Quan Phan (Alex)

Quan Phan (Alex)

Vietnam Blockchain Association (VBA)

Ho Chi Minh City Metropolitan Area
1K followers 500+ connections

About

Experienced professional with 30+ demonstrated years within financial and investment banking arena. And blockchain technology as of now. Skilled in Corporate Finance, Investment Advisory and M&A Advisory. Strong entrepreneurship and leadership skills cultivated by a Postgraduate in Fulbright School of Public Policy and Management (FSPPM)/JFK School of Government (Harvard) that have been built up my prestigious career as well as personal journey.

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Experience

  • Vietnam Blockchain Asscociation Graphic

    Head, Membership Division

    Vietnam Blockchain Asscociation

    - Present 2 years 2 months

    Vietnam

    Vietnam Blockchain Association (VBA) is non-profit orgnization while providing public services within blockchain industry. Those activities include : promoting blockchain applications widely, universal knowledge education, community build-up via its membership, member standardised built, industry policy advisory, international collaboration. VBA is only official blockchain association in Vietnam was licensed by Ministry of Home Affaires (in April 27,2022)

  • Founder | Chairman

    VIET STARTUPS.EXCHANGE

    - Present 3 years 1 month

    Ho Chi Minh City Metropolitan Area

    vietstartup.exchange

  • Founder/Chairman

    NEU Ventures Capital Inc

    - Present 3 years 1 month

    British Virgin Islands

    NEU Ventures Capital Inc (“NVCI”) is a boutique investment arm established by alumni of the National Economics University of Vietnam (“NEU”) whose have been veterants in investment banking, corporate advisory, private equity and technology investment. NVCI is focusing on ventures investment of promising technology trends that meet with our GenNext’s choice (blockchains, NFT, defi, gamefi, metaverse…)

  • Senior Advisor

    Ivy Capital

    - Present 5 years 8 months

    Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

    Ivy Capital is a boutique investment and corporate advisory arm, operating in Vietnam to connect local enterprises with the global investor(s).

    See more on: https://ivycapital.asia/

  • Chairman

    Golden Lotus Securities

    - 1 year 1 month

    164 Nguyen Cong Tru, District 1, HCMc

    • As same other securities firm in Vietnam, after the 2008 World financial crisis, Golden Lotus Securities ("GLS") had been badly deteriorated its total asset and operation. During only one year, with number of my extensive decisions had been made, its net asset value (NAV) already recovered and grew +30% more. Focusing only on 2 core businesses (investment and corporate advisory) and strictly follow cost effective strategy, this corporate restructuring seemed to be financially successful…

    • As same other securities firm in Vietnam, after the 2008 World financial crisis, Golden Lotus Securities ("GLS") had been badly deteriorated its total asset and operation. During only one year, with number of my extensive decisions had been made, its net asset value (NAV) already recovered and grew +30% more. Focusing only on 2 core businesses (investment and corporate advisory) and strictly follow cost effective strategy, this corporate restructuring seemed to be financially successful.

    See more on : www.gls.vn

  • Deputy Managing Director

    HimLam Corporation

    - 1 year 8 months

    234 Ngo Tat To, Ward 22, District Binh Thanh, HCMc

    • Initiated and lead new Project Management Division that focusing on 2 new businesses (i) Macademia plantation and (ii) Shrimp farming. Beside real estate as main HimLam line, I lead project team to bring new technology application for shrimp farming and did pilot macadamia plantation as first stage in mass agriculture of its kind investment in Vietnam.
    • Managed a team of 15 young and professional talents.
    • Took part in restructuring of Phuong Nam Seafood company as chairman with its…

    • Initiated and lead new Project Management Division that focusing on 2 new businesses (i) Macademia plantation and (ii) Shrimp farming. Beside real estate as main HimLam line, I lead project team to bring new technology application for shrimp farming and did pilot macadamia plantation as first stage in mass agriculture of its kind investment in Vietnam.
    • Managed a team of 15 young and professional talents.
    • Took part in restructuring of Phuong Nam Seafood company as chairman with its size of $15m equity and around 1,000 employees came into normal operation.


