Portrait of Nguyen Thanh Lam

Nguyen Thanh Lam

Business development leader with 28 years in sales, from shipbuilding to secure ID systems.

I started in telecommunications sales in 1998 and spent almost 25 years at Kanematsu Corporation. There I built a new office in Haiphong, managed shipbuilding projects from contract to delivery, and grew a secure ID and payment card business in Hanoi. Today I offer sales, business development and market intelligence services through VNBizlink.

28years in sales since 1998
24+years at Kanematsu
2offices built or grown: Haiphong, Hanoi
2bachelor’s degrees

Experience

Self-employed, VNBizlink

January 2024 – Present, Hanoi

  • Provide sales, business development and market intelligence services.

Manager, Kanematsu Corporation

April 2012 – December 2022, Hanoi

  • Built the business from the ground up in ID documents, personalization solutions, document security devices, payment and loyalty cards, and access control.

Manager, Kanematsu Corporation

April 2002 – March 2012, Haiphong

  • Served as sales manager and office manager, and established the new office from the ground up.
  • Ran shipbuilding projects: contract negotiation, project monitoring, stakeholder coordination and building schedules from keel laying through launching to delivery.
  • Sold ship equipment (engines, generators, electrical, communication and navigation systems, boilers, refrigeration, cranes, winches, distress devices), plus steel material and welding consumables.
  • Led and trained cross-functional teams.

Sales Executive, Kanematsu Corporation

March 1998 – March 2012, Hanoi

  • Sold telecommunication projects for NEC, Fujitsu and Anritsu.

Skills

  • Business insights
  • Tender preparation
  • Salesmanship
  • Business development
  • Market intelligence
  • Contract negotiation
  • Project monitoring
  • Stakeholder coordination
  • Team leadership and training
  • Office start-up

Languages

  • Vietnamese: native
  • English: working proficiency
  • Japanese: basic communication

Industries I’ve sold into

  • Shipbuilding
  • Ship equipment
  • Steel and welding
  • Telecommunications
  • ID documents
  • Payment and loyalty cards
  • Access control
  • Document security

Education

Bachelor’s degree, International Business and Trade

National Economics University (NEU), Vietnam
1994 – 1998

Bachelor of Engineering

Hanoi University of Science and Technology
1989 – 1994

Let’s talk

Open to sales, business development and market intelligence work in Vietnam.

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