Vietjet CEO Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao continues to be in the Top 100 most powerful women in the world
(Baonghean.vn) - Following the list of powerful women in Asia, Forbes Magazine has just announced the list of the 100 most powerful women in the world in 2019. And the only representative of Vietnam, Vietjet CEO Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao continues to be on the list. This is the third consecutive year that Vietjet CEO has been on this list.
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Ms. Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao. |
According to Forbes, as of December 13, 2019, the total assets of Vietjet CEO reached 2.7 billion USD, making her the only female billionaire in Vietnam on Forbes' list of dollar billionaires. The female billionaire heads the multi-industry investment group Sovico, HDBank and expensive real estate.
Vietjet Air, owned by Ms. Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao, is leading the domestic flight market. Vietjet's current goal is to expand to the region as the airline continuously expands international routes to countries such as India, Japan, Korea, China, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Myanmar, Cambodia, Hong Kong (China), Taiwan (China)...
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Vietjet CEO Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao continues to be in the Top 100 most powerful women in the world. |
Forbes' list of the World's 100 Most Powerful Women includes women from the fields of business, finance, media, politics, social activism, philanthropy/NGOs, and technology.
Forbes’ annual ranking is based on criteria such as assets, media popularity, influence and influence within and outside their fields, and international influence. Topping the list this year are famous faces such as German Chancellor Angela Merkel; IMF Director General Christine Lagarde; US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi; Bill Gates’ wife, Melinda Gates.