Nguyễn Đăng Quang
Born (1963-08-23) 23 August 1963[1]
Quảng Trị, South Vietnam
EducationPlekhanov Russian University of Economics
National Academy of Sciences of Belarus
OccupationBusinessman
Known forFounder and chairman, Masan Group
SpouseMarried

Nguyễn Đăng Quang (born 23 August 1963) is a Vietnamese billionaire businessman.

Quang is the co-founder and chairman of Masan Group, a consumer goods company best known for selling fish sauce, instant noodles, chili sauce, sausages, and animal feed.[2]

Early life

Quang earned an MBA from the Plekhanov Russian University of Economics in Moscow, followed by a doctorate in technical sciences from the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus.[2]

Career

Quang founded Masan in the 1990s.[2]

Quang and his wife own 49% of the company's share, and his co-founder Hồ Hùng Anh, the vice chairman, owned 47.6% as of September 2015, although his holding as of January 2018 was not known.[2]

Following a doubling of the share price in the six months to January 2018, Quang had a net worth of US$1.2 billion, according to Bloomberg L.P.[2] He became Vietnam's third billionaire.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 VnExpress. "Fish sauce magnate becomes Vietnam's third billionaire - VnExpress International". vnexpress.net. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Fish Sauce Helps Vietnam Mint Its Newest Billionaire". 18 January 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018 – via www.bloomberg.com.


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