Vinamilk CEO to receive Nikkei Asia Prize

VGP - Chairwoman and CEO of Viet Nam Dairy Products (Vinamilk) Mai Kieu Lien has won one of this year’s Nikkei Asia Prizes for economic and business innovation.

May 13, 2015 2:50 PM GMT+7

Chairwoman and CEO of Viet Nam Dairy Products (Vinamilk) Mai Kieu Lien

Ms. Lien pioneered Viet Nam's dairy product market and built Vinamilk into a leading force in the domestic industry. Vinamilk has cultivated demand for products that appeal to health-conscious Vietnamese consumers. Now it is also branching out internationally.

She is the driving force behind the company’s expansion into Cambodia, Europe and the Middle East, and picked up the prize in the economic and business innovation category, according to Nikkei.

This year, the Nikkei Asia Prizes recognize two individuals and an organization that, through their work in specific fields, benefit the region as a whole.

Awarded annually, the Prizes honour outstanding achievements that contribute to the region's sustainable development and to the creation of a better future for Asia.

Nikkei Inc. established the awards in 1996 in celebration of its 120th anniversary. It publishes Japan's leading business newspaper. They honor contributions to the region in three fields: economic and business innovation; science, technology and environment; and culture and community.

By Vien Nhu