VU THI PHUONG THAO
A: No. 5 Lane 255/37 Cau Giay Str, Hanoi
DOB: 25 May 1985
M: (+84) 983135186
Gender: Female
E: phuongthao.bfm@gmail.com
Marital Status: Single
Skype: phuong_thao_vu
Height: 160cm
SUMMARY
I am a young, result-oriented middle manager with enthusiasm and selfmotivation to contribute to work. Having experiences in business
development and operations in multi-national working environment and
service sector, I am familiar with international business protocol with
practical experiences in Vietnam, Australia and Singapore.
EXPERIENCES
12/2010 to present : CPG Vietnam Ltd.
Business Development Manager
CPG is a leading infrastructure & building development and management
services provider in the Asia Pacific region, its services encompass multidisciplinary architecture and engineering consultancy, project
management, facilities management, construction management and
materials testing.
My responsibilities cover marketing and sales efforts for project
management services for the whole Vietnam.
09/2010 to 12/2010 : Tristar Vietnam Ltd.
Senior Project Sales Executive
Tristar is Vietnam representative and exclusive distributor for Fagor
Electrodomesticos Group, Spain - the manufacturer and owner of Fagor
home appliances brand.
Targeted clients are top high-end residential, serviced residence and
resort projects in Vietnam.
05/2010 to 08/2010: International London School of English (ILSE)
Office Manager
ILSE is a newly established enterprise in providing customized language,
communication, personal and academic development programmes and
professional training. My major tasks covering:
 Developing Financial projection for start-up phase, Market survey and
market positioning to propose pricing policy;
 Constructing initial office and customer service procedures including
Attendance record, Payroll, Petty cash management, Student
enrolment;
 Working on possible marketing tools and approaches, coaching
Marketing executive on sales script and sales call;
 Cooperate with colleague to handle daily office works;
 Assisting the Managing Director in meeting with potential business
partners and recruiting native English speakers for teacher positions.
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05/2007 to 11/2009: KinderWorld Kindergarten and Private School JSC., Vietnam
Deputy Manager, Enterprise Development Services
KinderWorld is one of the leading international education providers in
Vietnam with a network of 14 international schools, providing
educational services from kindergarten to Year 12 in all major cities.
Reporting directly to the Deputy General Director and BOM, my
responsibilities cover:
 Licensing issues with authorities: preparing documents as per
updated legislation requirements of Vietnamese government, creating
and maintaining good relationship with government authorities
(Ministry of Education and Training, Ministry of Planning and
Investment and the department level at each locality) for licensing
process;
 Land acquisition: investigating opportunities in various locations in
the North of Vietnam (from Da Nang to the North), developing
Feasibility Study, building connections and following up with local
authorities for targeted land sites. Successful cases led to the issuance
of Master Plan Certificate, Head of Agreements with the People’s
Committee or Letter of Approval from the People’s Committee in
several cities and provinces;
 Fund raising exercises: coordinating the team and advisor to produce
official materials for fund raising purpose, participating in
negotiations and meetings with bankers, venture capital funds;
 Partnership coordination: coordinating the correspondences between
BOM with academic and business partners in Vietnam and overseas
(including educational institutions, universities, property developers,
bankers, etc.), being responsible for the arrangements and
accompanying BOM in business missions to Australia, Singapore;
 Branding exercises: developing the plan and proposal for granting
financial aid from Singapore government and coordinating with
consultant firm to set foundation for the implementation of branding
project in Vietnam;
 Project management and pre-operations: involved in dealing with
contractors, vendors for international school setups;
 In-charge of company’s important events like Management Retreat,
Opening Ceremony; coordinating with Marketing and Operations team
to handle press issues.
09/2006 to 12/2006: Internship Programme at UNDP Vietnam
Major assignments undertaken:
 Assisting in logistic arrangement for a Project Management training
course;
 Drafting letters to Government Agencies;
 Assisting in preparing the Annual Report on Overseas trainings/study
tours;
 Making contact with training institutions;
 Searching for training information on the internet;
 Updating UNDP training database.
EDUCATION
BSc, Political Economics (Vietnam National University , Hanoi)
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SEMINARS / SHORT COURSES
07/2009
04/2009
03/2009
03/2009
03/2009
Round Table Discussion on Raising Capital and Listing in Singapore,
organized by SGX at Sofitel Metropole Hanoi
Seminar on Doing Business in Vietnam, organized by IE Singapore at
Grand Hyatt Singapore
Seminar on Grow your overseas business, organized by IE Singapore
Seminar on Managing International Business, organized by IE Singapore
Presenting Without Fear, Singapore Institute of Management
REFERENCE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
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