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2012 KPMG Limited, a Vietnamese limited liability company and a member firm of the KPMG network of independent member firms affiliated with

KPMG International Cooperative (KPMG International), a Swiss entity. All rights reserved.

Warrick Cleine

Name Warrick Cleine

Position Chief Executive, Vietnam and Cambodia

Head of Tax, KPMG Asia Pacific

Member, KPMG Asia Pacific Board and Executive Committee

Member, KPMG Global Council

Member, KPMG International Tax Steering Group

Qualifications Bachelor of Commerce

Member, Institute of Chartered Accountants of New Zealand (C.A.)

Certified Public Accountant (Registered Auditor), Ministry of Finance, Vietnam

Experiences Warrick has been based in Vietnam since 1998. As the Head of Tax for KPMGs Asia Pacific region and

Chief Executive of KPMGs member firm in Vietnam and Cambodia, Warrick Cleine has overseen the

growth of KPMG in Vietnam to its present role as the largest professional services organisation in the

country, with 30 Partners and over 1,000 employees. KPMG has been recognised for its contribution to

the financial sector by Vietnams Ministry of Finance, and was named the inaugural Vietnam Tax Firm of

the Year in 2010 by the independent International Tax Review.

Warrick, who began his career with KPMG in New Zealand, currently works with a wide range of major

international and local corporations. He has an extensive knowledge of corporate governance and

structuring issues and has advised on numerous corporate transactions in Vietnam and Cambodia. Hisclients include major international corporations operating in Vietnam from Europe, Asia and the United

States, in the financial services, manufacturing, natural resources and consumer goods industries.

Sector expertise Tax, Transaction Services, Banking and Insurance, Trade and Manufacturing, Infrastructure and Consumer

Markets.


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Do Thi Thu Ha

Name Do Thi Thu Ha

Position Senior Partner - Hanoi Office, Tax & Corporate Services

Head of Infrastructure Sector

Qualifications Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), UK. (FCCA)

Member of CPA Australia

Certified Public Accountant, Vietnam (CPA Vietnam)

Bachelor, Banking and Finance, The National Economics University

Experiences Ha has been a tax partner in KPMG for more than 2 years. Before joining KPMG Vietnam, Ha has had 12

years experience of tax and investment advising in another the Big Four firm in Vietnam and then 2 years

as the leading partner of the branch of an European consulting firm in Vietnam. Her professional

experience includes providing tax and consulting services, advising on investment forms structuring,

merger and acquisition, human resources consulting to a number of large multi-national organisations with

various activities in Vietnam (investment fund, real estate, oil and gas, infrastructure, etc.).

Has industry focus is infrastructure (power plants, oil refinery plants, transportation) and real estate.

Sector expertise Being the team leader to assist a multi-national consortium being the main EPC contractor (Technip

Consortium) for the first oil refinery project in Vietnam from 2002 up to present (Dung Quat Oil Refinery).

The project scope includes assisting in the price setting for the EPC bidding, the contract negotiations

with the Vietnamese party (Petro Vietnam), tax advisory and tax compliance during the projects

operation.

Assisting a US-based company in a 1,200 MW coal-fired power plant BOT project. Ha was involved in the

contract negotiations with the Vietnamese party and review of financial model from the tax perspective.

Assisting a French Corporation being the Main Investor for a 715MW thermal power plant BOT project.

The scope of the service was to assist Client in contract negotiations with EVN, dealing with the Ministry

of Finance, the General Department of Taxation regarding the favourable tax incentives for the Project.

Assisting a multi-national consortium in the bidding for the EPC contract for the second oil refinery project

in Vietnam.

Various tax advices for the contractors in Hai Phong Thermal Power Plant, Ca Mau Power Plant, Omon I

Power Plant, Pha Lai Power Plant, Mong Duong Power Plant.


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Dr. Nguyen Cong Ai

Name Dr. Nguyen Cong Ai

Position Partner Ho Chi Minh Office, Tax & Corporate Services Head of Market Entry Group

Head of Markets

Qualifications PhD in International Business, University of Economics, Bratislava, Slovak Republic

MA in International Economics

Experiences Dr Ai has been working for KPMG since 1998, in Slovakia and Vietnam. He has been involved in providing

Market Entry advisory services to many international companies entering Vietnam. Dr. Ai has extensive

experience in conducting market entry studies, location analysis, commercial due diligence and assistance

with Investment licensing and post-license compliance.

