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Former Grab leader appointed CEO of VinID

By Wei ZhangVietnam
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Former CEO of Grab Financial Group Vietnam, Nguyen Tuan Anh, is the new general director of Vingroup’s loyalty program VinID.

Tuan Anh, who had left the ride-hailing firm last month, confirmed his new appointment with VnExpress, saying he had taken over last Friday.

The VINID Joint Stock Company (VinID) said that it expected Anh would help strengthen its apparatus to compete with other rivals and become an independent service company.

Anh left Grab Vietnam last month after six years. He is credited being the person who laid the first bricks for the company’s operations in Vietnam in 2014 and paving the way for the successful deployment of its ride-hailing services, especially GrabBike.

Born in 1982, Anh graduated in Information Technology from the National University of Singapore. Prior to joining Grab, he had worked with American web services provider Yahoo and several other startups.

VinID JSC was established in July 2018. It has a chartered capital of VND3 trillion ($129.4 million) and is 80 percent owned by Vingroup, Vietnam’s biggest private conglomerate.

Questions & Answers

Q.

What is Nguyen Tuan Anh's new role at VinID and when did he start?

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Nguyen Tuan Anh has been appointed the new general director of VinID. He confirmed his new appointment and stated he took over last Friday, following his departure from Grab last month.

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What was Nguyen Tuan Anh's previous role and what was his key achievement there?

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He was the CEO of Grab Financial Group Vietnam and had previously laid the groundwork for Grab's operations in Vietnam. He is credited with the successful deployment of its ride-hailing services, especially GrabBike.

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What is the VinID Joint Stock Company and who owns it?

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VinID JSC is Vingroup’s loyalty program, established in July 2018 with a chartered capital of VND3 trillion. Vingroup, Vietnam’s largest private conglomerate, owns 80 percent of the company.

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