Nicolas AUDIER Managing Partner

Audier & Partners Vietnam LLC

Nomination Statement

Mar 24, 2020

My name is Nicolas Audier and I am a foreign lawyer duly admitted to practice in Vietnam.

I have been extremely proud to serve as Chairman of EuroCham. Since our last AGM, our Chamber has been very active in advocating for the signing of the EVFTA and EVIPA, its approval and ratification by the EU Commission, the EU Parliament and EU Council of Europe and by the National Assembly of Vietnam. It should be approved by June 2020 and the EVFTA is expected to be implemented next July. (The EVIPA is subject to ratification by all EU member state national parliaments). As soon as the EVFTA entered into force, I will continue my involvement in the EVFTA process in establishing inter alia, key instruments to implement and monitor on the ground the agreement.

In addition to the EVFTA and EVIPA, I was also involved with the advocacy team of EuroCham to ensure that all issues of our 17 Sector Committees are raised to the Ministries and properly settled.

During the last two months, EuroCham advocacy team was on the front line to lobby on behalf of our members a proper rescue and stimulus packages, and has issued various letters, positions papers and organized meetings with Vietnamese officials to obtain an urgent response for our members facing difficulties. I would like to thank my colleagues of the executive committee and all members of EuroCham for their trust during the past years and I look forward to working with you together in the future. Thank you for your attention. Kind regards

Nicolas Audier

Guy BALZA Managing Director

OMG Vietnam

Based on the positive and excellent cooperation between EXCO members, Eurocham staffs and

members I want to renew my nomination in order to:

• Lead the relation between Eurocham and the BA`S to continue to develop a close

cooperation, create value for the members, organize quarterly meeting, listen and answer to

the BA`s need and request, organize joint events and make sure we have a joint event

planning schedule, maintain existing and recruit new members. Help Eurocham to recruit

new BA`s.

• Support Eurocham event to continue to create relevant event for members and actively

participate to maintain key existing sponsors and recruit new ones. Continue to find relevant

topics/speakers for targeted business events. Actively participate in the organization of the

Eurocham yearly gala dinner

• Ad hoc participation at specific business events to represent Eurocham and support

Eurocham main initiatives to represent European investors in VN

Thomas DEBELIC Senior Representative

COMMERZBANK AG Representative Office

I would like to ask you to support my candidacy for the Executive Committee of EuroCham

Vietnam. My contribution to the Executive Committee and the EuroCham team would be an active

participation in organizing and representing our mission. I am willing to share my experiences from

18 years as an expat in the banking industry in different countries and my findings from the

respective countries macroeconomic and commercial structures and its deficiencies.

I would like to have my share in assessing and discussing operative, financial, political and

reputational risks and support the Executive Committee and the Chairman in its advocacy activities.

Contributing my spare time by honorary and unsalaried work I will attach great importance to

financial and organizational transparency towards paying members.

As a board member and chairman of different business and educational associations I gained insight

into the sometimes divergent needs and policies of its members. With my professional and personal

background I would commit to strive to be a balanced and impartial member of the Executive

Committee. I am convinced that the looming danger of European common interests drifting apart

should reinforce our unity especially in countries like Vietnam that are emerging and providing

opportunities for all of us.

Yours Sincerely,

Thomas Debelic

Gianluca FIUME President & General Director

Piaggio Vietnam Co., Ltd.

Sarah GALESKI Associate Director KPMG in Vietnam

I currently head the labour and employment practice at KPMG in Vietnam, and I have been actively

involved with EuroCham through my role as the Co-Chair of the Human Resources and Training

Committee (“HRTSC”).

As Co-Chair of the HRTSC, I have advocated EuroCham’s position on Vietnamese labour issues to

the EU Parliament and key government ministries. I have also established a women’s working group

within EuroCham which holds women’s networking events and focuses on the unique challenges

women face in the workplace.

