HCM City (VNA) – Business magazine Forbes Vietnamrevealed on March 4 its list of the 50 most influential women in Vietnam in2019, 20 of whom are entrepreneurs.
The selected entrepreneurs include GeneralDirector of Nutifood Nutrition Food JSC Tran Thi Le, General Director of SaigonTrading Group (Satra) Le Minh Trang, and Chairwoman of HD Bank and GeneralDirector of Vietjet Air Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao.
Among the female entrepreneurs, 40 percent werenamed on the list for the first time.
Meanwhile, some of the listed names have continuallybeen present in Forbes Vietnam’s lists of top business leaders like GeneralDirector of Vinamilk Mai Kieu Lien, Chairwoman of REE Nguyen Thi Mai Thanh, andChairwoman of PNJ Cao Thi Ngoc Dung.
“This has shown the firmness, tenacity, andgreat influence of these leading businesswomen,” said Managing Editor of ForbesVietnam Vo Quoc Khanh.
The list also covers the fields of politics,science-education, social work, communications, arts, creativity, and sports.
It was compiled using Forbes methodology appliedto selecting the most powerful women annually and also taking into accountVietnam’s particular situation.–VNA