Indochina Capital

Our Directors

Board of Directors Indochina Capital Corporation

Dr. Marc Faber, Chairman
A well-known economist, author, and investment advisor, Dr. Faber is often noted for his "contrarian" investment approach. Dr. Faber is associated with a large number of funds and institutions around the world including the Iconoclastic International Fund, Baring Chrysalis Fund, Overlook Partner's Fund, and the Income Partners' Global Strategy Fund. Dr. Faber publishes a widely read monthly newsletter "The Gloom Boom & Doom Report" and he is the author of several books, including "Tomorrow's Gold" which was a 2002 bestseller.
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Peter R. Ryder, Chief Executive Officer
Prior 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.
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Richmond Mayo-Smith III, Managing Director
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.
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Raymond Burghardt, Director
Ambassador Burghardt is a non-executive member of Indochina Capital's board of directors. From 2001 to 2004, he served as U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam. Ambassador Burghardt is also the Director of East-West Seminars at the East-West Center. He was formerly the Chairman of the American Institute in Taiwan. In addition, he previously served in diplomatic posts in China, Philippines, and South Korea. Ambassador Burghardt's earlier diplomatic assignments included the role of Special Assistant to President Reagan and Senior Director of Latin American Affairs on the National Security Council staff. He has served on the Indochina Capital board since 2005.
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Ninh Quang Nguyen, Director
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 Capital, 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.
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Harukazu Yamaguchi, Director
Harukazu is Executive Vice President of ORIX Corporation, a Japanese integrated financial services group headquartered in Tokyo, and oversees its Global Business and Alternative Investment division, including Southeast Asian private equity investments. Harukazu joined ORIX in 1990 and has held senior positions throughout Asia, including Senior General Manager of Marketing, ORIX Indonesia Finance; Managing Director, ORIX Auto Leasing (Thailand), as well as Director of ACAP Advisory Public Company, Capital OK Company and Executive Director, Thai ORIX Leasing (Thailand). Most recently, he was President of Thai ORIX Leasing and Thai Incinerate Service Company.
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