Co-Founder, Partner, and Chief Executive Officer
Mr. LaLonde inaugurated Vietnam Partners in October 2003 after completing a 25 year career in investment and corporate banking. As CEO of Citibank Vietnam from 1994 to 1999, Mr. LaLonde established and managed the bank's franchise in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. Mr. LaLonde was also a founding member and Chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM) in Vietnam. Prior to Vietnam, Mr. LaLonde held senior Citibank management positions in Tunisia, Turkey, Bahrain, and Liberia. His extensive banking experience has included general management, credit risk management, strategic planning, bank consulting, and marketing.
Mr. LaLonde holds an MA in International Affairs from Columbia University and a BA in Political Science from the University of Michigan.
Co-Founder, Partner, and Chairman
Mr. Lewis co-founded Vietnam Partners in 2003. He is also Founder and Chairman of Geometry Group, an investment management holding company based in New York City. Prior to founding Geometry, Mr. Lewis was a Managing Director of Morgan Stanley for 17 years, serving as Chairman of the Risk Management Committee and had senior management responsibilities for the fixed income and equity trading businesses.
Mr. Lewis is a private investor in early stage growth companies, serving as an advisor and board member to these companies. He is a lifetime member of the Advisory Council of the Graduate School of Business of the University of Chicago where he received his MBA in Finance. He serves on the Business Advisory Council of Miami University where he received his BS degree.
Partner
Mr. Gartland joined Vietnam Partners in 2008 with more than 30 years of experience in financial services. He most recently spent 28 years with Morgan Stanley where for the last two years headed a firmwide Profit Improvement Initiative. Since joining Morgan Stanley in 1979, he has held numerous positions including Manager of Financial Planning, Vice President of Money Cashiering, Head of Finance, Administration and Operations in Europe, Head of Global Information Systems, Head of Morgan Stanley Services and Head of Fixed Income Infrastructure.
Mr. Gartland was a member of the Board of the National Securities Clearing Corporation, Southwest Securities Corporation, the Board of Directors of Trade Web LLC, and the Board of OMGEO.
Mr. Gartland received an MS in Industrial Engineering from Columbia University and a BS from Hofstra University.
Partner, Chief Financial Officer, and Ho Chi Minh City Chief Representative Officer
Mr. Hai joined Vietnam Partners in 2006 with 14 year experience in financial management in banking, manufacturing and trading. Mr. Hai served as CFO at Citibank Vietnam, where he provided local accounting and tax advice to develop and launch new banking products to meet the needs of Vietnamese corporations, multi-national and regional companies. Mr. Hai was an advisor to several Vietnamese State-owned commercial banks and joint stock banks in bank business strategy; centralized fund management systems and Transfer Pricing Rate mechanisms; MIS and related operations and technology; Debt restructuring; Risk management; Core banking system and bank operations. Beside Citibank Vietnam, Mr. Hai also served as CFO of AVON Vietnam and a group of local companies.
Mr. Hai received his MBA from Maastricht School of Management (the Netherlands). He holds a BA in Accounting and Finance from Hanoi University of Finance and Accountancy and a BA in Laws from University of Social Science and Humanity in Hanoi.
Partner, Chief Marketing Officer, and Hanoi Chief Representative Officer
Mr. Phong joined Vietnam Partners in 2005 after a 12 year banking career at Citigroup/Citibank Vietnam where he held various senior executive responsibilities. Mr. Phong started working with Citibank Vietnam in 1993, playing a leadership role in re-introducing the Citibank franchise in the country. Mr. Phong was in charge of building relationships with National corporations, project and structured trade finance as well as government relations, a role in which he developed strong relationships with the senior management of all major Vietnamese national corporations and government entities. Before joining Citibank, Mr. Phong helped establish business in Vietnam for Toyota Motor Corporation and Societe Generale de Surveillance of Switzerland. Prior to this, he worked for ten years at the Ministry of Science and Technology and the Ministry of Transportation of Vietnam.
Mr. Phong holds a Master’s degree from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and an Engineering Degree from Byelorussia State Polytechnics in Minsk (former USSR).
