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. Michael V. Nguyen

    Vice Chairman
    AmCham

    Co-Chairman

    Mr. Pham Tan Cong

    President
    VCCI

    Vice Chairman

    Mr. Nitin Kapoor

    Board Member
    BritCham

    Vice Chairman

    Hong Sun

    Chairman
    KoCham Hanoi

    Board Member

    Frederick Burke

    Vice Chair, Legal & VBF Committee
    AmCham HCMC & Danang

    Board Member

    Christopher Jeffery

    Chairman
    BritCham

    Board Member/ Treasurer

    Stuart Livesey

    Board Member
    EuroCham

    Board Member

    Hidetoshi Suzuki

    Representative
    JCCI

    Board Member

    David John Whitehead

    Board member
    AusCham

    Board Member

    Seck Yee Chung

    Executive Committee Member
    SCCV

    Non-voting Member

    Thomas J. Jacobs

    Country Manager Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia
    IFC