,... Photo: Xuan Loc.

It is known that the Chairman of PNJ has always been a pioneer in many activities to connect and develop the Vietnamese business community, especially the community of female entrepreneurs and young entrepreneurs. This enterprise devotes much effort to social activities (CSR) with the goal of developing education, developing people, improving the living environment, connecting organizations and businesses to create a sustainable society.

With the sustainable development philosophy of “putting customer benefits and social benefits into the business benefits”, PNJ is one of the typical sustainable development enterprises in Asia over the years.

Previously, in 2019, Ms. Dung was awarded the "Lifetime Achievement" award by JNA (the predecessor of today's JWA) for the Asian jewelry industry. In 2021, PNJ was also honored by JWA as "Outstanding Jewelry Manufacturer and Craftsman"./.

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