Michael Mann

Board of Directors
Vietnam Industrial Investments Limited
Viet Nam

Business Expert Business and Management
Biography

Mr. Michael Mann is the Non-Executive Director of the Company. Mr Michael Mann AM is currently Managing Director (Asia-Pacific) of Laureate International Universities. Presently, he holds directorships in Australia-Vietnam Medical Foundation (Sydney University) and Think Education P/L. He is also the Chancellor ofTorrens University Australia. In 2012, he was appointed Founding Chancellor of Torrens University Australia, Australia’s first new comprehensive university in 20 years. In 2014, after being a Director of THINK Education in Australia which comprises of eight colleges, he was appointed Chairman ofTHINK Education. Mr Mann was the founding president of RMIT International University Vietnam. He received a doctorate in Education from RMIT University. He had achieved an enormous amount in his time in Vietnam, both as an ambassador for Australia for four years, and then founding President of RMIT Vietnam for several years. Apart from his major contribution to education in Vietnam, Mr Mann has also helped build strong and positive relations between Vietnam and Australia, and especially Melbourne, Victoria where RMIT has its base. Mr Mann is a recipient of Vietnam’s Friendship, Agriculture, Red Cross, Peace medals and Laos’ Order of Labor. He is also a Knight of the Order of Malta and the Order’s Ambassador to Thailand and Cambodia. In 2007, he was awarded the City’s City of Merit by the Mayor of Ho Chi Minh City and in 2008 appointed the President of the Golden Dragon Association which represents the top 1% of foreign invested enterprises in Vietnam. In January 2009, he was made a Member of the Order of Australia for his services to education and humanitarian work in Asia. In 2013, he was awarded the Officer Grand Cross of the Order of Malta.   Mr. Michael Mann is the Non-Executive Director of the Company. Mr Michael Mann AM is currently Managing Director (Asia-Pacific) of Laureate International Universities. Presently, he holds directorships in Australia-Vietnam Medical Foundation (Sydney University) and Think Education P/L. He is also the Chancellor ofTorrens University Australia. In 2012, he was appointed Founding Chancellor of Torrens University Australia, Australia’s first new comprehensive university in 20 years. In 2014, after being a Director of THINK Education in Australia which comprises of eight colleges, he was appointed Chairman ofTHINK Education. Mr Mann was the founding president of RMIT International University Vietnam. He received a doctorate in Education from RMIT University. He had achieved an enormous amount in his time in Vietnam, both as an ambassador for Australia for four years, and then founding President of RMIT Vietnam for several years. Apart from his major contribution to education in Vietnam, Mr Mann has also helped build strong and positive relations between Vietnam and Australia, and especially Melbourne, Victoria where RMIT has its base. Mr Mann is a recipient of Vietnam’s Friendship, Agriculture, Red Cross, Peace medals and Laos’ Order of Labor. He is also a Knight of the Order of Malta and the Order’s Ambassador to Thailand and Cambodia. In 2007, he was awarded the City’s City of Merit by the Mayor of Ho Chi Minh City and in 2008 appointed the President of the Golden Dragon Association which represents the top 1% of foreign invested enterprises in Vietnam. In January 2009, he was made a Member of the Order of Australia for his services to education and humanitarian work in Asia. In 2013, he was awarded the Officer Grand Cross of the Order of Malta.  

Research Intrest

Business Administration Economics Financial Economics

Global Scientific Words in Business and Management