FDI business leader elected to People’s Council in central Vietnam city Danang

An executive from Heineken Vietnam has been elected to the Danang People’s Council for the 2026-2031 term, marking a notable step in the representation of foreign-invested enterprises in the central city’s political landscape.

Nguyen Thanh Phuc (born in 1968), public & government affairs director at Heineken Vietnam and deputy CEO of Heineken Vietnam in Danang, is the only representative from the FDI sector elected to the council in Danang.

People's councils are local state power bodies, representing the will, aspirations, and right to self-governance of the people, and is accountable to the local people and higher-level state agencies.

In 2007, Heineken Vietnam acquired Foster’s Danang Brewery Ltd. Since then, the Danang Brewery has become one of Heineken Vietnam’s member companies. The brewery currently covers 7.7 hectares in Hoa Khanh Industrial Park.

The March 15 election selected 76 delegates to the city People’s Council for the 2026-2031 term, including many business leaders from key sectors of the local economy.

Among them is Hoang Cong Doan (born in 1983), chairman of Song Thao Group JSC, and head of Song Thao Eco Quang Nam JSC.

Song Thao Group, established in 2008 in the northern province of Thai Nguyen by Doan, has many years of experience in infrastructure construction, factory design, and installation of telecommunications and communication station systems nationwide.

Another notable elected figure is Tran Le Tuan (born in 1973), CEO of Danang Port JSC and chairman of Danang Port Logistics JSC.

Danang Port was established through the transformation from a state-owned single-member limited liability company into a joint stock company in 2014. Headquartered on Bach Dang street, Hai Chau ward, it has charter capital of VND990 billion ($37.63 million).

Its business activities include cargo handling services, direct support services for water transport, other transport support services, warehousing and storage, and petroleum trading.

The list of elected People’s Council members includes Phan Ngoc Minh (born in 1984), deputy director of Phan Ngoc Anh Building Materials Co., Ltd., and Le Hong Cuong (1967), director of Danang Power Company.