The new managing director of Microsoft Vietnam Nguyen Quynh Tram (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - Nguyen Quynh Tram, formerhead of Google operations in Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand, has been appointedas managing director of Microsoft Vietnam.
Tram will focus on helping businesses apply cloud technology andbuild resilience after the COVID-19 pandemic, contributing to fosteringinnovation.
Throughproducts of Microsoft Vietnam, Tram will also be responsible for promotingdigital transformation in all industries in the country.
Tram said she is happy to join Microsoft - the first giant technology companythat has placed its trust in Vietnam over the past more than 20 years ago. She expressed the joy tosupport customers, partners and people in the digital transformation thatVietnam is looking forwards to.
Accordingto Microsoft, Tram has more than 20 years of experience in managing markets inAsia and Europe. She has held senior leadership positions in the fields oftechnology, telecommunications and media.
Sheused to be vice general director and CEO of FOX Networks Group, and heldleadership positions at Vietnamobile, VSTV – the joint-venture between thenational broadcaster Vietnam Television VTV and the French Pay TV group CanalPlus, fellow researcher and author of projects of the United NationsDevelopment Programme (UNDP).
Tram has an MBA fromthe École Supérieure des SciencesEconomiques et Commerciale (ESSEC Business School). She also graduated from Erasmus School of Economics of Erasmus University Rotterdam./.
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The new managing director of Microsoft Vietnam Nguyen Quynh Tram (Photo: VNA) 
