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Sigmund Stromme
Chairman
Norwegian
Residing in Vietnam for 17 years, with more than 30 years working shipping industry as Chartering and Project Manager, most of the time working in or with developing countries.
Worked for T.Klaveness Group, Oslo, Norway from 1980 to 1993.
From 1993 in Vietnam establishing Thoresen - Vinama Co - Joint Venture and currently holds the following positions:
Managing Director, Thoresen - Vinama Co - Joint Venture Company, largest none container ship agent in HCMC - Baria Vung Tau Area, active in Maritime Logistic for Offshore sector, forwarding/logistic/warehousing as well as chartering/operation of Vietnamese vessels.
Managing Director, Thoresen Indochina S.A, (foreign shareholders in J/V).
Chairman of the Board of Baconco fertilizer company, 100% foreign invested company acquired by Thoresen in July 2009, 350 employees, producing 180.000 mts per year. |
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Soeren Juelsbak
Vice Chairman
Danish
S T R A S O L
Soeren Juelsbak, 43, Owner and Excelerator of S T R A S O L Group International, an international Strategic Solutions provider that leads companies and individual business executives towards improved business performance by applying vital Management Consultancy Services, proficient Learning Workshops and value-driven, transformational Strategic Solutions. Soeren is native of Copenhagen, Denmark and has been resident in Vietnam for 14 years. Soeren is a multi-disciplined business professional with 20 years experience from a multitude of industries in both Western and Asian working environments. Soeren holds an Executive MBA-degree from Thailand`s Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), and Soeren is Certified Business Associate in the Haines Centre for Strategic Management; an International Alliance of Independent Master Consultants, Trainers and Facilitators. In addition, Soeren is also certified as PI-consultant. PI- Predictive Index is an international management consultancy helping organizations align their people with their business strategies through combination of insight, education and coaching, including key products and services such as the Predictive Index Assessment, Selling Skills Assessment Tools and Customer Focused Selling. Soeren speaks totally 6 languages, at good or higher level. Soeren has 2 children and is married to Ms. Loan, a native of Saigon. |
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Nick Jonsson
Vice Chairman
Swedish
Sophie Paris Vietnam
Nick Jonsson, General Director with Sophie Paris Vietnam, leverages 10 years of international experience in sales, direct sales (MLM) and marketing communications. Nick has been trusted to represent a number of the most recognized brands and companies in the world including Abbott, Ariel, D&G, Electrolux, Emirates, Etihad, Ford, Fuji Xerox, Grohe, Herbalife, International SOS, Lenovo, Mattel, Mont Blanc, O2, Oriflame, Pedigree, Philips, Procter & Gamble, TNT, Unilever and United Airlines. He has worked in Sweden, Australia, UK, Thailand and currently Vietnam, across a wide variety of industries for both consumer and B2B clients. Nick is also a public speaker and professional networker and an entrepreneur who co-founded European Young Professionals (EYP), a networking organization in London and Bangkok. Nick is currently Vice-Chairman of Nordcham Vietnam. |
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Thue Quist Thomasen
Treasurer
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Pietro Karjalainen
Member
Finland
Head of Trade Center, Embassy of Finland
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Hakan Ottosson
Member
Swedish
Hakan Ottosson, Head of Office of the Swedish Trade Council in Vietnam.
Hakan has 17 years of business experience in Vietnam in consulting and in the consumer durable industry.
In his current role at the Swedish Trade Council, Hakan leads a team of six consultants supporting Swedish companies establishment and operations in Vietnam.
Prior to joining the Swedish Trade Council, Hakan spent 11 years as General Director and Marketing & Sales Director with Electrolux Vietnam, a marketing and sales organisation for white goods in the Vietnamese market.
Hakan has a Master`s Degree in Industrial Engineering and Management from Linkoping Institute of Technology and one year of Vietnamese language studies at Hanoi University. |
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Ken Johansen
Member
Norwegian |
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John Rockhold
Secretary
31 years of professional experience mainly in infrastructure and building development, which since 1996 has been exclusively on extraordinary successful private and public sector investments projects in
Viet Nam
as Program Director or Manager. He has particular experience as a professional sparring partner to clients and taking their initial ideas to a finish project in Viet Nam based on an intimate understanding and extensive knowledge of the Vietnamese working practices, systems, the governments approval procedures and laws for domestic and foreign investments. Director, responsible for the over-all services. |
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Jasper Overgaard Waale
Member
Danish
19 years of wide ranging experience in technology in
Asia
, the last 10 Years as regional Manager for PricewaterhouseCoopers.Certifies professional that hold certifications like CISM MCSE and is a ISACA, IGNSS Member.
Currently working with GPS and D-band Sat tracking in Indochina providing management tools for logistical problems and fleet management with Indochina Skeye Ltd., Mat Rong Vang Ltd., PT Skeye and Innovid Ltd.
Working for PricewaterhouseCoopers in in a role as IT manager and been involved in Penetration Testing, Security Profiling, Corporate IT Profiling and Management Information actively manage vendors, IT sourcing, procurement and licensing and has implemented standards, redefined roles and responsibilities, and instilled a culture of accountability, open communication, and professionalism, have been a part of good government teams working with Vietcombank, ACLEDA Bank, Cambodia, Cambodia National Bank and others.
Jasper's many years in the professional services industry have made him client and user focused, with an understanding of their issues and how best to address them. He is able to formulate and communicate effectively and persuasively these issues (internal and external) as well as technology and security risk issues to Senior Management and IT Support Staff, with a solid and progressive career as Individual contributor to team lead to project and people manager to departmental head.
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Beate Cecilie Stampe Rasmussen
Executive Officer
Nordcham
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