Vietjet's CEO makes a prominent appearance on Forbes' 2019 list of Asia's most powerful female business leaders.
(Baonghean.vn) - The prestigious Forbes magazine has just announced the list of the most powerful female entrepreneurs in Asia in 2019, featuring 25 outstanding businesswomen who have contributed to building and developing the region's economy.
The female entrepreneurs on this list are outstanding individuals in the economic field, who have overcome stereotypical challenges and broken down barriers for women to make a name for themselves and achieve success in their respective areas.
Ms. Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao - CEO of Vietjet (Vietnam)
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| Billionaire Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao is the Vietnamese representative prominently featured on the cover of Forbes' special issue announcing the list of Asia's most powerful female entrepreneurs. |
Billionaire Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao is the Vietnamese representative prominently featured on the cover of Forbes' special issue announcing the list of Asia's most powerful female entrepreneurs.
According to Forbes, Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao made history by becoming the only woman to start and run a leading Vietnamese airline, Vietjet Air. Her success as a businesswoman and leader of numerous large enterprises has made her Vietnam's first self-made female billionaire and the wealthiest self-made female billionaire in Southeast Asia, with a net worth of $2.5 billion.
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| Ms. Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao - CEO of Vietjet Air. |
Ms. Tan Hooi Ling - Co-founder, COO of Grab (Singapore)
Appearing on the cover of Forbes alongside Vietnam's only female billionaire is Tan Hooi Ling, co-founder and COO of Grab, a company valued at $14 billion. The 35-year-old businesswoman, who holds an MBA from Harvard University (USA), has, along with co-founder Anthony Tan, generated over $9 billion in revenue since Grab launched in 2012. As Chief Operating Officer, Ms. Tan focuses on increasing market share in the 8 countries and 336 cities where Grab operates.
Akiko Naka - Founder of Wantedly (Japan)
In Japan, a country where only about 7.7% of women hold executive positions, 24-year-old Akiko Naka forged her own path by creating the job search website Wantedly in late 2017. Wantedly successfully listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in late 2017. Since then, Wantedly's stock price has tripled, raising the company's market capitalization to 29 billion yen.
Ms. Falguni Nayer - Founder & CEO of Nykaa (India)
After nearly 20 years working in investment banking, Nayer started her own business. In 2012, Nayer left Kotak Investment Banking, invested $2 million, and launched the cosmetics retail brand Nykaa. Currently, Nykaa has 46 stores across India and receives 45 million website and app visits per month.
With 25 new female entrepreneurs named each year, along with the success stories of outstanding female entrepreneurs, Forbes hopes that its list of powerful female entrepreneurs will inspire everyone and help honor those who have made significant contributions to the economic development of the region and the world.