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 from Vietnam, Vietjet CEO Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao, continues to be named on the list. This is the third consecutive year that the Vietjet CEO has been named on this list.
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| Ms. Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao. |
According to Forbes statistics, as of December 13, 2019, the CEO of Vietjet had a total net worth of $2.7 billion, making her the only female billionaire in Vietnam on Forbes' list of dollar billionaires. This female billionaire heads the diversified investment group Sovico, HDBank, and owns valuable real estate properties.
Vietjet, owned by Ms. Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao, is currently leading the domestic flight market. Vietjet's current goal is to expand regionally as it continuously opens international routes to countries such as India, Japan, South Korea, China, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Myanmar, Cambodia, Hong Kong (China), and Taiwan (China)...
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| Vietjet CEO Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao continues to be ranked among the Top 100 most powerful women in the world. |
Forbes' list of the 100 most powerful women in the world includes women from the fields of business, finance, media, politics, social activism, charity/non-governmental organizations, and technology.
Forbes' annual ranking is based on criteria such as wealth, media prominence, sphere of influence and impact within and outside their respective fields, and international influence. Leading the list this year are prominent figures such as German Chancellor Angela Merkel; IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde; US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi; and Bill Gates' wife, Melinda Gates.
