Chi Nguyen

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Areas of expertise

  • Strategy & Business development
  • Business analyst
  • Market research and analysis
  • Customer Success Management

Enjoys

  • Nature and walks in the forest
  • Board games
  • Food
  • Cake

Chi Nguyen

Regional Director Asia

Chi is the regional director of Asia at Except, focusing on Vietnam and heading our Southeast Asia office.

With a curious mind about the world and a remarkable entrepreneurial spirit, Chi started working independently and ran various businesses since her teenage years. As a result, she is a versatile professional in a range of fields, including business management, tourism, hospitality, e-commerce, blockchain, forex, and financial services.

Having a passion for creating a beautiful life experiences, Chi moved from her home ground Vietnam to Europe for over a decade. Here, she completed her bachelor degree in Tourism, Sport, and Event Management in the trilingual university of Bolzano, in northern Italy on the magnificent Alps.

From this diverse background, Chi's desire to contribute more to this world led her to join Except. Her skills, knowledge, and experience gathered over a decade working for multiple companies in Europe and Asia, is now focused on Making This World a Better Place. Many organizations have made it to her wish list, but only at Except she feels she can make a true, significant difference for the world. Now she spearheads Except's work in Asia, building the team, and supporting organizations on their sustainability journey together with industrial, corporate, and policy partners.

Projects

Orchid City

The world's first framework for fully self-sustainable cities

ViCo - Vietnam's first Sustainability Center

Building long term partnerships for innovation

Starprint Vietnam Sustainability Journey

Moving towards a sustainable packaging industry in Asia