HDS nominates Philipp Roesler, a former German Deputy Prime Minister of Vietnamese origin, as an additional independent board member for the 2025-2030 term, with a written shareholder vote planned for October since no other nominations were received by October 5. He previously served as Minister of Health, Minister of Economics and Technology, and Deputy Prime Minister in 2011-2013, and has been an independent board member of Vietjet since 2025. The nomination comes as HDS prepares to offer nearly 121.8 million shares in Q4 2026 (about 11.11% of shares outstanding), raising charter capital from about 10,961 billion dong to about 12,179 billion dong, with proceeds allocated 60% to margin lending, 10% to advances on stock sales and 30% to valuable papers. The company plans to list on HoSE, or register for UPCoM if it does not meet listing requirements. Separately, SSI Research forecasts HDBank pre-tax profit of 7,000 billion dong in Q3 2026, up 48% from 4,735 billion dong a year earlier.
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