Foreign Trade University Alumni Hold Senior Roles at Vietnamese Banks and Companies
Foreign Trade University alumni have led Vietcombank, VPBank and FPT Telecom, while others have founded fashion and career services businesses. Coolmate sold more than 5.7 million items in 2025, with estimated revenue of about VND 850 billion.
Foreign Trade University alumni work across banking, telecommunications, automobiles and startups. Vũ Viết Ngoạn served as CEO of Vietcombank, became chairman of the National Financial Supervisory Commission in 2011 and headed the Vietnamese prime minister’s economic advisory group in July 2017.
Another alumnus, Nguyễn Đức Vinh, previously worked at Vietnam Airlines Corporation. He joined Techcombank in 1999 and became its CEO the following year. In July 2012, he moved to VPBank as CEO.
In business management, Lê Thị Thu Thủy joined Vingroup in November 2008 and served as its chief financial officer, vice chair of the board and CEO. She later helped run VinFast, becoming its chair in January 2024 before leaving the post in May 2026. Nguyễn Hoàng Linh joined FPT Telecom in January 2008 and was appointed CEO in April 2023.
Among the alumni who founded businesses, Phạm Chí Nhu established the clothing brand Coolmate in 2019. The company sold more than 5.7 million items to 1.2 million customers in 2025, with estimated revenue of about VND 850 billion. That November, it completed a Series C funding round led by Vertex Growth Fund. Another alumna, Thanh Nguyễn, founded the career services company Anphabe in March 2011.
Source: VietVance
