VietJet CEO receives French Order of the Legion of Honour
VGP - Chairwoman of Sovico Group and President and CEO of VietJet Air Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao was awarded the Legion of Honour from the Government of the French Republic during a ceremony in Ha Noi on April 14.
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Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao - Chairwoman of Sovico Group cum President and CEO of Vietjet (left) and French Republic Ambassador to Việt Nam Nicolas Warnery at the ceremony. — Photo courtesy of Vietjet |
The Legion of Honour is the most recent award that female billionaire Thao has received. She is one of the few Vietnamese businesswomen who have received many domestic and international awards such as Asia's Most Influential People for her philanthropy awarded by Tatler magazine, top 100 most powerful women in the world, most powerful female leaders in Asia, the Best Businesswoman Award in ASEAN and Asia-Pacific CEO of The Year 2019 voted by the world business community.
She is also the richest woman operating on the Vietnamese stock exchange.
In addition, Bloomberg named Thao among their top 50 global leaders in 2018.
Thao’s SOVICO Group has gone on to become a strategic partnership of the UN, along with UNESCO, UNIDO, and UN-Habitat.
The Legion of Honour, established by Napoleon Bonaparte, is the most prestigious, long-standing and highest order of merit awarded by the French government to individuals and organisations with special contributions.
By Vien Nhu
