Nguyễn Xuân Minh

In this Vietnamese name, the family name is Nguyễn, but is often simplified to Nguyen in English-language text. According to Vietnamese custom, this person should properly be referred to by the given name Minh.

Nguyen Xuan Minh is currently the CEO & CIO for Vietnam Asset Management and is one of the original founders. He formed Vietnam Asset Management with co-founders John Lyn and Nguyễn Hoài Thu in 2006 to take advantage of the investment potential offered as a result of Vietnam's booming economic growth.^[1]

Early years

Minh was born February 3, 1971 in Hanoi, Vietnam during the peak of the Vietnam War. In 1976 after the end of the war, Minh's parents moved the family back to their home town of Ho Chi Minh City. Minh's most notable childhood achievements include winning the Ho Chi Minh City Judo Championship and the First Prize - Ho Chi Minh City High School Physics Competition, both in 1986.

In 1989, Minh went to the Soviet Union under a full government scholarship to study at the Azerbaijan State Oil Academy, Baku, Azerbaijan, then at the Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas, Moscow, Russia and received a Master of Science degree in Oil & Gas - Mechanical Engineering in 1994. Soon after, Minh received another Master's degree in Applied Finance and Investment from FINSIA in Australia. Minh speaks Vietnamese, English and Russian. Minh lives in Ho Chi Minh City.

Professional career

Minh joined Franklin Templeton Investments under Dr. Mark Mobius's Global Emerging Market Group in 1997. He started as the Chief of Templeton's Vietnam representative office. Minh was moved to Singapore one year later, where he eventually rose to the position of Senior Vice President. In 2005, Minh was co-managing two of Templeton's Asian equity funds, whose yearly performance ranked 2nd and 8th amongst a large peer group of managed Asian investment funds according to Micropal. Near the end of 2006, Minh left Templeton to help found Vietnam Asset Management Ltd. (VAM) and as of now continues on in his role as Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer for the company.

In addition, Minh received his charter as a Chartered Financial Analyst in 2003. He is also a member of various professional and business associations in Vietnam and overseas. Minh has held positions as a board director for several Vietnamese public and private companies. Minh is a licensed fund manager in Vietnam.

Press Contributions

Minh is a regular contributor to CNBC Asia, Bloomberg, FBNC, the Saigon Times Daily, and various other local and international media outlets to discuss issues concerning Vietnam's nascent financial markets. In the January, 2009 edition of the Vietnam Economic Times, Minh offered advice to investors in Vietnam's equity markets to be wary of the lack of transparency regarding large potential non-operating losses in many Vietnamese companies and suggested the functioning of Vietnam's equity markets would benefit from better disclosure by Vietnamese companies.^[2] In October, 2009 Minh was the keynote speaker in Kuala Lumpur as part of HLG Unit Trust's 'Invest in Vietnam' Campaign.^[3]

References

1. ^ Vietnam Asset Management Website, 2009.
2. ^ Vietnam Economic Times, Menacing Traits, January 2009.
3. ^ Financial Daily (Malaysia), Vietnam to see 8% growth again, says fund manager, 20 October 2009.

External links

• Vietnam Asset Management Corporate Website
• Menacing Traits - Minh discusses emerging problems facing Vietnamese corporates, 2008
• Minh Interviewed About Vietnam's Economic Recovery, October 2009
• Quỹ đầu tư nước ngoài hướng về Việt Nam, 29 October 2009
• Minh offers his insights into Vietnam's economy, with Martin Soong of CNBC, November 2009
• Minh's interview with FBNC/CNBC on Vietnam open-ended fund industry, June 2011

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