    See more on : www.himlam.com

  • Director | Senior Advisor

    VinaCapital, VinaCapital Infrastructure Fund (“VNI”)

    - 4 years 5 months

    115 Nguyen Hue st, Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam

    • Lead sourcing investment/divestment deals for VNI with professional team of 6 . Represented for VNI as BOM independent member in its investee firms (Nam Viet Oil, Phu My Bridge). VNI seemed to be the pioneer infrastructure fund of its kind in Vietnam at that time.
    • VNI is closed-end fund with $400m asset under management (AUM), with its inception from 2007, among one of 4 investment funds of VinaCapital with $1.8Bln AUM (2009). VNI has invested in infrastructure (telecom, renewable…

    • Lead sourcing investment/divestment deals for VNI with professional team of 6 . Represented for VNI as BOM independent member in its investee firms (Nam Viet Oil, Phu My Bridge). VNI seemed to be the pioneer infrastructure fund of its kind in Vietnam at that time.
    • VNI is closed-end fund with $400m asset under management (AUM), with its inception from 2007, among one of 4 investment funds of VinaCapital with $1.8Bln AUM (2009). VNI has invested in infrastructure (telecom, renewable energy, bridge..) both in Private Equity and Capital Markets within Indochina region.

  • Chief Executive Officer

    EuroCapital Securities Company

    - 1 year 9 months

    Hanoi, Vietnam

    • As founding member, I started a newly established securities firm, which operates within: Brokerage, Custody, Proprietary trading, Corporate finance advisory. With its USD 10m chartered capital and over 50 skilled employees, ECC has its headquarter in Hanoi and branch in Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam.
    • From day-to-day operational activities to corporate strategy implementation, and from human resource, sales & marketing, technology to tax & accounting coverage, I successfully led ECC become…

    • As founding member, I started a newly established securities firm, which operates within: Brokerage, Custody, Proprietary trading, Corporate finance advisory. With its USD 10m chartered capital and over 50 skilled employees, ECC has its headquarter in Hanoi and branch in Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam.
    • From day-to-day operational activities to corporate strategy implementation, and from human resource, sales & marketing, technology to tax & accounting coverage, I successfully led ECC become a fast growing firm at that time.


    See more on : www.eurocapital.vn

  • Saigon Securities Inc. Graphic

    Head of Corporate Advisory

    Saigon Securities Inc.

    - 5 years 6 months

    Ho Chi Minh City

    Head of Proprietary Trading (’01-’03) , Head of Corporate Finance Advisory(’04-’07)
    • Started as Head of Proprietary Trading and Underwriting Department with its focus on investment since establishment, SSI’ investment portfolio seemed to be the first private owned of its kind in Vietnam stock exchange history.
    • With 10 staffs under my supervision, I’ve lead corporate finance advisory services (which included corporate valuation, ‘equitization’ process, IPOs, capital raising…

    Head of Proprietary Trading (’01-’03) , Head of Corporate Finance Advisory(’04-’07)
    • Started as Head of Proprietary Trading and Underwriting Department with its focus on investment since establishment, SSI’ investment portfolio seemed to be the first private owned of its kind in Vietnam stock exchange history.
    • With 10 staffs under my supervision, I’ve lead corporate finance advisory services (which included corporate valuation, ‘equitization’ process, IPOs, capital raising, underwriting, stock issuance, FDI legal status conversion, go listing , M&A..) to become top leader in term of its market share and revenue at that time.