Labour law is a pivotal issue for Vietnam at this point in its development. The EU-Vietnam Free

Trade Agreement (“EVFTA”) requires Vietnam to fulfill various labour law commitments and

Vietnam has recently transformed its Labour Code. My expertise as a labour lawyer will be

invaluable to the Executive Committee, Chamber members and Vietnamese partners in supporting

the implementation of the EVFTA and in assisting members to adapt their businesses and practices

to the requirements of the new Labour Code. KPMG’s network of companies in every member state

in the EU will also be a valuable resource for strengthening EU-Vietnam business relationships and

for ensuring the effective implementation of the EVFTA.

Roos IJSENDIJK

Lawyer / Consultant United Nations in Vietnam

I am a lawyer from the Netherlands. Since January 2019 I have worked for the United Nations in

Hanoi as an independent consultant on policy and legislation related to gender issues, fundamental

rights and the position of women in society and in business. In that role it has been a pleasure to get

familiar with Vietnamese culture, policy and legislation, with an open mind but of course drawing

on my European values. Notably, as an academic I specialized in EU rule of law and fundamental

rights.

Last year I have also had the pleasure to become acquainted with the European Chamber of

Commerce in Vietnam and the Women’s Working Group in particular. It has enthused me to take on

a more active role in the European business community in Vietnam and I believe I could contribute

as a member of the Executive Committee. If elected, I could provide a diversified perspective

because through my work I engage mostly with public sector – the Vietnamese Government as well

as the diplomatic community in Hanoi – and with other relevant entities such as VCCI and

organizations like the Women’s Union, NGO’s and civil society.

The timing now is pertinent considering the recent ratification of the EVFTA, and its strong focus on

the social and environmental sustainability chapters. I would like to take the opportunity provided by

the momentum of this agreement, to emphasize that in the public as well as the private sphere, one of

Europe’s greatest values is the principle of equality and the empowerment of women. I hope to be

able to make a contribution to the promotion of these principles in EuroCham as a member of the

Committee.

In sum, I would be a valuable attribute to EuroCham’s Executive Committee because I am

knowledgeable on Vietnamese as well as EU law and practice, my work and network in Hanoi is

different from most other EuroCham members, and I can bring a young and female perspective to

the table. For these reasons, I hope you will consider my candidacy.

Sincerely,

Roos IJsendijk

Joshua JAMES

Head of Training Centre & Corporate Delivery British University Vietnam

Relevant Experience:

• Eight years’ experience working in Vietnam in SME’s and entrepreneurship across Vietnam

(Hanoi, Nha Trang and Ho Chi Minh City).

• Five years’ active involvement with Eurocham including as previously an elected member of

the Executive Committee, and a current Co-Chair of the HR & Training Sector Committee.

• Consistent participation in VBF Working Groups, dialogues with Vietnamese government

including recent Prime Minister’s Advisory Council for Administrative Procedure Reform.

How I wish to contribute to the Executive Committee:

• Energetically represent all members of Eurocham, especially giving voice to direct Eurocham

members, SME’s and startups and Eurocham members based in provinces.

• Advocate at highest levels the importance of clean air and environmental initiatives to

support business in Vietnam.

• Continue my demonstrated and dedicated advocacy of women’s empowerment in the

workplace through events and partnership with UN Women and other organizations.

As a person with a Vietnamese family, I have a vested interest and sincere commitment to

participating in the development of Vietnam and I am true believer in the value and impact of

European business in all spheres. I will remain in Vietnam indefinitely and if elected, I can be

counted on to complete the two-year term and to be an active and approachable member of the

Executive Committee.

Pietro KARJALAINEN CEO

FinnSEA Nordesk ÖU I'm Pietro Karjalainen, CEO of FinnSEA Nordesk OÜ. I am seeking to be elected to EuroCham

Executive Committee for 2020-2021. I have previous experience of the position after replacing our

Nordcham representative during 2019.

I have seen how efficiently EuroCham is advocating the interests of our members, but I feel that the

voice of SME’s should be louder. As a SME entrepreneur, I feel that the Executive Committee needs

more members to represent us.

Therefore, I am seeking the position to raise the views and needs of the SME’s. I can do this by

participating in various events and meetings we have with authorities, as well through sector

committee work, which I would like to add to my activities additional to the Executive Committee

position.

