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Dr. Pham Ngoc MinhPresident and CEO of Vietnam Airlines Corporation Born in Ha Noi in 1959, married, and spent whole of his career with aviation, Mr. Minh was one the few Vietnamese who gained BSc in Engineering Economics at the Kiev Aviation University of Ukraine. Holding different positions at Vietnam Airlines since then, Minh also has completed the MBA program at Maastricht School of Management, Netherlands. A few years later, Mr. Minh finished his PhD studies at Institute of International Economic and Political Research of Russian Academy of Science in Moscow. Mr. Minh was also an alumnus of the famous Management institute INSEAD of France. Since 15 December 2007, Mr. Pham Ngoc Minh has been appointed as President & Chief Executive Officer of Vietnam Airlines, the flag carrier of the country and the largest airline in Viet Nam as well as Indochina. From 1996 to 14/12/2007: He served as Executive Vice President Commercial, Vietnam Airlines Corporation. From 1993 to 1996: He served as Vice President of Vietnam Airlines, in charge of Director of Southern Regional Office of Vietnam Airlines. From 1990 to 1993: He had been Deputy Director General Southern Airport Authority. In addition to the above positions, he is currently a member of Board of Directors of Vietnam Airlines; he had also served as the Chairman of Tan Son Nhat Cargo Services. He has, over the last years, spearheaded the growth of Vietnam Airlines with phenomenal expansion in terms of modern fleet; domestic, regional and international flight networks; large scale projects with major investment. Mr. Minh is a highly motivated and decisive individual. He is instrumental in shaping the development of Vietnam Airlines into one of the fastest growing and most highly acclaimed airlines in the region. This achievement, inter alia, thanks to his long-term, overall and strategic development with special attention drawn to human resource as the core. Mr. Minh’s strong commitment to build up Vietnam Airlines’ image, brand name, to better serve the air travel public has been widely recognized. He also has great ambition to turn Vietnam Airlines into the second largest airline in Southeast Asia as well as to develop a hi-tech aerospace industry in Vietnam. Hobbies: Golf, classical music, books, history |
