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