5 richest women on Vietnam's stock market

Ms. Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao - Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of VietJet Aviation Joint Stock Company (VietJet Air - Code: VJC) is currently ranked 4th and is also the richest female entrepreneur on the Vietnamese stock exchange with assets of more than 39,600 billion VND.

Ms. Thao holds more than 47 million VJC shares, accounting for 8.02% of capital. At the same time, the businesswoman owns nearly 131 million HDB shares, equivalent to 3.7% of capital at Ho Chi Minh City Development Joint Stock Commercial Bank ( HDBank - Code: HDB).

According to Forbes update , as of October 18, Ms. Thao has assets of 4.2 billion USD, ranked 960th in the list of world billionaires. She is known as the first female USD billionaire in Vietnam and the first self-made female billionaire in Southeast Asia.

With the philosophy of "bringing flying opportunities to everyone", Ms. Thao has opened a new page in the aviation industry and made the dream of flying come true for millions of Vietnamese people. Under her management, Vietjet has become the largest private airline in Vietnam, contributing to promoting tourism, trade and international integration.

With her great contributions, Ms. Thao has received many noble titles such as top 100 most powerful women in the world, top most powerful female leaders in Asia, Best Female Entrepreneur award in ASEAN region... Besides, she has also been included in the research and teaching topics of Harvard University (USA).

Billionaire Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao.

The next powerful “beauty” is Ms. Pham Thu Huong, wife of Mr. Pham Nhat Vuong - Chairman of the Board of Directors of Vingroup Corporation (Code: VIC), the richest person on the Vietnamese stock exchange. Ms. Huong is currently ranked 5th on the exchange.

Ms. Huong is currently Vice Chairwoman of Vingroup's Board of Directors. The businesswoman holds more than 170 million VIC shares, equivalent to 4.4% of capital. It is estimated that Ms. Huong's assets are more than VND34,800 billion (nearly USD1.4 billion).

To achieve today, Ms. Pham Thu Huong and her husband founded Technocom, a company specializing in the production of processed foods in Ukraine with the famous Mivina brand. After that, they returned to Vietnam together to build Vingroup with the spirit of "forever starting a business".

Up to now, Vingroup has gradually affirmed its position as the leading multi-industry private economic group in Vietnam, present in fields from education, healthcare, real estate to industry - technology and trade - services.

Ms. Pham Thu Huong.

Not only doing business, Ms. Huong and her husband also left a big mark in the field of global science and technology when they co-founded the VinFuture Foundation in 2020, to sponsor and operate the VinFuture Prize - an international award honoring research works and scientific and technological inventions that have the potential to create positive changes for millions of people around the world.

In a message from the VinFuture fund, Ms. Huong and Mr. Vuong affirmed their desire to "contribute to promoting science and technology for the progress and happiness of humanity."

In 8th place on the Vietnamese stock market is Ms. Pham Thuy Hang - Vice Chairwoman of Vingroup (sister of Ms. Pham Thu Huong) with a large asset of more than 23,200 billion VND. Ms. Hang owns more than 114 million VIC shares, equivalent to 2.94% of capital.

Ms. Vu Thi Hien, wife of Chairman of the Board of Directors of Hoa Phat Group (Code: HPG) Tran Dinh Long, is known as a wealthy businesswoman on the stock market with assets exceeding 14,780 billion VND, ranked 9th. She currently owns 528 million HPG shares, equivalent to 8.25% of capital.

Although she is a major shareholder, Ms. Hien does not participate in the leadership and management of Hoa Phat and has never appeared in the media. However, on Mr. Tran Dinh Long's path to success, her mark is indispensable.

The entrepreneurial journey of Mrs. Hien and her husband was associated with the difficult years when Mr. Long was a young businessman, looking for opportunities in the fiercely competitive business market. He started his career by manufacturing and trading small steel products.

Up to now, Hoa Phat has become one of the leading corporations in the country, operating in many fields, the most famous of which is steel production.

The next richest businesswoman is Ms. Nguyen Thi Thanh Thuy with more than 14,750 billion VND. Ms. Thuy is the wife of Mr. Ho Hung Anh - Chairman of the Board of Directors of Vietnam Technological and Commercial Joint Stock Bank (Techcombank - Code: TCB).

Ms. Thuy and Mr. Hung Anh started their business in the seafood sector, then they continuously tried their hand in different fields. Currently, both of them are in the Top richest people on the Vietnamese stock market, in which Mr. Hung Anh ranked 6th and Ms. Thuy ranked 10th.

According to Techcombank's management report, Ms. Thuy currently holds more than 348 million TCB shares, equivalent to more than 4.9% of capital. In addition, some sources said that Ms. Thuy owns shares at Masan Group Corporation (Code: MSN).

Thus, the total asset value of the 5 richest "women" on the Vietnamese stock market is estimated at more than 127 billion VND.

HOANG DUNG

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