Management team

Mr Jerome Georges Louis Barneche joined Prudential Vietnam Assurance Private Limited (PVA) as Chief Risk Officer in June 2018. He is responsible for the Risk, Compliance and Legal functions of the company and is accountable for the overall compliance of PVA with Prudential’s risk management framework as well as local regulatory requirements. Jerome was appointed as a member of the Supervisory Committee (i.e. Risk and Audit Committee) of Eastspring Investments Fund Management Limited Liability Company on 12 June 2018.

Jerome joined the Prudential group in February 2011 and since then has held various senior positions in Audit and Risk management in the Group Head Office as well as local business unit, in London and in Hong Kong.

Prior to joining Prudential, Jerome worked for large international banking groups such as The Royal Bank of Scotland as well as the Lloyds Banking Group, in audit roles. Jerome holds a Master of Science degree in Financial Economics from Edhec Business School in France, as well as an MBA from HEC Paris.

Mr Tiong Beng Yeo is Head of Compliance – Eastspring Investments Head Office. He leads the compliance advisory and monitoring teams in Head Office Compliance based in Singapore (“HOC”). The HOC is primarily responsible for providing compliance oversight and monitoring on Eastspring Investments group of fund businesses which currently has presence in 11 Asian markets (including JVs) as well as distribution offices in North America and Europe. He was appointed as a member of the Supervisory Committee (i.e. Risk and Audit Committee) of Eastspring Investments Fund Management Limited Liability Company on 18 March 2019.

Tiong Beng has over 23 years of compliance experience in the asset management industry. Prior to joining Eastspring Investments in October 2004, Tiong Beng was Compliance Assistant Manager in Schroder Investment Management (Singapore) Limited for over 2 years and Assistant Director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (Securities and Futures Department) for over 5 years.   He is a CFA® charterholder since 2002 and a Fellow of International Compliance Association (FICA) since 2011. He also holds a Bachelor of Accountancy degree (2nd Upper Class) from the Nanyang Technological University in Singapore.

Vu is Head of Equity of Eastspring Investments Fund Management Limited Liability Company (Eastspring Vietnam) where he is responsible for managing all equity portfolios in Eastspring Vietnam, and also leads the team of equity research. Since joining Eastspring Vietnam, Vu has built a disciplined investment process in Equity, combining proven practices and a strong performance of Equity portfolios.

Vu joined investment team of Eastspring Vietnam in 2008 and was promoted to Head of Equity in 2018. Prior to that, he worked for Standard Charted Bank Vietnam and Unilever Vietnam with main roles in commercial banking, internal auditing, corporate finance, financial and management accounting.

Vu earned his B.A in accounting and auditing from University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City. He is qualified for the Fund Management Practitioner License from The State Securities Commission of Vietnam.

Minh is Head of Marketing and Government Relation of Eastspring Investments Fund Management Limited Liability Company (Eastspring Vietnam). She is responsible for Marketing activities and Government Relation.

Minh joined Prudential Vietnam Assurance Private Limited in 2004 and was transferred to Eastspring Vietnam at the time of its establishment in 2005. She held several senior roles including Head of Government Relation, Head of Distribution and Head of Marketing.

Prior to joining Prudential Vietnam Assurance Private Limited, Minh was with Bao Minh CMG Insurance Company in the position of Sales Group Manager in charge of 10 sales offices in HCMC (2002 – 2003) and prior to that she was Assistant to the Chief Representative of Société Générale Bank in Ho Chi Minh City (1992 – 2002).

Minh earns an MBA from Solvey Business School (Université Libre de Bruxelles), a BA in Economics from Ho Chi Minh City Economic University and a BA in French from National University in Hanoi. Minh is a holder of the Fund Management Practice License issued by State Securities Commission of Vietnam.

Binh is Head of Operations and Performance Analytics of Eastspring Investments Fund Management Limited Liability Company (Eastspring Vietnam). He is responsible for investment operations, IT, data & administrative support for the entire organization, covering all middle and back office operations.

Binh joined Prudential Vietnam Assurance Private Limited since 2000 and was transferred to Eastspring Vietnam at the time of its establishment in 2005, and has held several senior roles including: Project leader to set-up back office and Hi-port system, Head of Risk Management, Head of Dealing and Head of Investment Performance Analytics.