As a Finnish citizen, I am a board member of Nordcham Vietnam, where I actively represent Nordic

businesses. I feel that I can be also useful for every European SMEs in Vietnamand t hat can be done

in EuroCham Executive Committee.

I hope you will vote for me, should you be from a large enterprise or SME. We all need active

advocacy and influencing, and I will do my best to represent us all and make EU business a success

in Vietnam.

Guru MALLIKARJUNA

Managing Director Bosch Vietnam Co., Ltd.

It is a pleasure to be here, again on this platform and seeking your support. Let me introduce myself to all.

Myself, Guru Mallikarjuna, Managing Director Bosch Vietnam, one of the largest European Investors,

operating in R&D, Manufacturing, Sales and Services.

It has been a very cherish-able and rewarding 6.5 years of journey in Vietnam. I started my Bosch journey in

Vietnam in Sept 2013, heading Bosch SW R&D center, which currently have 2000 SW and IT engineers.

Effective Sept 2017, I am responsible for overall Bosch Vietnam.

My engagement with Eurocham started with an active role as Vice Chair in ICT SC, and then with all your

support, I was elected in 2018 to be part of the Executive Board. Since then, it has been a great journey

together with my board members involved in different topics over the last two years.

With my role as the Managing director of Bosch Vietnam, I have sufficient understanding of Vietnamese

business environment in all the domains. I strongly believe, myself being part of the board would help to

resonate and understand the businesses, enterprises, its operations, concerns while I represent and participate

in various dialogues, mission trips, and advocacy meetings with Authorities, ministries. I am very passionate

about new technology and digitalization, which is one of the key focus for both Govt and the industries.

Eurocham is a great platform to enable and support businesses, connect and collaborate with Govt, Academia

and other Industries. Eurocham has established its strong position as the leader among the trade associations

and interest groups in Vietnam, and it will be my pleasure to be a part of it again.

If I am elected to the Board of Directors, I would work diligently to support all networking opportunities and

maintain the high standards that Eurocham prides itself in, as well as use my skills and experience to continue

building Eurocham’s role in Vietnam, as a sounding board and reliable partner. Hence, I would seek your

kind support to continue offering my experience and support Eurocham in fulfilling its mission to improve the

business environment and be a rightful partner.

Yours Sincerely,

Guru Mallikarjuna

Soren Roed PEDERSEN

General Director Julie Sandlau Vietnam Co. Ltd.

Dr. Stefano PELLEGRINO, LL.M.

General Manager Aspire

I was honored to serve in the Executive Committee and as General Secretary of EuroCham during 2018-2020, and to actively contribute through its activities to the advancement of the European business community in Vietnam. In the past two years, I focused my efforts on supporting EuroCham’s revenue generating projects (such as the IPR HelpDesk), contributing to the activities of the advocacy team (Whitebook drafting and review), and taking an active part in EuroCham’s day to day activities in my function of secretary and officer in charge of compliance. If elected again in 2020 I intend to: - SERVE our members with APPROACHABILITY and RESPONSIVENESS; - CONTRIBUTE with my energy and enthusiasm to the EuroCham advocacy activities and events; - ADVOCATE the Sector Committees’ recommendations; and - MONITOR the implementation of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement from a technical legal perspective. I am a dual-qualified attorney (Italy and New York). Since 2019, I am the country manager of Aspire, a fast growing FinTech company in Vietnam. Prior to joining Aspire, I worked as Senior M&A Lawyer at Frasers Law Company, a top tier law firm in Vietnam., where I advised clients primarily on cross-border corporate transactions involving foreign direct investment, energy, infrastructure and free trade agreements. Prior to moving to Vietnam I worked in the Milan office of DLA Piper, a major international law firm. I have a Master of Laws from UC Berkeley (California), and a Ph.D. from University of Pavia (Italy). I completed post-doctoral research at N.Y.U. (New York) and at the Max Planck Institute for international private law in Hamburg (Germany). I am also Associate Lecturer at the Ho Chi Minh City University of Law (ULAW), where I currently teach ‘M&A and international contract law’ at the Master of International Business Law.