Being in contact with Government Agencies and Business Communities throughout Vietnam for years, Dr.

Ai has extensive business and government network.

Dr Ais clients include many of leading companies in Vietnam and overseas: PetroVietnam Fertilizer and

Chemicals Company, Kookmin Bank, Lotte Mart, Masan Group Corporation, Vietnam Southern Food

General Corporation, Mitsubishi Corporation, Deutsche Bank AG, Sharp Corporation.


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Nam Nguyen

Name Nam Nguyen

Position Partner Ho Chi Minh Office, Tax & Corporate Services

Head of Tax Dispute Resolution & Controversy Services

Head of Consumer Products & Retail Sector

Head of Transport & Logistic Sectors

Head of Indirect Taxes

Qualifications Master of Professional Accounting

Fellow Member of CPA Australia (FCPA)

Member of KICPA (Cambodia)

Elected Board Member of Vietnamese Tax Consultants Association (VTAC)

Winner of the 2011 Award of Excellence for tax professionals by Vietnams Minister of Finance

Experiences Nam Nguyen has almost 20 years of work experience with international accounting firms in Vietnam.

Through these years, he has developed excellent working relationship with the tax authorities at both

national and local levels.

He has extensive hands-on experience in foreign investment and taxation issues in Vietnam. He meets

regularly with local and national authorities to negotiate and address regulatory and taxation issues, on

behalf of his clients.

He is a regular speaker on the topics of doing business in Vietnam and taxation at seminars/forums both in

Vietnam and in the region. He has served as a tax advisor for many Vietnamese and multinationalcompanies in various business sectors.

Prior to joining KPMG over a year ago, he was the national Head of Tax of another Big-4 firm in Vietnam.

Sector expertise Corporate tax planning and restructuring, Tax due diligence, Tax compliance, Tax dispute resolution and

controversy, Indirect taxes and customs.


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Ho Thi Bich Hanh

Name Ho Thi Bich Hanh

Position Partner Ho Chi Minh Office, Tax & Corporate Services Head of Healthcare & Pharmaceutical Sector

Head of International Executive Services

Qualifications Bachelor of Finance and Accounting Degree

Executive MBA of University of Hawaii (US)

Board Member of Vietnamese Tax Consultants Association

Experiences Hanh has over sixteen years experience in tax and corporate services professional in Vietnam.

Hanh has extensive experience and knowledge in helping foreign investors on a broad range of Vietnam

taxation and inward investment issues. Her clients include multi-national corporation in various business

sectors from US, Europe, Japan and Asia Pacific.

With a number of working experienced years, Hanh has gained an in-depth understanding of Vietnam

regulatory system in tax, banking, foreign exchange, investment and labour and of the practice of local and

national authorities in implementation of regulations.

Sector expertise Assistance in setting up business in Vietnam and in restructuring business, Tax planning and structuring

in term of merger and acquisition, divestment and corporate restructure, Company/organisation tax health-check, Technical support to tax audit/investigation and tax petition, Tax compliance, Labour compliance.


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Le Thi Kieu Nga

Name Le Thi Kieu Nga

Position Partner - Hanoi Office, Tax & Corporate Services

Head of Global International Corporate Tax

Head of Japanese Practice

Qualifications Bachelor of Law (Economics), Hanoi Law University

Master of Business Administration, Southern California University, US

Member of CPA Australia

Member of Vietnam Tax Consultants Association, Ministry of Finance, Vietnam

Experiences Nga has 15 years of experience in a broad range of advisory process on tax, corporate and statutory issues

for clients including multinational organisations, foreign financial institutions and foreign invested and local

companies in Vietnam.

She has extensively advised clients on tax and investment, including tax due-diligence, mergers and

acquisition, divestments and corporate restructures, investigations and audits of various foreign financial

institutions, Vietnamese corporations, and foreign companies in different industries.

Her recent experiences include taxation advice on financing and acquisition structures, due diligence

projects, providing tax planning advice on exit strategies and simplification of corporate structures,

consolidation and mergers to optimise the management cost and tax incentives of various investment

projects in Vietnam.

