Most Powerful Women Asia

Mai Kieu Lien

Courtesy of Vietnam Dairy Products (Vinamilk)
  • Title
    CEO
  • Company/Affiliation
    Vietnam Dairy Products (Vinamilk)
  • Country/Territory
    Vietnam

Born in France and educated in the Soviet Union, Mai Kieu Lien has run Vinamilk, Vietnam's leading dairy company, since 1992. Vinamilk is the largest listed food and beverage company on the Ho Chi Minh stock exchange with a market cap of $6 billion. Lien started out as an engineer at a dairy factory after she graduated in 1976 and soon became deputy CEO. Previously a state-owned enterprise, Vinamilk went public in 2003.