Name some famous Dragon-born businessmen

The "Boss" of Phu Thai Holdings Group - Pham Dinh Doan

Mr. Pham Dinh Doan (born in 1964), is currently Chairman of Phu Thai Holdings Group, Chairman of Vietnam Family Business Council, Vice Chairman of Sao Do Business Club.

In 1993, businessman Pham Dinh Doan founded Phu Thai Company Limited, the predecessor of Phu Thai Group Joint Stock Company (Phu Thai Group), operating in the fields of trade, business and distribution of consumer goods. At that time, Phu Thai was a quite famous name, Mr. Doan was considered the first successful start-up generation in Vietnam and one of the founders of the modern retail model in Vietnam.

From a small company with just over 10 members, Mr. Pham Dinh Doan's Phu Thai Group has grown strongly, developed widely, in many industries and fields. Typical examples are Phu Thai Holdings with many subsidiaries such as Phu Thai CAT (vehicle assembly), Phu Thai Group (consumer goods), Phu Thai H&B (health and beauty), Kowil ( fashion ), GreenVet (veterinary), Phu Thai Invest (education, restaurants, pharmaceuticals).

Currently, the group has built a network of more than 20 member companies, a logistics service distribution system with more than 2,000 employees operating nationwide, with an estimated average annual revenue of thousands of billions of VND. Some of the prominent areas of operation are commercial real estate; investment real estate; distribution, import and export, logistics, and heavy industry.

Besides, the company constantly promotes business activities by cooperating with many famous corporations in the world market.

At present, Phu Thai Holdings has affirmed its position in the market as one of the leading consumer goods manufacturing, distribution and retail corporations in Vietnam. Phu Thai Holdings currently has more than 50,000 customers covering all 3 regions of the country.

In the past 5 years from 2018 to 2022, Phu Thai Holdings' asset size has expanded significantly. Specifically, in the period 2018-2020, the company's total assets remained around 960 billion VND and did not fluctuate much. Owner's equity also increased from 820 billion to 845 billion VND.

In just 2 years from 2021 - 2022, Phu Thai Holdings' asset size has increased significantly. Total assets skyrocketed to VND 1,476 billion in 2021, then continued to increase to VND 1,523 billion in 2022. The increase mainly came from increased equity, reaching VND 1,231 billion in 2022. Although the equity and asset size increased to thousands of billions of VND, Phu Thai Holdings' net revenue mainly recorded revenue from financial revenue.

LPBank Chairman Nguyen Duc Thuy (Binh Thin - 1976)

Businessman Nguyen Duc Thuy is not a strange name to the business world and football fans. Mr. Thuy is the founder of Thaiholdings Joint Stock Company and is currently the Chairman of the Board of Directors of LPBank.

In 2007, Mr. Thuy was appointed Chairman of the parent group, Xuan Thanh Group (later renamed Thaigroup). With a rich financial background thanks to cement production, Mr. Thuy has expanded into many different fields such as football, real estate, securities, banking...

After that, Mr. Thuy gradually withdrew from the businesses that were once associated with his name, increased his ownership at LPBank and became the Chairman of the Board of Directors of this bank until now.

General Director, member of the Board of Directors of Duc Giang Chemicals (DGC) Dao Huu Duy Anh ( Mau Thin 1988)

Mr. Dao Huu Duy Anh - General Director, member of the Board of Directors of Duc Giang Chemicals (DGC), is the son of Chairman Dao Huu Huyen.

Mr. Dao Huu Duy Anh was born in 1988, graduated with a master's degree in Chemistry from Cambridge University, UK. After returning to Vietnam, Mr. Duy Anh took over the family business. He grew up in a chemical environment, the third generation to work for Duc Giang Chemicals in the family from his grandmother to his father.

Duy Anh's first job at DGC was as a concrete worker, then as a worker in the raw material factory, working 8 hours a day.

Up to now, the young leader has been working in Duc Giang for more than 11 years, participating in 6-7 chemical plant projects. During that process, Duy Anh participated fully in the selection of technology, techniques, contractors, operating equipment, and then the factory test run...

Most recently, Duc Giang Chemical Group Joint Stock Company announced the Board of Directors' Resolution to establish Duc Giang - Dak Nong Chemical Company Limited, in which DGC holds 100% of the contributed capital and Dao Huu Duy Anh is the representative of DGC's contributed capital in Duc Giang - Dak Nong, and is also the Chairman of this enterprise.

Thus, Mr. Dao Huu Duy Anh has officially become Chairman of DGC's subsidiary at the age of 34.

Vice President of NSI Ventures Duong Quynh Phuong ( Mau Thin 1988)

The name Duong Quynh Phuong is on the list of successful young female entrepreneurs at the age of 30, too young for her career. She is one of the young people in the top 30 Under 30 voted by Forbes Vietnam Magazine in 2021. Duong Quynh Phuong was born in 1988. She graduated with a degree in business administration (National University of Singapore) and a master's degree in international management at the London School of Economics & Erasmus University (Netherlands). Quynh Phuong is currently the Vice President of NSI Venture. This is an investment fund that invests in round A/B for startups with proven business models and has achieved revenue.

In Vietnam, her most notable projects include Topica. In addition, she is also in charge of investing in a technology company operating in the tourism and transportation sector in Myanmar, called Oway.

In addition, this successful 9x businesswoman is also a senior advisor to startups. She is one of the three founders of SheVC. This is a community of more than 100 female investors in Asia, founded in April 2021.

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