Mission
To increase the participation of women in AmCham, the community and their professional organizations through the facilitation of networking, information sharing and learning opportunities targeted at both the individual and organizational levels and to offer opportunities for women to achieve personal growth and development plus leadership advancement.
Objectives
- Create quality networking opportunities for women in AmCham member companies and the larger community of women in Ho Chi Minh City
- Offer a pipeline of group development and mentoring programs for women via hard and soft skills training, intern matching programs and other opportunities for learning and sharing amongst women leaders in our community
- Grow the AmCham membership base of women led companies and the registration of plus active participation of female company representatives within AmCham
- Offer unique and creative opportunities for growth and practical application in today’s working environment plus support and promote the workforce development and community participation of women in Vietnam
- Provide a forum for members to seek advice on a variety of issues, including business and leadership challenges plus exchange cross cultural experiences
Leadership Team
Chair: Amanda Rasmussen – Chief Operating Officer, Indo Trans Corp (ITL)
Chair
Amanda Rasmussen – Chief Operating Officer, Indo Trans Corp (ITL)
Amanda Rasmussen is the Chief Operating Officer of ITL Corp, a leading logistics and supply chain company in Vietnam and one of VNR’s TOP 50 Best companies and TOP 500 Biggest companies in Vietnam for the 12th consecutive year. ITL is a leading regional solutions provider of Aviation, Integrated Logistics, Warehousing, Freight Management, Customs and Distributions services in Vietnam and Indochina. ITL is also a leader in international and domestic eCommerce and express logistics solutions in Vietnam and operating 12 joint venture, agent or other companies and brands under the ITL portfolio in Indochina, with 2 more launches planned in 2019.
Today, ITL has 1,800+ employees with more than 70 branch offices and distribution centers in Vietnam along with offices in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Singapore and Thailand.
Amanda has 20+ years’ experience in logistics, transportation and supply chain management, having held previous roles in DHL, Maersk, Damco and running her own logistics and supply chain training and consulting company until a successful sale.
Amanda is married with one child and has lived and worked in Vietnam since January 2003 and is the newly elected Chairwoman of Amcham Ho Chi Minh City in 2019. In addition to the Amcham Board of Governors, Amanda is the previous Chair of the Logistics and Supply Chain Sector Committee and a sitting Board of Governor since 2016.
Born in the U.S., Amanda has an MBA in International Business Systems from Loyola Marymount University and a BA from the University of Tennessee.
Co-Chair: Minh Nguyen – Country Manager, Vietnam, Aetna International
Co-Chair
Minh Nguyen – Country Manager, Vietnam, Aetna International
Minh Nguyen oversees the Vietnam market for Aetna International in Asia Pacific. In this role, she is responsible for managing relations with fronting partner and reinsurance companies, ensuring operational excellence, ensuring that international standards are provided to valued customers, exploring new market segments and overseeing business operations nationwide. An Aetna employee since 2015, she was previously with AIG (American International Group) for nearly a decade. With her broad experience and expertise, Minh is a proven leader and strategic thinker.
Aetna is a Fortune 50 company and one of the five largest health insurers in the United States, providing 46.7 million people with coverage as well as information and resources to help them make better informed decisions about their healthcare. CVS is the largest pharmacy health care provider in the U.S, with integrated offerings across the spectrum of pharmacy care, serving 5 million customers served by CVS every day. The recent merger of CVS Health and Aetna will have US$260 billion in annual sales, making it the second largest corporation in the US and the seventh largest corporation in the world by revenue.
Aetna continues to rapidly expand across Asia, most recently by licensing in Hong Kong in 2018 and acquiring Bupa Thailand in 2017, as well as launching its Asian Innovation Hub in Singapore in 2016, which seeks to develop region-specific health solutions tailored for local markets in Asia. Vietnam is the fasting growing insurance market in the world and has one of the fastest growing ultra-high net worth (UHNW) population . We have the ambitious vision to make Vietnam into a market with new and unique health cover options which go ‘broader and deeper’ into the local health care market,bringing high quality and affordable healthcare to many more Vietnamese.
