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Hoang Nam Tien, chairman of FPT Telecom for the last three years, has been named vice chairman of FPT University.
He will not join the board of directors of FPT Telecom Joint Stock Company (FPT Telecom) for the 2023-28 term.
After becoming chairman in March 2020, Tien, 54, led FPT Telecom past the numerous challenges posed by the Covid pandemic.
In 2020-22 the telecom operator’s revenues increased from VND11.46 trillion ($490 million) to 14.7 trillion and profits from VND 1.6 trillion to VND2.25 trillion.
It also launched many new products and services such as FPT Camera, Foxpay e-wallet and FPT Play, an OTT service offered directly to viewers via the Internet.
Tien started working for FPT Group in 1993.
He has held many leadership positions in the corporation such as chairman of FPT Software Co. Ltd (2012-20), general director of FPT Hoa Lac Hi-Tech Park Development Co. Ltd (2007-12) and general director of FPT Distribution Co. Ltd (2003 – 08).
Replacing him as FPT Telecom chairman is Hoang Viet Anh.
FPT Group said the changes are in line with its agenda of rotating senior leaders.
Anh also joined FPT in 1993 as a programmer when he was still a student.
He too has held many senior management positions, working as general director of FPT Telecom since early 2018 and currently also holding the position of deputy general director of FPT Corporation and chairman of FPT Digital Transformation Consulting Company.
Nguyen Hoang Linh replaces hun as FPT Telecom general director.
Linh has worked for 15 years at FPT Telecom and is currently deputy general director.
