Biography
Tuyen Nguyen is the Chairman of the Board and the co-founder of Khai Sang Corporation, an entity which invests in quality schools for both expatriate and Vietnamese children. He leads the vision and the strategic development plan of the corporation and of the group of schools. His belief is that education changes lives and every child deserves an equal opportunity for quality education which enables the student to reach his / her full potential. Having successfully founded and developed Renaissance International School Saigon since 2007, Tuyen has continued to research, invest and to develop a unique concept of high-quality-while-affordable schools called EMASI International Bilingual Schools that will help students develop critical skills for the modern world and to become fluent in English.
Tuyen has significant and diverse industry experience in both Vietnam and in the international market. Tuyen was the Chairman, CEO and founder of Saigon Gas Holdings Corporation, established in 1998, one of the largest gas distribution companies in Vietnam. In 2008, he made a successful exit by an M&A transaction with Total Oil and Gas, the world giant in the oil and gas industries. He is a board member of several companies including Chairman of Viet Huong Flavour & Fragrance JSC., a leading flavor and fragrance company in Vietnam established in 1995; co-founder and Director of the Rivermark Development Company since 2012, a property development business in Houston, Texas, U.S.A.
Mr. Nguyen was born and grew up in Saigon, Vietnam, graduated from Ho Chi Minh City University in 1994. He previously lived in Houston, Texas, USA with his wife, Ms Quynh Nguyen, founder of the Nguyen Art Foundation, and their four children. To pursue his aspiration to provide quality education for young Vietnamese people, the family resettled in Saigon, Vietnam in 2018. Tuyen’s favorite quote: “Plan your work for today and every day, then work your plan.”