Minh Duong is a partner of the law firm Asia Counsel Vietnam Law Company Limited. He has been a director and secretary of Auscham Vietnam for the last four years. He has practised law in Vietnam for over 12 years and is a qualified Australian lawyer. Minh is interested to pursue more training initiatives for members and ensure that members will have greater value for being an Auscham member. Minh is fluent in English and Vietnamese.
I am an Australian from Melbourne, living and working in Vietnam since 2005, with offices in Hanoi and HCMC.
I have been an Auscham member since 2005 - Director, Chairman of Hanoi Chapter, and Vice-President during that time. I am a member of a number of committees of the VBF and have represented Auscham in workshops, conferences and seminars in Vietnam and overseas. I have a strong business relationship with the Australian Embassy and the Australian-Consulate. I have good relationships with all Business Chambers including AmCham, BBGV and EuroCham.
I wish to stand as a Hanoi Director in 2019. I believe I have knowledge and understanding of business in Vietnam, as well as particular experience dealing with government authorities in provinces throughout the country. As a former Auscham Director and Vice-President, I believe I could contribute effectively to the Board of Directors in 2019.
I am admitted to the NSW Supreme Court and hold a WA legal practicing certificate. I am also a chartered accountant and an Associate of CA ANZ. I am a partner at EY and lead the tax practice in Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos. Prior to that I was a corporate tax partner in EY Sydney, Perth and Croatia. I have lived in Vietnam with my family since July 2015. I joined the AusCham Board in 2017 and hope to be reappointed this year.
As a member of Auscham since 2013 and current director, I have been incredibly fortunate to be able to support our organization directly and see firsthand the benefits membership brings. We can always do more for our members, therefore my sole focus in the coming year is for the Auscham to help business grow, survive and thrive in a competitive Vietnamese market. As a chamber we will endeavor to support all members achieve their business and personal goals in Vietnam.
Through GroupGSA, we have supported Auscham via sponsorships and offering pro-bono architectural services. In return I have met some incredible people, gained exposure to networks I wouldn’t have otherwise, and learned to develop my business by attending seminars and through informal mentoring from other members. As someone who started and grown a successful business here, I value having a strong business chamber to help all Australian businesses in Vietnam.
Brian has been a member of AusCham for 19 years and has served on the AusCham Board for over 11 years. He has worked in a variety of roles on the Board and was formerly AusCham’s President. He is the current Chairperson of the Education and Training Working Group of the Vietnam Business Forum (VBF) that represents all Chambers of Commerce in Vietnam.
In addition to his work with the VBF, Brian also helped organise AusCham’s Education Symposiums and the new breakfast event AusCham Chats. In 2020 Brian intends to continue to work to improve AusCham’s service to its members. He will also continue to represent AusCham in his role in the VBF, help run business related events, and help organise another Education Symposium in 2020.
Highly experienced in real estate legal matters. Prior to joining SC Capital Partners, Chau practiced not only in Vietnam with one of the country’s largest international law firms on property law, but also served as Vice President for Legal Affairs of one of Vietnam’s leading listed property funds and most recently with DFDL as its Vietnam’s Head of Real Estate Practice Group.
Chau is the Executive Director – Legal Transactions for SC Capital Partners Group in charge of all transactions Pan Asia including Australia, New Zealand, Maldives, Myanmar, Thailand, Singapore, Japan, South Korea, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Greater China and Vietnam. SC Capital Partners Group manages opportunity funds – Real Estate Capital Asia Partners (currently up to Fund V) with over US$2.2 billion in capital commitments from institutional investors across the four funds. Chau is qualified Australian lawyer with unique international and Vietnamese law experience on real estate matters.
Chau was the Chairwoman for Auscham Vietnam in 2017/18 and is currently the Chairwoman for AustCham ASEAN for 2020.
For the past 15 years, I have been living in Vietnam, based in HCMC. I initially came to Vietnam on a work trip as a teacher from Melbourne and took a position as one of the foundation teachers at AIS-Saigon. During my time there, I joined AusCham, became Executive Secretary and was hugely active.
Following AIS-Saigon, I have worked in supporting the INGO sector, until taking on a position with RMIT Vietnam and remained there for nearly 7 years. For the past 3+ years, have had the privilege of working with AFG Vietnam as Group HR Manager. For those who know me, I am very present within the local community, especially through my involvement with Loreto Vietnam. I am fiercely “grounded” and believe I bring a sense of Australian common sense to groups I am involved in. I am happy to contribute as an active Board Member.
Jodi West is the current CEO of ANZ Bank (Vietnam) Ltd as well as an executive director of the Bank’s board. Jodi relocated to Ho Chi Minh to assume her position in August 2018, and quickly became involved in the local business community. In March 2019, she took on the role of chair of the Bank Working Group – the banking industry association of the VBF.
Prior to moving to Vietnam, Jodi spent over 20 years working in the finance industry, across Australia and New Zealand. In her last role, Jodi ran Institutional FX Sales for ANZ Bank in Australia, before accepting responsibility for ANZ’s business here in Vietnam.
Jodi has a Master of Applied Finance and a Master of Business Administration. She resides in Ho Chi Minh with her husband and 2 daughters.
Melissa Keane is a partner in the Projects team at Allens, one of Australia's leading law firms. She has been living in Hanoi with her family since the start of 2019, having first being posted to Vietnam from 2008 to 2012. She is an energy, infrastructure and utilities industry specialist and has worked with government, regulators, sponsors and financiers on a range of energy, water, gas and critical infrastructure projects and M&A transactions in Australia and across Asia (including on the ground in Japan and Vietnam). 2019 has been an exciting year for Vietnam in terms of energy policy and development and 2020 is shaping up to be similarly dynamic. Melissa has enjoyed her first year on the board of AusCham but is looking forward to playing an active role in stimulating engagement and providing greater networking opportunities for Hanoi based members.
Professor Dr. Raymond Gordon was appointed to the position of Vice Chancellor and President of the British University Vietnam in February 2018.He is an experienced leader in higher education having previously held leadership positions such as, Dean of the Faculty of Business, Technology and Sustainable Development at Bond University Australia, Head of the Graduate School of Business at the University of Technology Sydney and, notably, the Head of Centre for Commerce and Management for RMIT University Vietnam.
Professor Gordon is an accomplished academic with extensive international teaching and research experience at universities throughout the world including the University of Technology Sydney (UTS), the University of Sydney, University of Melbourne, Reitaku University Japan, New Mexico State University, Copenhagen Business School and RMIT University Vietnam. He has an esteemed research and publication record, having publishing books, book chapters and articles in internationally recognized academic journals.
Born in Vietnam and raised in Australia, I feel lucky to have lived and worked in both cultures. Since returning to Vietnam 18 years ago, I've lived in Hanoi, HCMC and Hoi An. My professional experiences include Architecture, Property Development, Horse & Greyhound Racing, and Video Production & Betting Systems.
In my past four months on the AusCham Board, further to general requirements, I played a key role in the Bushfire Appeal events in Danang and Hoi An, where AusCham members, Aussie expats, and the wider community came together in great numbers.
In the coming year, I want to further AusCham’s reach in Danang and Hoi An, helping members to benefit from this extended market. I look forward to serving Auscham in 2020, helping to foster more enthusiasm and closer relationships for all members.
