Nguyễn Thị Phương Thảo Explained

Nguyễn Thị Phương Thảo
Birth Date:7 June 1970
Birth Place:Hanoi, North Vietnam
Education:Plekhanov Russian University of Economics (BA)
D. Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia (PhD)
Occupation:President & CEO, VietJet Air
Spouse:Nguyễn Thanh Hùng
Children:2

Nguyễn Thị Phương Thảo (born June 7, 1970) is a Vietnamese businesswoman, and the President and CEO of VietJet Air,[1] President of Sovico Group and Vice President of HDBank.[2] After Phạm Nhật Vượng, she is the second Vietnamese person—as well as the first Southeast Asian woman—to be recognized by Forbes as a USD billionaire.[3]

Biography

Nguyễn Thị Phương Thảo became a millionaire at age 21 while studying finance and economics in Moscow,[4] where she began distributing fax machines, plastic and rubber[5] from Japan, Hong Kong and South Korea in the then Soviet Union. Since then she has developed a portfolio of business interests, including VietJet and Sovico Holdings, that itself holds a 90 per cent stake in Ho Chi Minh City's Dragon City development.[6] She holds two bachelor's degrees in financial credit management and labor economics at the Plekhanov Russian University of Economics and a doctoral degree in economic management at the D. Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia.[7]

She ranked 62nd in the list of Power Women 2016.[8] She is listed in Asia's 50 Power Businesswomen 2016.[9]

After she took VietJet Air public in February 2017,[10] she became Vietnam's first self-made woman billionaire, second billionaire overall (after Phạm Nhật Vượng) and Southeast Asia's only female billionaire. In early 2021, her net worth was estimated at US$2.1 billion. She also has investments in HD Bank and real estate, including three beach resorts.[10] [11] In 2021, she signed a memorandum of understanding with the University of Oxford's Linacre College for a donation of GBP£155million. The college intends to petition the Privy Council to change its name to Thao College.[12] In June 2022, she was featured on the list of the Global 100 by the International Hospitality Institute as one of the 100 Most Powerful People in Global Hospitality.[13]

Personal life

Phương Thảo has a daughter and a son, Tommy Nguyen. Her son has previously studied at Oxford University's economic management department and has founded an express delivery company with investment from VietJet.[14] [15]

Awards and honors

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao takes VietJet from 'bikini flights' to IPO in 5 years. Cnbc.com. Vietnamese. 24 March 2016.
  2. Web site: 2021-03-07. Nữ tỉ phú Nguyễn Thị Phương Thảo: "Hãy tin tưởng ở kinh tế tư nhân". 2021-03-11. TUOI TRE ONLINE. vi.
  3. Web site: 2017-03-21 . Forbes lý giải vì sao Trịnh Văn Quyết không được xếp hạng tỷ phú USD . 2023-05-09 . ZingNews.vn . vi.
  4. Web site: Top 100 Executives 2020 – Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao, CEO, Vietjet - Leaders League. 2021-03-11. www.leadersleague.com. en.
  5. Web site: VCCorp.vn. Thiếu gia tuổi trẻ tài cao nhà tỷ phú Nguyễn Thị Phương Thảo: Từ bộ hồ sơ cần gấp nhưng không có dịch vụ ship nhanh sang châu Âu, đến sáng lập startup logistics Swift247, vừa được Vietjet Air mua lại. 2021-03-11. cafebiz.vn. 19 February 2021 . vi.
  6. Web site: How Bikini Airline Helped to Create Vietnam's First Woman Billionaire . Bloomberg . 2016-03-23 . 2017-03-20.
  7. Web site: HDBank BOARD OF DIRECTORS. 2021-03-11. partner.hdbank.com.vn.
  8. Web site: The World's 100 Most Powerful Women. Forbes.com. 8 June 2016.
  9. Web site: Asia's 50 Power Businesswomen 2016. Forbes.com. 2016-07-30.
  10. Web site: Forbes profile: Thi Phuong Thao Nguyen . Forbes . 28 September 2020.
  11. Web site: Nguyen Thi Phương Thảo Forbes Profile. Nguyen Thi Phương Thảo Forbes Profile. Nguyen Thi Phương Thảo Forbes Profile. Forbes.
  12. Web site: Transformative Donation to College Linacre College. 2021-11-01. www.linacre.ox.ac.uk.
  13. Web site: Mix . Pulse . 2022-08-01 . Dr Jeffrey Obomeghie and Dupe Olusola among the 100 most powerful people in global hospitality . 2022-08-03 . Pulse Nigeria . en.
  14. Web site: 2021-08-02. Chân dung người con trai cả kín tiếng của tỷ phú Vietjet Nguyễn Thị Phương Thảo - Tạp Chí Doanh Nhân. 2021-11-01. vi.
  15. Web site: VCCorp.vn. Thiếu gia tuổi trẻ tài cao nhà tỷ phú Nguyễn Thị Phương Thảo: Từ bộ hồ sơ cần gấp nhưng không có dịch vụ ship nhanh sang châu Âu, đến sáng lập startup logistics Swift247, vừa được Vietjet Air mua lại. 2021-11-01. cafebiz.vn. 19 February 2021 . vi.
  16. Web site: First Vietnamese businesswoman awarded France's Legion of Honor. Anh Kiet. Hanoi Times. 2021-04-15. 2024-01-26.