Mr. Pham Duc An
Mr. Pham Duc An
Chairman
Vietnam Bank of Agriculture & Rural Development
(Vietnam)
Mr. Pham Duc An became Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Vietnam Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Agribank) on May 1st of 2020 and Chairman of Vietnam Banks Association (VNBA) for the term 2020-2024 on December 2020 after more than 25 years of extensive experience in the banking sector, holding key positions in different important banks in the Vietnam market.
Mr. Pham Duc An started his banking career in 1994 as Officer of the Legal Department at the Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV).
Then he was promoted to Deputy Head of the Legal Department (2000-2001), and Acting Deputy Head of the Legal Department (2001-2004) until he finally became the Head of the Legal Department from 2006 to 2009.
He was then transferred to become Director of BIDV at the Hung Yen Branch (2009-2011) and Deputy General Director of BIDV until he was appointed General Director of the Vietnam-Russian Joint Venture Bank in 2012.
His tenure at the Vietnam-Russian Joint Venture Bank did not last long because he was rapidly promoted to the important position of Deputy General Director of BIDV, where he managed strategic banking functions until June 2014.
In mid 2014, he was appointed Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Vietnam Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Agribank), position that he held until the end of 2018.
From early 2019 until May 2020, Mr. Pham Duc An was the Director General of the State Bank of Vietnam’s Office, just prior to his current appointment as Chairman of Agribank.
