More successful, more resourceful, more confident and more beautiful are the virtues that portray Vietnamese women in the 21st century.
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More successful, more resourceful, more confident and more beautiful are the virtues that portray Vietnamese women in the 21st century. They are increasingly demonstrating their leading roles not only in their families, but also in society and on the market. Many much-admired companies in the country are led by women entrepreneurs.
Top 10 Vietnamese businesswomen announced by Forbes in 2013 include Nguyen Thi Le Hong, Chairwoman and CEO of Dong Nai Food Industry Corporation (DOFICO); Pham Thi Viet Nga, Chairwoman of Hau Giang Pharmaceutical Joint Stock Company (DHG); Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao, Executive President of Sovico Holdings; Nguyen Thi Mai Thanh, Chairwoman of Refrigeration Electrical Engineering Corporation (REE); Dinh Thi Hoa, Chairwoman of Thien Ngan Company; Truong Thi Le Khanh, Chairwoman of Vinh Hoan Corporation; Cao Thi Ngoc Dung, President and CEO of PNJ Company; Mai Kieu Lien, Chairwoman and CEO of Vinamilk; Tran Thi Huong (Tu Huong), Chairwoman of Global Group; and Nguyen Thi Nga, President of BRG Group – Intimex – SeABank. They have brought fame to Vietnamese women, although the domestic and global economies are in extreme difficulty.
As the only woman in the Management Board of DOFICO, a provincially governed State-run enterprise set up in 2005 from 16 member companies and four affiliates, Nguyen Thi Le Hong clearly specifies DOFICO’s development strategy: Focusing on food industry. With the due focus on core areas, in 2012, DOFICO’s revenue totalled VND23 trillion. Notably, animal feed production, in which she is the Chair of the Board of Directors, now ranks second in the country with 1.2 million tonnes a year.
(Source: VCCI)
