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September 1953 in Paris, France) is a Vietnamese businesswoman and currently Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Vinamilk.[1] She studied in the Soviet Union and has been working for Vinamilk since returning to Vietnam in 1976, holding leadership positions during much of the company’s modernisation.[2] She is the only Vietnamese manager in Forbes’ “Asia’s 50 Power Businesswomen” list and was described by the magazine to be dynamic and having played a key role in transforming Vinamilk not only “into one of Vietnam’s most profitable brands but also a respected name across Asia”.[2]She is the 60th wealthiest individual in Vietnam in terms of stock wealth as of late 2012, holding stocks worth almost 200 billion VND (almost $10 million).[3]Mai Kieu Lien graduated from university in Moscow with a degree in meat and milk processing in 1976.[4] She returned to Vietnam the same year and started working as an engineer responsible for condensed milk and yoghurt in Truong Tho factory of Vinamilk’s predecessor. She was promoted in 1980 and again in 1982 to become an assistant to the director of Thong Nhat factory.In September 1983 she started a one-year management degree in Leningrad. She returned in June 1984 and became Vice Director in July. She became director in 1992, a position she is still holding. She was in the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam from 1996 to 2001.[5]After the equitisation of Vinamilk she became chairwoman.[6]She honorably granted certain awards as below:– In 2001: The Labour Medal II.– In 2005: The \u201cHero of Labour in the novation period\u201d.– In 2006: The Labour Medal I. In the same year, she was awarded \u201cVietnam\u2019s Entrepreneur of the Year\u201d and \u201cOutstanding Achievements in Science & Technology from 2001 to 2005\u201d by Vietnamese Industry and Trade Department.– In 2009: She won \u201cOutstanding Businesswoman \u2013 Yellow Rose Award\u201d by Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI)– On 15 Jan, 2014: She was nominated \u201cNumber 1 CEO in Vietnam\u201d by Council of Vietnamese economic experts and advisors.And she also honorably received other local and international awards:– February 2012: \u201cTop Asia\u2019s 50 Most Powerful Businesswomen\u201d, by Forbes Asia.– May 2012: \u201cTop 51 Excellent Businesswomen in Asia 2012\u201d, by Corporate Governance Asia Journal.– January 2013: \u201cThe 2012 Asian Excellence Recognition Award in Investor Relations\u201d, by Corporate Governance Asia Journal.– March 2013: \u201cTop 50 for Achievement in Asia\u2019s Businesswomen in The Mix\u201d, by Forbes Asia (2nd time).– January 2014: \u201cThe Best CEOs in Vietnam\u201d, by the Business Review.– March 2014: \u201cTop Asia\u2019s 50 Most Powerful Businesswomen\u201d, by Forbes Asia (3rd time).– September 2014: \u201cThe Asian Excellence Recognition Awards\u201d, by Corporate Governance Asia Journal.– January 2015: \u201cTop 50 CEOs – Mark of Respect\u201d, by the Business Review.– February  2015: \u201cThe Cultural Businesswoman for National Building and Development\u201d, by The Cultural Businessman Center.– February  2015\u00a0: \u201cTop Asia\u2019s 50 Most Powerful Businesswomen\u201d, by Forbes Asia (4th time).– March 2015: \u201cBusinesswoman in ASEAN 2015\u201d, by VCCI \u2013 Vietnamese Businesswoman Council.– April 2015: \u201cBusinesswoman for Quality of Life\u201d, by Ministry of Health \u2013 Foodstuff Safety Division.– May 2015: \u201cAsia Nikkei Award\u201d, by Nikkei, a leading media corporation.– November 2015: \u201cNew Zealand \u2013 ASEAN Award\u201d \u2013 by New ZealandPersonal information[edit]Mai Kieu Lien’s ancestral home town is Vi Thanh city, Hau Giang Province in the Mekong River Delta.She is married to Nguy\u1ec5n Hi\u1ec7p.References[edit]  "},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/2015\/09\/01\/mai-kieu-lien-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Mai Kieu Lien – Wikipedia"}}]}]