Lê Thị Thu Thủy, better known as Madame Thuy,[1] is the chief executive of the automotive company VinFast and vice-chairwoman of the conglomerate Vingroup, its parent company.
Le Thi Thu Thuy | |
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Lê Thị Thu Thủy | |
.jpg) Thủy in 2018 | |
| Born | 1974 (age 49–50) Hanoi, Vietnam |
| Other names | Madame Thuy |
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She was born in 1974 in Hanoi, Vietnam and educated in business and economics at Hanoi Foreign Trade University, International University of Japan and the Harvard Kennedy School.[2][1] Her qualifications include Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and Master of Business Administration (MBA).[3]
She was a vice-president at Lehman Brothers from 2000 to 2008 and then joined Vingroup where she started by working on the company's international investments and partnerships.[2]
In 2017, she was made responsible for opening the first automobile factory in Vietnam – a new venture for Vingroup which planned to establish VinFast as a new automobile brand.[2] Initially, VinFast sold traditional ICE cars, such as its version of the BMW X5, in its domestic market. Madame Thuy is now[when?] the chief executive of VinFast and, under her leadership, the company plans to go fully electric and market its products globally.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b Paul A. Eisenstein (10 January 2022). "Q&A: VinFast CEO Le Thi Thu Thuy Takes Aim at the American Market". The Detroit Bureau.
- ^ a b c Tram Ho (1 February 2022). "Global VinFast CEO Le Thi Thu Thuy: The most powerful "tiger lady" in the automotive industry in the world". IT Zone.
- ^ Ruth Sullivan (16 February 2014). "Tales of success from Ho Chi Minh City". Financial Times.
- ^ Katrina Hamlin (28 December 2022). "Vietnam's Elon Musk challenger turns heads in 2023". Reuters.
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