We are pleased to announce that NordCham Board Member/ Eurocham Executive Committee Member Søren Roed Pedersen has been elected to the position of Co-chair of the Vietnam Business Forum (VBF). Søren will share the chairmanship with Mr. Pham Tan Cong – President of the VCCI.
Søren has a deep reservoir of knowledge about Vietnam, having lived in the country since 2006. While here, he has served a number of roles in both corporate and nonprofit sectors. He currently serves as the General Director of Julie Sandlau Vietnam, a firm specializing in the sustainable production of jewelry for export. On the nonprofit side, Søren has also served as an Executive Board Member with EuroCham Vietnam since March 2017 and as NordCham Vietnam’s Chairman from July 2016 until early 2021 then till now he continues being our Board Member.
Søren’s elevation to this position will further help EuroCham and NordCham improve our abilities to communicate with the Vietnamese government, both on behalf of European businesses as well as the business community in Vietnam as a whole. We look forward to the work he will do in this role and have nothing but confidence in his ability to promote an improved business environment in Vietnam.
