Vietnam private carrier Bamboo Airways appoints new board

Vietnamese private carrier Bamboo Airways has approved a decision to elect new board members for the 2023-2028 term to replace members who have stepped down.

Le Thai Sam has been appointed chairman, replacing Oshima Hideki who will take the position of standing vice chairman, while Le Ba Nguyen and Nguyen Ngoc Trong have been named vice chairmen.

Nguyen Ngoc Trong also holds the position of general director, replacing Nguyen Minh Hai who resigned.

The personnel adjustments are part of the carrier's restructuring.

New chairman Le Thai Sam currently owns over 50% of the carrier's charter capital.

Sam, born in 1964, graduated from the National Economics University of Ho Chi Minh City in 1986 and has more than 30 years of experience in the fields of real estate, trade, services, and finance-banking. Sam was elected as board member of Bamboo Airways in July 2022.

Bamboo Airways recently accepted the resignations of chairman Oshima Hideki, standing vice chairman Nguyen Ngoc Trong, vice chairman Doan Huu Doan, and vice chairman Phan Dinh Tue.

Notably, these are new positions elected at the annual general meeting of shareholders on June 21

Bamboo Airways reported a loss of VND17.6 trillion ($748 million) in 2022, about $84 million higher than the combined figure of Vietnam Airlines and Vietjet Air, VND15.62 trillion ($664.1 million)..