Experience

Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom Vietnam

• Vietnam
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Country Director

  • Dec 2019 - Present

  + Establishment of an extensive network in Vietnam (MOFA, MPI, VCCI, VASS, VCA, various provincial leaders, think tanks, universities, EuroCham, GBA, business organisations, embassies),+ Successful cooperation and project development with Vietnamese and European partners with a measurable impact,+ Measurable intensification of PR activities (own articles, TV interviews, publications)+ Current projects: EVFTA implementation, provincial competitiveness index PCI (especially in Bac Ninh, Bac Giang), Central Bank Digital Currency, Smart City development, efficiency improvement, promotion of entrepreneurship, trainings/coachings, spreading the idea of liberalism and free market economy.



International University SDI München

• Germany
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Professor of International Management

  • Oct 2014 - Present

  + Head of the business studies department+ More than 2,800 teaching hours in the subjects economics, business administration, HR, marketing, entrepreneurship, project management, leadership, management and sales+ Research focus: Management and Southeast Asia+ Positive feedback from University management, colleagues and students+ Visiting Professor at the University of Malaya in KL, Malaysia (economics) and the Vietnamese-German University in Binh Duong / Vietnam (marketing)+ Regular working visits to Southeast Asia+ Member of the Foreign Trade Committee of the Chamber of Industry and Commerce Munich/Upper Bavaria+ Honorary commercial judge at Munich District Court (special focus: IPR)



Munich District Court I

• Commercial Judge

  • Sep 2015 - Aug 2019

  + Honorary position (approx. 1-2 assignment days per month)+ Focus: IPR cases+ Make decisions in legal disputes + Honorary position (approx. 1-2 assignment days per month)+ Focus: IPR cases+ Make decisions in legal disputes



ASEAN Business Partners GmbH

• Founder and Partner

  • Jun 2014 - Jun 2018

  + Advising companies wishing to do business in ASEAN on commercial and legal matters (market intelligence, business develoment, legal issues, coaching and training)+ Managing Directors: Dr Andreas Stoffers and Dr Matthias Dühn (lawyer)+ Cooperation with authorities and institutions in ASEAN and Germany+ Sale of the company: 2018 + Advising companies wishing to do business in ASEAN on commercial and legal matters (market intelligence, business develoment, legal issues, coaching and training)+ Managing Directors: Dr Andreas Stoffers and Dr Matthias Dühn (lawyer)+ Cooperation with authorities and institutions in ASEAN and Germany+ Sale of the company: 2018



Deutsche Bank

• Germany
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Member Executive Committee Vietnam; Project Leader

  • May 1996 - Jun 2014

  Germany: Branch Manager (Retail Banking), Leader Strategic Project (Head Office)Vietnam: Head Business Development, Member Executive CommitteeMain successes: + Achievement of all sales targets with high employee satisfaction at the same time,+ Effective market exploration in Vietnam with high revenue impact,+ Successful completion of a strategic project of the bank (activation of dormant clients)+ Reporting line to the bank's Board Office Germany: Branch Manager (Retail Banking), Leader Strategic Project (Head Office)Vietnam: Head Business Development, Member Executive CommitteeMain successes: + Achievement of all sales targets with high employee satisfaction at the same time,+ Effective market exploration in Vietnam with high revenue impact,+ Successful completion of a strategic project of the bank (activation of dormant clients)+ Reporting line to the bank's Board Office



EuroCham Vietnam

• Vietnam
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Vice Chairman

  • Jan 2011 - Sep 2012



German Business Association - GBA

• Vietnam
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Board Member / Vorstand

  • Jan 2011 - Sep 2012



Bundeswehr (German Federal Armed Forces)

• Germany
• Defense and Space Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Army Officer (Lt Colonel)

  • Jul 1985 - Dec 1994

  + Previous roles as active soldier: Squad leader, platoon leader, company officer, assistant professor+ Military unit: Combat engineer corps+ Current rank: Lt Colonel (Res.)+ Current reserve position: Staff officer and trainer at the German Armed Forces Command and Staff College Hamburg + Previous roles as active soldier: Squad leader, platoon leader, company officer, assistant professor+ Military unit: Combat engineer corps+ Current rank: Lt Colonel (Res.)+ Current reserve position: Staff officer and trainer at the German Armed Forces Command and Staff College Hamburg