    See more on : www.ssi.com.vn

  • IFC - International Finance Corporation Graphic

    Legal and Investment Officer

    IFC - International Finance Corporation

    - 1 year 4 months

    Daklak Province, Vietnam

    Daklak ‘Equitization’ and Divestiture Advisory Project
    Legal and Investment Officer.
    Advising Equitization and divestiture processes to Daklak People Committee, focused on corporate governance and State-owned enterprise (SOE) restructuring policies.
    Setting legal framework for (pilot) ‘equitization’ and divestiture process in Vietnam; Project pipelining; Surveying SOEs; conducting all surveys of SOE’s financial status; restructuring optimal financial platform for those SOEs on…

    Daklak ‘Equitization’ and Divestiture Advisory Project
    Legal and Investment Officer.
    Advising Equitization and divestiture processes to Daklak People Committee, focused on corporate governance and State-owned enterprise (SOE) restructuring policies.
    Setting legal framework for (pilot) ‘equitization’ and divestiture process in Vietnam; Project pipelining; Surveying SOEs; conducting all surveys of SOE’s financial status; restructuring optimal financial platform for those SOEs on post-equitization process. This advisory run by the IFC and funded by Denmark Government for Development Assistance (Danida)
    See more on: www.ifc.org

  • Commercial Officer

    Nissho Iwai Corporation (now : Sojitz Corporation)

    - 3 years 2 months

    Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam

    Nissho Iwai Corp, HCMc R/O .
    Project and Commercial Executive
    Taken care of importing refined petrochemical products from overseas into Vietnam as well as assisted export crude oil trading/ supply from Vietnam to Japan clients. Helped starting-up a Join Venture of Industrial gases production located in Bien Hoa city, Dong nai province with USD 10m investment. Market survey for industrial gases; Coordinating with relevant counterparts for project development; Establishing…

    Nissho Iwai Corp, HCMc R/O .
    Project and Commercial Executive
    Taken care of importing refined petrochemical products from overseas into Vietnam as well as assisted export crude oil trading/ supply from Vietnam to Japan clients. Helped starting-up a Join Venture of Industrial gases production located in Bien Hoa city, Dong nai province with USD 10m investment. Market survey for industrial gases; Coordinating with relevant counterparts for project development; Establishing distribution channel..

Education

  • Fulbright School of Public Policy and Management (FSPPM) | JFK School of Government (Harvard )

    Postgraduate Applied Economics for Public Policy

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  • Hanoi School of Law

    Bachelor of Arts (BA) Commercial Law

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    Hanoi School of Law is top law school in country where lot of politicians, governmenr officers or euntrepreuners have been graduated

  • National Economics University, Hanoi, Vietnam

    Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) Human Resources Management

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    The National Economics University, Hanoi, Vietnam (NEU) is top leading economics univeristy in country where number of prominent politics leaders, technocrats and entrepreuners in both public and private sector have been graduated here.

Licenses & Certifications

  • Investment Fund management

    The State Securities Commission of Vietnam

    Issued

Volunteer Experience

  • Chairman

    The National Economics University (Hanoi, Vietnam), Southern Alumni Association

    - 8 years 4 months

    Education

    #NEU NAM

  • Advisor, fundraiser

    Incubator Dreams Program

    - Present 8 years 4 months

    Education

    Incubator Dreams Program (IDP) is non-profit program initiated by Tuan Le, a MIT's PhD. He and some other his fellows at MIT and Harvard university build this program designed to bring young talented Vietnamese in different background but possess excellent social impact project to have in-hand summer exchange in the US for further implementation back home country.

Projects

  • The Worldbank Vietnam/ Citenco Project

    Financial Consultant/ Citenco’s Emission Reduction Project.$10m project led by WB for Emission Reduction in accordance with Kyoto Protocol. Citenco is Ho Chi Minh city State-owned environment treatment company. My work included financial appraisal for its project viability. Worked as independent financial analyst.
    See more on: www.worldbank.org

Languages

  • English

    Professional working proficiency

  • French

    Limited working proficiency

  • Vietnamese

    Native or bilingual proficiency

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