Prior to joining Prudential Vietnam Assurance Private Limited, Binh served as senior finance specialist at Mitsui Chemical Group, a Japanese joint venture company in Vietnam, from 1997 to 2000.

Binh is also a member of the Back Office Market Development Committee of the Vietnam Bond Market Association and member of Vietnamese Financial Reporting Standard Board for Capital Market led by the MoF of Vietnam. He graduated from Accounting-Auditing Faculty of HCM City University of Finance and Accounting. He also holds a Chief Accountant Degree granted by the MoF and the Fund Management Practice License issued by State Securities Commission of Vietnam.

Thao is Head of HR and Administration of Eastspring Investments Fund Management Limited Liability Company (Eastspring Vietnam). She is responsible for overseeing the full range of lifecycle tasks including but not limited to, hiring and retaining staff, orientation for new employees, compensation, performance reviews, and benefits administration, employee relations and supervise a team of professional admin supports.

Before being appointed in this role in 2011, she held various HR and Office Administration roles since joining Prudential Vietnam Assurance Private Limited in 2004 and was transferred to Eastspring Vietnam at the time of its establishment in 2005.

Prior to joining Eastspring Vietnam, Thao spent 9 years in Office Administration roles at ILA Vietnam and Thakral Brothers Singapore (Pte) Ltd. in Ho Chi Minh City.

Thao earns a Bachelor degree in Business Administration at Open University Ho Chi Minh City and in English at University of Social Sciences & Humanities, Ho Chi Minh City.

Cuong is Head of Risk, Compliance and Legal of Eastspring Investments Fund Management Limited Liability Company (Eastspring Vietnam). He is responsible for risk management, compliance (both investment monitoring and general corporate compliance), internal control and legal advisory of Eastspring Vietnam.

Prior to joining Eastspring Vietnam in June 2012, Cuong was Compliance Manager at HSBC Bank (Vietnam) Ltd. from 2011 to 2012. From 2007 to 2011, Cuong worked as a Senior Associate at HCM City office for Russin & Vecchi, an international law firm.

Prior to that, from 2001 to 2009, Cuong has long time teaching law at Civil Law Faculty - Ho Chi Minh City University of Law.

Cuong earned Master’s degree on Comparative Law (LLM) from Nagoya University, Japan, in 2006 and Bachelor degree in Law from Law Faculty, Hanoi National University in 1998. Cuong has relevant securities certificates required for the position which were granted by SSC, and currently is an admitted attorney at law at Ho Chi Minh City bar.

Thuy is Head of Finance and Strategy of Eastspring Investments Fund Management Limited Liability Company (Eastspring Vietnam). She is Chief Accountant and responsible for accounting and finance. She also supports the CEO with strategy planning and execution.

Before being appointed to this position in July 2016, Thuy was Private Equity Investment Manager from June 2010 to December 2012 and Compliance Manager from November 2013 to June 2016.

Prior to joining Eastspring Vietnam, Thuy worked as an external auditor at Andersen and KPMG from 2001 to 2007, a financial consultant at Mekong Capital from 2007 to 2009 and a director at Capstone Financial Advisory from 2009 to 2010.

Thuy holds a Bachelor of Banking and Finance from Hanoi National Economics University and is a Certified Public Accountant recognized by Ministry of Finance of Vietnam (CPA Vietnam). She is also a fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA), a fellow of CPA Australia (FCPA, Aust.) and a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) of The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA).

Mandy is Head of Business Development of Eastspring Investments Fund Management Limited Liability Company (Eastspring Vietnam). She is responsible for driving business development activities at Eastspring Vietnam.

Prior to joining Eastspring Vietnam in 2020, Mandy was Deputy Head, Strategy Division at Vietnam Maritime Commercial Joint Stock Bank, Hanoi City from 2015 to 2020. Previously, she worked at HSBC Bank (Vietnam) Ltd., Ho Chi Minh City and HSBC Asia Pacific Head Quarter, Hong Kong with various senior roles in relationship management, business management and strategy from 2001 to 2015.

Mandy earns her B.A in Marketing, Commerce from Van Lang University, Ho Chi Minh City. She graduated from Group Graduated Development Program HSBC London.