Nang Lang Kham

Nang Lang Kham (Burmese: နန်းလိုင်ခမ်း; born 1 June 1988) is a Burmese businesswoman and philanthropist.[1] She is a Deputy CEO of Kanbawza Bank, and the executive director of the Kanbawza Group,[2] a major business conglomerate founded by her father, Aung Ko Win.[3][4][5] Nang is also known for her philanthropic work as the co-founder and chair of the Brighter Future Myanmar Foundation, one of the biggest contributors to social and community development in Myanmar which supports heath, education, poverty reduction and youth empowerment.[6]

Nang Lang Kham
နန်းလိုင်ခမ်း
Born (1988-06-01) 1 June 1988
Taunggyi, Shan State, Myanmar
NationalityBurmese
Alma materUniversity of Sydney
National University of Singapore
Occupation(s)Businesswoman, philanthropist
Known forDeputy CEO of Kanbawza Bank
Co-founder and chair of Brighter Future Myanmar Foundation
Parent(s)Aung Ko Win
Nang Than Htwe
AwardsState Excellence Award (2015)
Job Creation for Differently-abled Persons Award (2016)
Woman of Excellence Award (2016)
Promising Young Banker Award (2017)
Social Commitment Award (2017)
Eminent Business Alumni Award (2018)

She was named one of the Women to Watch by Forbes Asia, and Inspiring Women of Burma, Champions for Change[7] and Newsmakers of the Year 2016[8] by The Irrawaddy.[1][9]

Early life and education

Nang Lang Kham was born on 1 June 1988 in Taunggyi, Shan State, Myanmar to parents Aung Ko Win, a business tycoon and Nang Than Htwe. At the age of 14, she moved to Singapore to study in a boarding school. She holds a Master's Degree in Management from University of Sydney and Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration from National University of Singapore.[10]

Career

In 2008, she went to areas hit by Cyclone Nargis to support cyclone victims. Visiting the camps and meeting the people that lost their homes and families has motivated her and her sister, Nang Kham Noung, to establish the foundation – Brighter Future Myanmar (BFM), the social initiative arm of the KBZ Group.[11]

Nang started her business career in 2011, as part of the founding team of Air KBZ, obtaining a Diploma in Airline Management from IATA in Singapore and later being appointed Executive Director of Aviation and Financial Businesses. She also created jobs in Kanbawza Bank for differently-abled persons. She organized free medical treatment for children with cleft lips and cleft palate, and she conducted gender education for bank staff.

In March 2016, she was an invited speaker at the Most Powerful Women Asia Summit in Hong Kong, hosted by Fortune.[1]

In 2017, Nang was promoted to Deputy CEO of the bank.[12] She has been selected to participate in the Huawei Future Shapers Project.[11] She became a member of the Executive Committee of Myanmar Young Entrepreneurs Association.[13]

Awards

In 2015, Nang has been awarded the State Excellence Award by the President of Myanmar in 2015. [14]

In 2016, she won the Euromoney Achievement Award for CSR 2015, Job Creation for Differently-abled Persons Award presented by the Social Welfare Relief and Resettlement Awards, and Woman of Excellence Award presented by the Taunggyi Association (Yangon).[15] She was also recognised by Forbes Magazine as Asia's Woman To Watch 2016.[16]

In 2017, she has been awarded the Promising Young Banker Award presented by The Asian Banker, which recognises top bankers in Asia under the age of 40.[16] She won the Luhmu Htoochon (Social Commitment Award) (First Stage) presented by Shan State Government on the 70th anniversary of the Shan State Day, February 7, 2017.[14]

In 2018, she received the Eminent Business Alumni Award 2018 from the National University of Singapore.[17]

References
  1. "Inspiring Women of Burma". The Irrawaddy. 19 March 2016.
  2. Gluckman, Ron (4 October 2017). "A Family Of Entrepreneurs Has Built KBZ Into a Finance Powerhouse In Myanmar". Forbes.
  3. Heredia, Mariana de (18 January 2020). "A woman in front: the pioneering vision of Nang Lang Kham". Myanmore Magazine.
  4. "Doing business with loving-kindness". The Business Times. 14 January 2020.
  5. "Nang takes Myanmar's KBZ Group to new heights". World Finance. 3 September 2014.
  6. "KBZ's Nang Lang Kham: 'Women Are Taking a Lead Role'". The Irrawaddy. 22 July 2015.
  7. Scott, Mary E. "Asia's Power Businesswomen, 2016: Ones To Watch". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
  8. "Newsmakers of the Year". The Irrawaddy. 29 December 2016.
  9. "Hopes & Dreams". The Myanmar Times. 20 March 2020.
  10. "Banking on change". China Daily HK. 23 February 2019.
  11. "Moving forward with courage, metta and perseverance". The Myanmar Times. 14 December 2018.
  12. "KBZ Bank Appoints New CEO". Myanmar Insider. 19 June 2017.
  13. "NANG LANG KHAM". Business Coalition for Gender Equality.
  14. "Honouring outstanding women". Mizzima. 4 March 2017.
  15. "BFM's Chairperson Presented Woman Of Excellence Award By Taunggyi Association". Global New Light of Myanmar. 26 July 2016.
  16. "Nang Laung Kham Wins Promising Young Banker Award". Global New Light Of Myanmar. 12 June 2017.
  17. "NUS Confers Alumni Award On Deputy CEO Of KBZ - Global New Light Of Myanmar". Global New Light of Myanmar. 9 November 2018.
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