Management Team

Gaku Echizenya

Chairman & CEO Navigos Group Vietnam JSC

Mr. Gaku Echizenya’s history of success with well-known global HR companies highlights his suitability for Vietnam, where he sees tremendous potential for growth. He started his career being in charge of the Tokyo branch of the world’s largest HR company with successful track records. He then grew an HR startup in Japan from 10 people to a team of 2,000 today. In total, Echizenya has 20 years in the HR industry and perfectly understands the hiring needs of companies and how to best serve them and the job seekers.

Nguyen Phuong Mai

Managing Director of Navigos Search

Joined Navigos Search in 2014 as South Regional Director, with a track record of over 20 years of success in strategic HR Management, corporate governance and business development, Phuong Mai had led and developed Navigos Search team in Ho Chi Minh City to regain its leading position in Vietnam’s Southern market. Given her success and leadership, Phuong Mai has then received a new assignment to lead Navigos Search nation-wide in the role of its Managing Director since January 2017.

Tang Tri Trong

Chief Sales Officer of VietnamWorks

With more than 20 years of handling key roles in several leading multi-national companies (MNCs) in Vietnam as well as his invaluable experience and extensive knowledge, Mr. Tang Tri Trong has been leading the business development team to accomplish numerous outstanding achievements for VietnamWorks for the last 12 years. Through building, maintaining and continuously improving the process of selecting & attracting, education & training, monitoring and measuring as well as innovating ways to recognize, motivate and reward employees, he has been constantly creating added values for his team and the whole organization, contributing to VietnamWorks’ steady growth and sustainable development, helping the company retain the number one position in the online recruitment industry in Vietnam. With his life purpose of “Inspire and bring out the best in people to help them achieve their goals with enthusiasm and passion”, Mr. Trong is also an inspiring and passionate expert in education, training, mentoring and coaching nearly 10,000 managers and leaders from reputable companies in Vietnam.

Yasumasa Seki

Chief Growth Officer of Navigos Group Vietnam JSC

Mr. Yasumasa Seki is known for his track record of managing new businesses for many companies in Japan. He has his footprint in the HR market in the last 14 years plus 6 more years in the IT industry, including many years working as CEO. Since coming to Vietnam in 2017 as Chief Growth Officer of Navigos Group JSC, he has been aiming to utilize Navigos Group’s biggest asset of data and insights to create new and breakthrough businesses for this 17-year-old company to sustain and grow its strong presence in both the HR and non-HR market.