Indochina Capital

Executive Committee

Peter R. Ryder, Chief Executive Officer, Indochina Capital
PPrior to Indochina Capital, Peter was a partner in two New York-based investment companies between 1992-1998, active in investing in Vietnam across various sectors, including real-estate, construction, IT, consumer services and products, banking and education. From 1983–1992, Peter was with Salomon Brothers’ real estate finance group. As Director of the Asia-Pacific region in Tokyo (1987–1990), he was responsible for US$3 billion of investment in office, retail, residential and hotel projects. Peter is a former Chairman of the Hanoi Chapter of the American Chamber of Commerce and played a key role in the conclusion of the 1991 US-Vietnam Trade Agreement. He received a Masters of Arts degree in Anthropology from the University of Pennsylvania in 1983 and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Anthropology from Beloit College in 1977.

Richmond Mayo-Smith III, Managing Director, Indochina Capital
Prior to Indochina Capital, Rick operated an investment firm between 1991-1998, which was active in HCM City and Hong Kong advising clients and investing in projects valued at over US$100 million. His portfolio of investments covered real estate, tourism, building materials, and food & beverage. During this time, Rick also acted as an advisor to Citicorp Capital and Morgan Stanley, with responsibility for sourcing deal flow in the Indochina region with an emphasis on Vietnam. Rick was the first Chairman of the HCM City chapter of the American Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam. He received a Masters of Business Administration in International Business from New York University's Stern School of Business.

Tony Diep, Chief Investment Officer, Indochina Land Management
Prior to joining Indochina Land, Tony was a Vice President at JP Morgan in New York for 8 years where he was responsible for structuring and marketing interest rate derivatives. He also worked in the equities division of Goldman Sachs. Tony has an M.B.A. from the Tuck School at Dartmouth College, a B.S. from the Wharton School and a B.A. from the College of Arts & Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania.

Oai Nguyen, Chief Investment Officer, Indochina Land Management
Oai originally joined Indochina Land in 2005 as Chief Financial Officer, transitioning into his current role in 2007. Prior to joining Indochina Land, Oai worked as an Investment Analyst and Fund Controller for 10 years with Lend Lease Real Estate Investments, Inc., a former subsidiary of Lend Lease Corporation, Australia. As a Fund Controller, he was responsible for a US$2 billion portfolio. He became a Certified Public Accountant in the United States in 2000.

Nikhil Singh, Principal, Indochina Capital Advisors
Nick's investment professional career has included investments across Europe, the Americas and particularly, the Asia Pacific region, where he has focused on private equity and PIPE (private investments in public equities) investments since the 1997 Asian Crisis. Prior to joining Indochina Capital, he was Chief Investment Officer of VFG and Anpha Capital. Before moving to Vietnam, he led a merchant banking initiative focused on opportunistic investments in emerging markets backed by high net worth clients. He was also Vice President and responsible for the Asia Pacific region for the merchant banking arm of a Swiss Re Group where he managed a US$250 million portfolio of Asia Pacific alternative investments. He holds an M.B.A. in Finance from the Stern School of Business at New York University.

Hai Hoang, Chief Investment Officer, Indochina Infrastructure Management
Hai joined Indochina Infrastructure Management as its Chief Investment Officer in 2009. Prior to joining Indochina Capital, he was Managing Director of XL Capital Assurance Inc., where he arranged financial guaranties averaging US$1.5-2 billion annually for infrastructure projects around the world. Hai has lead transaction teams in credit risk analysis, deal structuring and underwriting for sub-sovereign infrastructure and project finance transactions in many emerging markets including Mexico, Spain, South of Africa, Canada, UK, France, USA, Peru, China, India, Japan, Korea, Thailand, Chile, Australia and other emerging markets. Hai has a B.A. from the University of Oregon in Economic and Mathematics; an M.S. in Computer Science from Pace University; and also did graduate work in Finance and Accounting at The University of Chicago and doctoral studies at Yale University in International Relations.

Binh Van Tran, Director, Indochina Finance & Investment
Binh joined Indochina Capital in 2000 and manages the firm's key relationships with local banks and financial institutions. He is also is responsible in-part for government affairs and plays a key role in the execution of client transactions. Binh's transactional experiences include industries such as real estate, tourism, entertainment, education, healthcare, and telecommunications. Prior to joining Indochina Capital, Binh was with Nomura Securities' Vietnam operations based in Hanoi. Binh was awarded an AusAID scholarship for academic excellence and attended the University of New South Wales, Australia where he received a BEc in Economics and Finance.

Brian Pham, Chief Financial Officer, Indochina Capital
Brian has over 20 years of experience in Finance, Sales and Marketing. Before joining Indochina Land, Brian was the Vice-General Director, in charge of Finance, Sales and Marketing for V-TRAC Caterpillar. Brian also served as General Director/CFO of ACNielsen/VNU in Vietnam. Brian has a B.S. in Accounting from University of Houston, a Master’s degree in Management from Houston Baptist University and Master’s Degree in Marketing and International Business from University of St. Thomas.

Hien Bui, Head of Corporate Counsel, Indochina Capital
Hien has over 12 years of experience in legal practice. Prior to joining Indochina Capital in 2006, Hien worked as Senior Legal Associate at Vovan & Associates, a Paris based law firm in Vietnam, and Banca Del Gottardo (Swiss Private Bank) in Geneva, Switzerland. Hien has a Masters in Business Law (with Honors) from the University of Geneva and a Master in French-Vietnamese Law from University of Paris II-Panthéon-Assas.

Ninh Quang Nguyen, Director of Government Relations, Indochina Capital
Ninh has 15 years of experience with foreign investment, government relations, licensing and project management in Vietnam. Ninh currently is the General Director of Indochina Resorts Limited, the Vietnamese entity which owns our flagship resort, The Nam Hai, and has overall responsibility for local relations in the Central Coast and the South. Prior to joining Indochina Resort (Hoi An) Ltd, Mr. Ninh worked for My Duc Ceramics Joint Venture Company, a US$37 million foreign invested project funded by Morgan Stanley, which Mr. Ninh played an important role in establishing.