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In a recent development, Trần Việt Anh, the General Director and Legal Representative, has been appointed as the Chairman of the Board of Directors for the term 2020-2025 by SAM Holdings.
Mr. Trần Việt Anh, born in 1978, holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration. Prior to this appointment, he served as the General Director since August 2018 and was elected to the Board of Directors in June 2020.
In addition to his role at SAM Holdings, Mr. Trần Việt Anh also serves as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of DSP Joint Stock Company, specializing in tourism services, and Dam Sen Water Park Joint Stock Company. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of PRT, a leading production and export-import company in Binh Duong province.
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The former Chairman, Hoàng Lê Sơn, currently holds the position of Chairman of the Board of Directors at OPC Pharmaceutical Joint Stock Company, listed on the HOSE exchange. Earlier in 2024, Mr. Sơn stepped down from his role as Chairman of the Board of Directors of National Securities Joint Stock Company (NSI), citing serious health issues.
Taking over the role of General Director from Mr. Trần Việt Anh is Mr. Trần Quang Khang, who previously served as the Deputy General Director and Authorized Representative for information disclosure. Notably, Mr. Khang assumed the position of Deputy General Director at SAM only recently, on September 4, 2024.
SAM is one of the first two stocks to be listed on the Vietnamese stock exchange. Tracing its roots back to 1986, SAM Holdings, formerly known as Postal Telecommunication Material Factory 2, has since expanded beyond its initial focus on manufacturing and distributing cables for the postal and telecommunication sector.
Today, SAM‘s diverse business interests include the production and trading of cables and telecommunication materials, as well as civilian electrical materials; import and export of raw materials and specialized telecommunication cables; production and trading of copper wires and various types of plastic pipes; office leasing, investment in urban infrastructure development and real estate; and the production and trading of wooden bobbins for cable winding.
In the first nine months of 2024, SAM recorded impressive financial results with over VND 3,177 billion in revenue and nearly VND 66 billion in profit, representing a 2.2-fold and 2.4-fold increase, respectively, compared to the same period last year.
| SAM’s business results show significant growth in the first nine months of 2024 |
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