Samsung Vietnam appoints its first Vietnamese senior executive

Samsung Vietnam has appointed Nguyen Hoang Giang as vice president of Samsung Electronics Vietnam Thai Nguyen (SEVT), marking the first time a local national has been named to such a senior leadership position at a manufacturing unit of the company in Vietnam.

Giang is also the first local person to hold the vice president position at a smartphone manufacturing entity of Samsung globally, the company stated in a release on Monday.

Giang has 15 years of experience at Samsung in Vietnam. He joined Samsung Electronics Vietnam (SEV) in 2010 and served as director of smartphone manufacturing at SEV from 2013 to 2014.

Since 2015, he has led SEVT’s component manufacturing division and the company's product color technology division.

With outstanding professional background, organizational management ability, and excellent strategic vision, Nguyen Hoang Giang has reaped many great achievements in improving processes, raising quality standards, and enhancing operational efficiency, according to the release.

In his new role, Giang will take on broader responsibilities across both SEV and SEVT, it added.

Samsung Vietnam CEO Na Ki-hong said the appointment underscores the importance and capability of Vietnam’s workforce within Samsung’s global manufacturing system.

“For the first time, a local employee has been appointed vice president at a Samsung smartphone manufacturing entity worldwide - and that person is Vietnamese,” Na said. “This reflects the excellence and significance of the talent at our manufacturing operations in Vietnam.”

He added that Samsung has grown into Vietnam’s largest FDI investor over the past 30 years thanks to support from the government and the local community. “We will continue to contribute to Vietnam’s economic development and talent cultivation,” he said.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh once suggested Samsung include Vietnamese people in the leadership of Samsung Vietnam. He made the statement at a meeting with Roh Tae Moon, acting head of Samsung Electronics's consumer and smartphone business, at the government headquarters on August 26 this year.

Samsung had invested a total of $23.2 billion in Vietnam and employed 90,000 Vietnamese people as of end-2024, according to Roh Tae Moon.

Samsung's report on Q3 business results shows that Samsung’s four key factories in Vietnam recorded a total revenue of $45.85 billion in the first nine months of the year, up 5.53% year-on-year.

The four factories include Samsung Electronics Vietnam Thai Nguyen (SEVT), Samsung Display Vietnam (SDV), Samsung Electronics Vietnam (SEV), and Samsung Electronics HCMC CE Complex (SEHC).

Their net profit hit $2.97 billion, up 4.51% against the same period last year.