LEADERSHIP AND STRUCTURE

    LEADERSHIP AND STRUCTURE

    The VBF Consortium consists of 15 business associations and chambers. The Consortium is managed by a Management Board and has established a VBF Secretariat to perform a coordination role for all VBF day-to-day activities to ensure smooth function of the VBF.

    The Ministry of Planning and Investment is assigned by the Government to serve as a focal point in coordinating government bodies in high-level policy dialogues with VBF. The bi-annual forums are co-chaired by the Minister of Planning and Investment, the World Bank’s Vietnam Country Director, the IFC’s Regional Manager for Vietnam, and the VBF Co-chairmen.

    VBF MANAGEMENT BOARD

    The Management Board comprises of 08 voting members and 01 non-voting members, who are representatives from affiliating chambers/associations and the IFC. The Management Board shall have two Co-Chairs. One Co-Chair will represent the international business community and one will represent the domestic business community.

    Co-Chairman

    Mr. Pham Tan Cong

    President
    VCCI

    Co-Chairman

    Nitin Kapoor

    Board member
    BritCham

    Board Member

    Virginia Foote

    Board Member
    AmCham 

    Board Member

    Hong Sun

    Vice-chairman
    KoCham

    Board Member

    Soren Roed Pedersen

    Board Member
    EuroCham

    Board Member

    Hidetoshi Suzuki

    Representative
    JCCI

    Board Member

    David John Whitehead

    Board member
    AusCham

    Board Member

    Seck Yee Chung

    Representative
    SBG

    Non-voting Member

    Thomas J. Jacobs

    Country Manager Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia
    IFC