Yours Sincerely,

Dr. Stefano PELLEGRINO, LL.M.

Pavel POSKAKUKHIN Associate Director

Deloitte

My education background is from Utrecht University, The Netherlands and specialized in International Economics and Business. I hold a Master of Science degree in Economics.

I have over 12 years’ experience in operations management and business process services for a number of multinational companies in public sector, trade, real estate, ICT and NGOs.

Building on my previous experience as Chairman of the Dutch Business Association Vietnam, I would like to further build on the role served by The Netherlands and Dutch business in the European and Vietnamese communities.

I have worked and am motivated to continue working with Eurocham stakeholders (the Sector Committees, Business Associations, VBF, VCCI, Embassies and Consulates) to set and achieve clear goals in realizing our agenda as Eurocham. This involves providing relevant and effective information regarding the EVFTA, ensuring Sector Committees are fully utilized by our member community and Business Associations and their members are engaged and supported to have a level playing field in doing business in Vietnam.

Preferred tasks / responsibilities in the board: Advocacy, VBF, member communication, etc.

Yours Sincerely,

Pavel Poskakukhin

Olivier ROUSSELET Country Manager

BNP Paribas – Vietnam

Ho Chi Minh City, Tuesday, 3rd March 2020

Dear Executive Committee of the EuroCham,

Following the path of my two predecessors, Luc Cardyn and Aymar de Liedekerke Beaufort, it is a

great honor to submit my candidacy to Eurocham Executive Committee.

As you may know, BNP Paribas is the largest financial institution in the Eurozone, with 4 domestic

markets in Europe: France, Belgium (BNP Paribas Fortis), Luxembourg (BGL BNP Paribas), and

Italy (BNL), and we clearly see Europe as our home turf.

Although I only recently moved to Vietnam, I have spent 26 years of my professional life in Asia, of

which the past 12 years in Taiwan where I served at the Board of Director of the ECCT (European

Chamber of Commerce – Taiwan, the 2nd oldest European Chamber in Asia with 1000 active

members), as Vice Chairman for 10 years and Treasurer for 7 years. I also chaired two times the

ECCT’s very dynamic Banking Committee for a total period of 6 years.

I will be delighted to continue contributing to various advocacy works and promote European

business interests, in Vietnam, at a very exciting and promising time with the upcoming enforcement

of the EU-Vietnam FTA.

If I can join the Executive Board of the EuroCham, I hope to be able to keep on bringing my

experience to the benefit of EuroCham members.

Truly yours,

Olivier Rousselet

Sérgio Pereira da SILVA Founder and Managing Partner

S+A Vietnam

Sérgio Pereira da Silva should be considered for EuroCham’s Executive Member, due to the facts

listed here below.

Sérgio has been living in Vietnam for the past 9 years, having established two companies and one

Representative Office of a Portuguese Chamber of Commerce in the country. Furthermore, Sérgio

would be the first Portuguese to become EuroCham’s Executive member, adding another EU

member state national to those already represented in the Executive member list. Sérgio has also

been an active participant and supporter of EuroCham’s activities, ranging from advocacy, by

personally going to the European Parliament in Brussels together with EuroCham’s representatives

and intervening on behalf of European Businesses, to event and knowledge dissemination within his

own network. Finally, Sérgio has established a close relationship with key Portuguese decision

makers, such as the Portuguese Government Trade & Investment Agency (AICEP), Portuguese

Ambassador to Vietnam, fellow Portuguese Chambers’ Chairmans, Portugal’s Chamber of

Commerce and multiple Portuguese business associations across several sectors, as well as, a few of

the country’s largest companies.

All of the above mentioned reasons have made Sérgio the go-to contact for Portuguese businesses,

associations and institutions that have an interest in the Vietnamese market. Moreover, Sérgio’s

network in Asia extends far beyond Vietnam and Southeast Asia’s borders. Thus, it is our belief that

Mr. Sérgio Pereira da Silva would be a value adding asset to Eurocham’s Executive Member list.