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Thao is also Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of Sovico Holdings and
standing Vice Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of HDBank.
She holds bachelor degree in economics-finance, and credit-banking and doctorate
degree in economics.
In 2017 and 2018, she put Vietjet and HDBank up to the Ho Chi Minh Stock
Exchange with market capitalisation of billions of USD. She is now the second
richest person in the Vietnamese securities market.
The list also names Chairman of the US Federal Reserve Jerome Powell, Chief
Financial Officer of Microsoft Corp Amy Hood, CEO of Royal Dutch Shell Plc Ben
Van Beurden, Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland, President and CEO of
Boeing Defence, Space and Security Leanne Caret, and South African President
Cyril Ramaphosa, among others.
Recently, the US’s Forbes magazine also announced a list of the 100 most
influential women worldwide, with Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao ranking 44th, up 11
places from last year.
Topping the list is German Chancellor Angela Merkel, UK Prime Minister Theresa
May, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund Christine Legarde, and
Chairwoman and CEO of General Motors Company Marry Barra.
The B50 honorees were selected by the Bloomberg Businessweek team after months
of input from many of Bloomberg’s 2,400 journalists and analysts around the
globe, and represent the most influential thought leaders in business, finance,
technology and science, politics, and entertainment.
Source: VNA
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