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