She has also represented clients in negotiations with the local tax authorities on resolving various

corporate and individual tax disputes by petitions to the central tax authorities and ministry level for

favorable and practical guidance.

With thorough understanding of local practice and Japanese culture, she has been significantly contributed

in developing and promoting a strong Japanese client practice for KPMG in Vietnam.

Sector expertise Tax due diligence, Corporate tax planning and restructure, Corporate and individual tax compliance, Pre

and post-tax audit support.


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Jeff Sea

Name Jeff Sea

Position Partner Ho Chi Minh Office, Tax & Corporate Services Head of Financial Services Sector

Qualifications Member of the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants (MICPA)

Member of Chartered Accountant of Malaysia (MIA)

Certified Financial Planner (CFP) and Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC)

Member of the Vietnam Tax Consultants Association (VTCA)

Experiences Jeff has over 20 years of international tax, financial and wealth management experience, including more

than eight years in Vietnam.

He has provided his local and multinational clients with a full range of tax consulting and compliance

services on both corporate and personal income tax.

His focus is tax advisory in particular on cross border transaction, financial and tax structuring.

He also involved in several tax due diligence for inbound investment in Vietnam.

Jeff is a CPA graduate from Malaysia and specializes in taxation. He speaks regularly on Vietnam taxation

issues both for events in Vietnam and overseas.

He also contributes article on Vietnam taxation for publication and was features in the inaugural issue of

Tax Views Asia published by CCH Asia.

Sector expertise Cross-border leases, Asset Financing & Securitization, Group structuring and M&A, Company liquidation.


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Hoang Thuy Duong

Name Hoang Thuy Duong

Position Partner - Hanoi Office, Tax & Corporate Services

Head of KPMGs Global Transfer Pricing Services in Vietnam

Head of Trade & Customs and Tax Efficient Supply Chain Management advisory group in Hanoi

Qualifications Bachelor of Science (Economics)

Member of CPA Australia and CPA Australias Vietnam Advisory Board

Experiences Duong has been with KPMG for over twelve (12) years, including with KPMG Australia for 15 months in

Global Transfer Pricing Services (GTPS) and Corporate Tax.

Duong is leading KPMG Vietnams GTPS, Trade & Customs, Tax Efficient Supply Chain Management

advisory group and has been in charge of over a hundred of transfer pricing and business restructuring

projects.

In KPMG Australias GTPS, Duong has experiences in global transfer pricing planning and international tax

planning, transfer pricing documentation and compliance. In KPMG Australias Corporate Tax, Duong

advised on Australian corporate income tax and international taxation.

Duong has advised numerous multinationals on tax, customs and transfer pricing planning and

compliance, supply chain tax planning, business restructuring and provided tax due diligence and

structuring advice on a number of corporate transactions in various sectors including Industrials (including

Automotive), Consumers, Financial Services, Infrastructure, Information Technology, Japanese Market,

and a number of other sectors.

Duong has been the Lead Partner advising on a multi-billion infrastructure project in Vietnam.

Sector expertise Tax Corporate Tax, GTPS, TESCM, Trade& Customs, and GICT, International and domestic transactions

involving complex international tax issues


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Nhan Huynh

Name Nhan Huynh

Position

Director Ho Chi Minh Office, Tax & Corporate Services Head of Trade & Customs Advisory

Head of TESCM Advisory

Qualifications Bachelor of Laws

Bachelor of Science

Experiences Nhan specialises in tax and customs advisory services, particularly in tax and duty planning and

restructuring, tax efficient supply chain management, and tax dispute resolution and controversy services.

Nhan is responsible for providing regular tax and customs consulting services to many local and

international clients. He has assisted many multinational companies on their investment structuring,

corporate formation and reorganization, mergers and acquisitions, tax and customs planning and

compliance.

Nhan has extensive hands-on experience in representing clients and dealing with local authorities on

customs and taxation issues.

Nhan is the Head of KPMG Vietnams TESCM and Trade & Customs service groups.

He has also been invited to speak at forums and seminars on Vietnams inbound investment, customs and

taxation.

Nhan holds his Bachelors from the University of Melbourne, Australia.

Sector expertise Consumer Markets, Trade and Manufacturing, Oil & Gas

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