February 2013 - Shidler College of Business - University of Hawaii

Success Stories
Left to right: Ms. NGUYEN Tra My, Mr. NGUYEN Duy Hung - General Director of Saigon Securities Inc. (SSI) & Professor BUI Tung at the Graduation Cenemony of
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Ms. Tra My Nguyen is a graduate
of the University of Hawaii
Vietnam Executive MBA
program, where more than 60% of
the alumni are CEOs and General
Directors. Ms. Tra My currently serves
as a business executive for a global
company and as the chairman of CSC
Vietnam – a financial investment
corporation.
After 18 dedicated years as Chief
Financial Officer and Deputy General
Director of Biomin – an international
corporation for animal nutrition
products, Ms. Tra My is now the
company’s sole consultant in Vietnam.
Ms. Tra My has played a key role
in handling projects with financial
impact, cultivating relationships
with outside financing sources, and
addressing major strategic issues that
have had an impact on the company’s
long term future. Ms. Tra My has
proven herself as an outstanding and
successful leader.
Sometimes 24 hours in a day does not
seem like enough time for a business
woman like Ms. Tra My Nguyen, but
according to her, her greatest success
has been that she has learned to
manage her professional and family
life successfully. “Being in control of
your own time is essential for success,”
she says. No matter how busy she is,
she still can find time to enjoy her
life, by going to the gym and playing
golf on the weekend. In her opinion,
one of the benefits of better time
management is finding time for
yourself so you can enjoy your own
interests.
Ms. Tra My understands that
knowledge can provide the power
to succeed. The Executive MBA
degree from the University of
Hawaii helped her gain skills such
as: new management abilities and
techniques, strategic thinking and idea
generation, and entrepreneurial skills
to implement new and innovative
ideas for CSC Group. All of this has led
her to invest in bringing an overseas
educational experience to Vietnamese
students. Ms. Tra My hopes that the
young generation, the future of
Vietnam, will have the chance to
experience a high-quality overseas
education in Vietnam. CSC Vietnam
is currently a key partner of the
University of Hawaii, Shidler College
of Business in Vietnam, providing
outsourcing services such as logistics,
accounting and recruitment.
CSC Vietnam owns CSC Minerals Joint
Stock Company, Viet Trung Cement
Manufacturer, and Nhu Xuan Puzzolan
Joint Stock Company, and also
operates several overseas businesses
such as Viet-Sing Real Estate in
Singapore and CSC-US in Hawaii. As
chairman of CSC Vietnam, Ms Tra My is
responsible for driving the long-range
vision of the company and providing
expert analysis for the company and
the mining and minerals industry in
Vietnam. With integrative thinking,
dedication and confidence in doing
business, Ms. Tra My is leading CSC
Vietnam soon to be one of the most
pro-active, fast-growing companies in
Vietnam.
By Pham Phuong Chi
CEO Assistant, CSC Group
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