Co-Chair: Simon Bartholomaus (Joanie) – Economic Officer, U.S. Consulate in Ho Chi Minh City
Co-Chair
Simon Bartholomaus (Joanie) – Economic Officer, U.S. Consulate in Ho Chi Minh City
Joanie is an Economic Officer with the U.S. Consulate in Ho Chi Minh City, where she focuses on issues related to energy, intellectual property, cyber, and labor. Prior to working in Vietnam, she served as the Chief of Staff at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, planned and executed international travel for the Secretary of State with the State Department’s Executive Secretariat, and supported the Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan. She also served at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, China and handled trade and investment issues from the India Desk in Washington, DC. Prior to joining the State Department, Joanie worked at a ski resort in Sweden and a winery in her home state, Washington. Joanie is a graduate of Santa Clara University where she played rugby, and has a JD from University of Minnesota. Her golden retriever Widget has lived with her in China and now Vietnam.
Events
191029 Women in Leadership Wellness Event
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What a wonderful turn-out at our Women in Leadership Wellness Event!
The evening explored yoga practices for office and home that refreshed and energized the audience, guided by Robin Shepard. Members also gained fresh insights from Dr. Basma M’Barek on new data and facts on breast cancer causes and prevention methods. The event wrapped up with Q&A session on the impact of breast cancer and education opportunities with Mr. Chris Blank of Pharmacity and Dr. Basma of FV Hospital.
Thank you to our evening’s host Nike, as well as our other sponsors, speakers and the engaged audience that made our wellness event a success!
191007 Women in Leadership October Committee Meeting
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Our Women in Leadership committee had a full house for its October planning meeting. Members offered their ideas, time and talent to help plan for a robust 2020 for this initiative. Up Next: WIL’s wellness event hosted at Nike’s corporate offices on October 29th at 5:30.
191002 Business Investing in Women
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A special thank you to Intel’s Global Director of Corporate Responsibility, Suzanne Fallender, who presented at our Business Investing in Women event. Suzanne shared ideas and strategies through various Intel case studies on global and local diversity and inclusion programs that have made a positive impact on Intel’s hiring and retention of women in various technical fields and in community outreach. As Suzanne put it, a company will make “better business decisions if it has an inclusive culture.” Thank you AmCham members for your engaging dialogue and participation!
Fore more information, please view event page
190612 Women in Leadership presents its Female Empowerment Social
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This event features guest speaker, Dr. Astrid Matarrita-Chinchilla, clinical psychologist with Saigon Psychology & Counseling, who will share with us the value of female empowerment that can be achieved through each other. It is the unification of gender and solidarity among friends where women can achieve even greater successes and personal fulfillment. As Dr. Astrid puts it, “It’s Pho for the Soul!”
Fore more information, please view event page
190410 Women in Leadership Event
10 April 2019 – Women in Leadership Event
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On 10 April, AmCham Vietnam’s Women in Leadership Committee hosted its inaugural event to a sold-out audience. The Morning Briefing offered participants robust networking and an interactive morning learning from experienced women leaders in Vietnam who shared valuable insights and information on identifying what it means to be a leader. Our keynote speaker, Irene Ohler, presented information on the traits necessary to lead in the world tomorrow, as well as the four leadership archetypes. Our guest panelists and speaker also answered audience questions on various topics, including information on their own leadership styles and overcoming challenges and barriers to their career development.
Some of the more poignant messages shared with the women professionals in attendance included:
“Clarity creates confidence.”
“Find your role models… have a vision for yourself. Lead yourself.”
“Be true to your authentic self.”
“Sometimes a warrior has to come out.”
“Be more kind to yourself…Believe in yourself.”
Special thank you the event’s sponsor Gamuda Land and to our speaker and panelists:
Ms. Irene Ohler, an Author, Consultant and Coach inLeadership.She is the co-author of an award winning book on VietnameseWomen Leaders, ‘Ba Trieu’s 21st Century Daughters’. In her business, iglobal, Irene focuses on preparing future leaders for their next role, andgetting people into the mindset to move ahead. http://www.iglobal-coaching.com/
Panelists:
Moderator: Ms. Amanda Rasmussen, AmCham’s Chairperson and Chief Operating Officer of ITL Corp
Ms. Mary Tarnowka, Consul General, U.S. Consulate inVietnam
Ms. Uyen Ho, Director, Global Public Affairs, Intel Vietnam and Malaysia
Ms. Sandra Cho, Sustainable Manufacturing & Sourcing RegionalDirector, SE Asia for Nike Inc., and member of AmCham Vietnam Board of Governors