Massive mergers and acquisitions by youthful leaders
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- 19:55 26/05/2022
DNHN - Despite their youth, this group of entrepreneurs has made a name for themselves, particularly through a series of successful M&A transactions led by CEOs Masan and Gelex.
Masan Group- CEO Danny Le
On June 19, 2020, Danny Le was formally named CEO of Masan Group. He joined Masan in 2010 and was the Director of Strategy and Development at the time. Mr Danny Le worked as an analyst at Morgan Stanley's Investment Banking branch from 2006 to 2010.
This is Masan Group's first 8X CEO, born in 1984. He is regarded as Masan Chairman Nguyen Dang Quang's "right-hand man."
Danny Le is regarded as the "architect" of the group's significant M&A transactions, in addition to playing a vital role in creating development strategy. He was instrumental in the merging of Masan Nutri-Science and the construction of Masan Nutri-3F Science's (Feed-Farm-Food) platform.

As a result, he forged strategic relationships between Masan Group and partners, such as the Singha deal, which invested $1.1 billion in Masan Consumer Holdings and Masan Brewery, and the KKR Fund, which invested $150 million in Masan Nutri-Science, $100 million in Masan Group, and $359 million in Masan Consumer. Previously, he was involved in M&A and capital market transactions for a variety of customers all over the world.
Nguyen Van Tuan- CEO of Gelex
Mr Nguyen Van Tuan, born in 1984, is the most renowned name among the 8X General Directors who operate a billion-dollar corporation and possess trillions of dollars in assets.
Mr Tuan's success in acquiring Gelex drew the attention of the business world, and the M&A was followed by several other major and small enterprises such as Viglacera, Song Da Water, Dong Anh Electrical Equipment, and others.
Alex, one of Vietnam's top electrical equipment manufacturers, and Viglacera, the leading unit in industrial park construction, are both managed and controlled by Ha Nam businessmen. and the manufacture of construction materials.

Gelex's asset scale has surged to moreover 61,000 billion dongs in 2021, after assuming control of Viglacera, and pre-tax profit is more than 2,000 billion dongs.
Nguyen Van Tuan is now the richest U40 face on the Vietnam stock exchange, with GEX and VIX shares worth 8,200 billion VND.
Do Thi Dinh - Sunshine Homes & KSFinance CEO
Do Thi Dinh (born 1983) was named CEO and member of the Sunshine Homes Board of Directors in July 2020. She formerly held many critical roles at Sunshine Group member divisions.

Ms Dinh is also the CEO of KSFinance Group JSC (KSF), another Sunshine ecosystem participant.
Sunshine Homes currently have a market capitalization of 37,500 billion VND, whereas KSFinance currently has a market capitalization of 33,000 billion VND. In 2021, both of these companies will be placed on the stock exchange. Ms Dinh holds SSH and KSF stock worth 2,000 billion dongs.
SeAbank Le Thu Thuy, "Female General"
Ms Le Thu Thuy, who was born in 1983, is regarded as the BRG Group empire's daughter. In May 2018, her mother, "female general" Nguyen Thi Nga, stepped down as head of the SeABank Board of Directors and named her daughter as CEO. This is the bank's second most powerful "balloon."
Ms Thuy was formerly known as one of SeABank's youthful leaders. She is a member of the Board of Directors as a Standing Member at the age of 26. At the age of 28, the entrepreneur is still serving as Acting General Director. Ms Thuy briefly left this role in 2013, became Deputy General Director, and then returned to SeABank as CEO in 2018.

Ms Thuy helped SeABank expand its charter capital from VND 9,369 billion to roughly VND 12,088 billion in under two years, becoming one of 13 commercial joint-stock banks in Vietnam with the greatest charter capital and being accepted for listing. In the first quarter of 2021, HOSE will have more than 1.2 billion shares.
Ms Le Thu Thuy is not only in the "hot seat" at the bank, but she is also following in her mother's footsteps as the F1 generation, becoming one of BRG Group's major leaders.
CEO of Duc Giang Chemical, Dao Huu Duy Anh
Mr Dao Huu Huyen, Chairman of Duc Giang Chemical Group Joint Stock Company, is the son of Dao Huu Duy Anh (born in 1988). (DGC)
Duy Anh was named CEO in 2020 and is now a member of the Board of Directors, having previously served as Deputy General Director at the age of 25.

Duy Anh was groomed and schooled from childhood to adulthood to succeed in his family later in life. Middle school focused on Chemistry, a high school specialized in General, went to England to study Master of Chemistry, technically, was reared since infancy, watched chemical processes, and traded in chemicals.
The family quickly took advantage of the innovation period's commercial potential, which provided Duy Anh with a materially prosperous upbringing as well as a rigorous learning environment. Won a Cambridge University scholarship and spent years studying abroad in one of the most expensive places in the United Kingdom.
Before starting school, Duy Anh "was" permitted by his father, the company's chairman, to work as a construction worker at a plant in Hanoi's Long Bien neighbourhood.
When he came home, he was named Assistant General Director, and after two years of experience, he was promoted to Deputy General Director of a chemical firm at the age of 25.
After 6 years as Deputy General Director, Dao Huu Duy Anh was formally appointed as General Director of Duc Giang Chemical Joint Stock Company in early 2020. Duy Anh's shares are worth more than 300 billion dongs this year, despite his age of 33.
Duc Giang, once a small-scale chemical detergent firm, is now one of Vietnam's top chemical producers, with a market valuation of VND 37,000 billion. Profits at the corporation have skyrocketed in the previous three years
Trung Viet
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