TRI N. PHAM
SENIOR ADVISOR
STRATEGIC ADVISORY / CORPORATE FINANCE / M&A / GOVERNANCE
HO CHI MINH CITY / VIETNAM
Tri N. Pham is Chairman, Vnexus Capital Advisors, a Vietnam-based advisory group with partners in Asia, Europe and US.
Mr. Pham is well-respected by key local and foreign counterparts, both in government and private sectors. He has provided advice on a wide range of topics, including international capital markets and corporate governance, to senior government officials and top executives from financial institutions and companies, in and outside of Vietnam. He has also been invited to speak at selective economic, diplomatic and academic platforms regarding the development of Vietnam.
Prior to Vnexus Capital Advisors, Mr. Pham served as Vice Chairman, Bitexco Group (2014-2017), a leading Vietnamese conglomerate in real estate and energy. He spearheaded the Group's restructuring initiatives including reforming its legal and governance framework, and established its international capital market access. Under his leadership, Bitexco formed strategic relationships with foreign institutions, launched landmark financing deals and attained a prominent position in the international platform among a very few top domestic companies.
Previously, Mr. Pham was Chief Country Officer and General Manager for Deutsche Bank Vietnam (2007- 2014). In that role, he established a solid franchise and navigated it successfully throughout the global financial crisis. Among his achievements, he built a well-balanced gender and all local management team, the first and only among foreign banks in Vietnam to date.
Before returning to Vietnam, he had a distinguished 27-year career at the World Bank/IFC in Washington DC including Capital Markets Operations in Europe and Asia. During 1988-1998, he formed successful partnerships with central bank authorities, investment bankers and investors, launching internationally awarded deals and raising billions of dollars for projects in developing countries.