The soldier fought for two battles
National Assembly Deputy, businessman Phan Van Quy
Hidden behind the softness found in businessman Phan Van Quy is a strong and burning commitment. In him, we can clearly see the confidence of a soldier fought for two battles: From war battlefield for the country to the marketplace contributing to the nation’s development.
From battlefield to marketplace
Few people imagine that, National Assembly Deputy - Chairman of Pacific Corporation Phan Van Quy was a soldier who fought against bombs rain and honored to receive the title of Hero of People's Armed Forces by the Party and State.
Having an opportunity to speak with him, we understand why he is extremely devoted to Marshal Zhukov's words (one of the prominent military rulers of the Soviet Army in World War II): ): "An excellent assistant needs to know how to fight the battle; but a talent general needs to determine the battle well”
It looks like the field is never shrink from the difficulties of a grown man in the military and thinking, " determine the battle" of Marshal Zhukov that his heart always goes imprinted in every step and each decision he has made in the marketplace.
As the leader of the Pacific Corporation, entrepreneur Phan Van Quy thought about how to put a sustainable development to the Company, creating a stable life of officials, employees of the Company and make practical contributions on the general development of the country.
Founded in 2001, Pacific Corporation has been more than 10 years of construction and development, it is also time to the business idea of Phan Van Quy becoming reality. With the dynamic seize opportunities, breakthroughs in the field to bring high economic efficiency, he has gradually built a flexible model group, extending from Real Estate Business, Industry and EPC. The scale of investment business activities of the Corporation is also developing across North, Central, South, with 18 units, including 6 subsidiaries and 12 affiliates.
Along with thinking must “read battle", the businessmen Phan Van Quy also resonates with the business tenet "do not put all your eggs in one basket". According to him, in order to adapt to the vagaries of the economy, the business must have more flexible options.
By now, many people still mention about the decision which was "hard to understand" by withdrawing from banking and securities sectors on 2008. During that period, those sectors were said to be the “land of gold”, documents for establishing the bank kept pouring to the State Bank. However, what happens after that showed the ability to "get to the battle" of entrepreneur Phan Van Quy. Nevertheless, he remains modest by saying that he has learnt from predecessors.
Over the past decade, with the direction of businessman Phan Van Quy, Pacific Corporation has selected leapfrog schemes, to cooperate with domestic and foreign groups to learn from their experience, technology, management skills in order to gradually asserted its position in the marketplace. Therefore, the Company's footprint has been confirmed by the investment projects which bring high economic efficiency: Urban Project Ha Phong, Vinh Tan 3 Thermal Power Project, Son My 1 Thermal Power project...
According to entrepreneur Phan Van Quy, the investment business needs to be associated with the State’s requirements in order to serve the national interests.
His mind was concretized by leading the Company to cooperate with strong foreign partners to invest in the construction of power projects to meet the power needs for economic and social development of the country, to help local businesses learn technology and technology transfer to proceed to master technology.
On 12 May 2013, the Consortium includes Pacific Corporation, Power Engineering Consulting Company 2 (PECC2), Doosan Heavy Industries Corporation (Korea) and Mitsubishi Corporation (Japan) has signed an EPC contract "Design, procurement, construction and installation project in Vinh Tan thermal power plant" with the project owner Generation Corporation 3 (GENCO3) of the Electricity of Vietnam (EVN), a contract worth up to $ 1.36 billion.
In this contract, Pacific Corporation undertakes to arrange support from foreign funds and carry out the procurement of ancillary equipment provided for the plant. From this perspective, a number of factories in the country would have provided conditions for project cargo, creating opportunities for Vietnam enterprises to improve their competitiveness as well as developments in the field of general contractor to create more jobs for workers.
It was the business mind to be associated with the national interest, entrepreneur Phan Van Quy also cherishes the Defense Industry projects for the country. He said that in early 2013, the Company has been awarded by the General Department of Defence a certificate of eligibility to participate in the defense industry. Currently, Pacific Corporation is continuing research to boost investment cooperation with strong partners around the world in the field of defense industry production.
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Voicing for businesses and entrepreneurs
As understood his mind, always want to make practical contributions to his homeland and the country even the smallest things, hence friends, teammates and his former leader General Dong Sy Nguyen - Command of Truong Son soldier supported, encouraged him to elect in the National Assembly. In 2011, entrepreneur Phan Van Quy became one of four independent candidates elected to the National Assembly 13. He has now been a member of the Law Committee of the National Assembly.
Deputy Phan Van Quy focused on research and analysis to practically contribute to the draft laws, especially laws relating to of the business, to the provisions of the attached law and more practical in reality.
Having the opportunity to witness a meeting with his assistant, lawyer for analysis and dissection of specific provisions in the Law on Enterprises, the more we feel the correction cycle, carefulness in his work.
Hence during the session of the 13th National Assembly, National Assembly Deputy Phan Van Quy, along with the other delegates have proposed suggestions relating to Procurement Law (as amended), Deposit Insurance Act, developing defense industry, maritime economy ...
From business operating practices, he is very close to actual contributions for the draft Investment Law and the Enterprise Law (as amended). According to Deputy Phan Van Quy, Investment Law (as amended) has highlighted 3 breakthrough strategies: institutional breakthrough, infrastructure breakthrough, breakthrough in human resources in order to ensure uniformity and investment policies cover all areas. Amending this Act is directly towards achieving economic efficiency, transfer of technology, assure security defense, meet the requirements of economic restructuring.
For the draft Enterprise Law (as amended), he said that the business environment needs to be transparent, to provide a legal framework for the operation of the private sector, to help standardize the management of the State and motivate private sector development. This sector will create jobs, contribute to the diversified picture for the economy, creating value and national brands.
As a founder of 3 charity organizations as: the Central Vietnam Disaster Prevention Support Fund, Vietnam Martyr Families Support Association, Nghe An Benevolent Foundation for the Gifted; on the board of the National Assembly, he has made proposals: The Fund for public charity to support the island fishermen at sea, where it will be expressing and patriotism of all classes of population towards the sacred island of the country; To establish the localization to create the link between manufacturers, domestic manufacturing competitiveness gradually into foreign markets, create more jobs for local workers; Additional proposed projects on Demonstrations Law and the Law on Defense Industry Program...
Talking to us, he said, participation in the National Assembly is also an opportunity to express the voice of the voters, the business community in a broader forum. Only about 2 months before the 8th Session, 13th National Assembly will take place. In this session, the National Assembly will continue to discuss and adopt a number of draft laws, including the Investment Law (as amended) and the Enterprise Law (as amended). "I will try to contribute as much as possible to this Bill," entrepreneur Phan Van Quy shared.
According to Ba Thu