Our trustees

Duncan Macrae is Professor of Practice in Paediatric Care at Imperial College London. He is a specialist in children’s intensive care at Sidra Medicine, Qatar, and honorary consultant at Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.

He has over 30 years of experience as a doctor in children’s intensive care, having previously worked at Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, and the Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia. He has led developments and clinical trials in many areas, including neonatal ECMO and the use of inhaled nitric oxide. Duncan is a former President of the International Paediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Society, serves on the editorial boards of several international professional journals, and has published extensively in books and journals.

Duncan has first-hand experience of medical practice in Vietnam, having worked as part of an international cardiac surgical team there in 2006. He has been a Newborns Vietnam trustee since the early days and is a passionate advocate of ensuring that the charity always aims to build sustainable capacity.

Suzanna Lubran is the Executive Director of Newborns Vietnam, a charity she founded in 2011 after a chance meeting with a remarkable Vietnamese doctor who inspired her mission to reduce newborn deaths in Vietnam. Under her leadership, Newborns Vietnam has established successful neonatal postgraduate and newborn resuscitation training programs for doctors, nurses, and midwives ac ross the country. Suzanna’s dedication to improving outcomes for newborn infants in Vietnam was recognised in 2019 when she was awarded the Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE).
Before founding Newborns Vietnam, Suzanna played a pivotal role in the UK Government’s Private Finance Initiative, overseeing the procurement of new schools and hospitals, and led the restoration and re-planning of St Martin-in-the-Fields in Trafalgar Square.
With seventeen years of experience in Vietnam, Suzanna has worked closely with the Ministry of Health and public hospitals to understand the specific needs for specialist medical education. She is also deeply involved in the charity’s sports fundraising program, balancing her commitment to Newborns Vietnam with an active and healthy lifestyle.

Bang Trinh is the co-founder of 20in20 Partners, an investment and advisory firm focused on supporting Vietnam’s growth towards becoming a top 20 global economy. He brings a wealth of experience from his time as Group CFO and Chief Strategy and Corporate Development Officer at Techcombank, where he played a key role in the bank’s 2018 IPO, the largest banking IPO in Southeast Asia.

Bang has a strong entrepreneurial background as the co-founder of Sunrise Events Vietnam, which introduced the IRONMAN triathlon series to Vietnam and organizes the Techcombank Ho Chi Minh City International Marathon, the country’s largest marathon. He currently serves as Chairman of Galaxy EE, a Vietnamese entertainment and online education business, and is a Senior Advisor to PAG, an Asia-focused alternative investment firm.

His earlier career includes senior roles at Morgan Stanley and experience working in his family’s real estate business in Virginia. Bang holds a Bachelor of Science in Systems Engineering from the University of Virginia, where he also served two terms on the Board of Managers of its Alumni Association.

Bang is committed to giving back through his work on the boards of Newborns Vietnam and Devotion to Children, a U.S.-based nonprofit dedicated to providing quality early education and childcare for economically challenged families. He is also a member of YPO Vietnam and resides in Ho Chi Minh City with his family.

Nguyen Hoanh Tien is Senior Vice President at MoMo. He has more than 25 years of experience in the technology industry with many senior leadership roles at MoMo, Seedcom and VNG. Throughout his career, Tien has developed many initiatives to combine business, technology and social impact, such as UpRace, GivingLunch and MoMo Donation-by-Purchase.

He co-founded the USGuide and Connek volunteer networks and supported institutionalization of Vong Tay Be Ban charity group. He is actively coaching volunteer network members and young tech entrepreneurs.

Nick Robinson is a UK and Vietnam registered Architect who for the past eight years has been focusing on the development and design of hospitals in Vietnam and the wider Asian region, currently as Managing Director of Phu Hoang Long JSC.
In addition to his experience in building design, construction and management, he has a long history of successful delivery of innovative social and economic development initiatives, ranging from housing management co-operatives to employment and training projects for the socially excluded.

From his involvement in Vietnam over the past twenty plus years, he has been witness to the massive changes underway in the country, and understands how important targeted support from organisations such as Newborns Vietnam can be to those working to develop and improve the services available to the people.

Desmond is Group Head of Corporate Finance and Investor Relations at AMINA Bank, a Swiss bank with offices in Asia and the Middle East. Prior to this he was Head of Corporate and Business Development for a boutique managerment consulting firm in London. He previously worked at HSBC for 15 years in their New York, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Singapore, Dubai and Athens offices holding a variety of roles, predominantly within the Corporate and Investment Bank.

Desmond first raised funds for Newborns in 2017 on one of the fundraising bicycle rides in Vietnam and has since returned as a fundraiser and ride captain. Desmond became a member of the board of Newborns in 2018.

Martin joined Edrington in December 2002 and has overseen Edrington’s operations in the Asia-Pacific region since. Currently based in Singapore, Martin has oversight of Edrington’s wholly-owned operations in China, Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan as well as its partnerships in Japan, India, South East Asia, Australia & New Zealand.

After completing his education in Edinburgh, Scotland, Martin spent four years with the elite Royal Marine Commandos, followed by another four years as a police officer with the Surrey Constabulary in the UK. He then enjoyed a varied career with Bulmers plc, the world’s largest producer of cider. Among other roles, he was appointed as General Manager of Bulmers South Africa Pty Ltd, the company’s first joint venture outside of the UK.

Martin is married to Ling and is the proud father of Maximilian and Oliver.

Professor Associate Professor Khu Khanh Dung former Vice Director of Vietnam National Children’s Hospital, Vice-Chairman of Vietnam Association of Paediatrics, Chairman of Association of Perinatal and Neonatal and Honoured Professor of Kanazawa University, Japan, has recently joined the Board. She has actively supported Newborns Vietnam over many years. She is regarded as an exceptional role model for women in medicine and is widely respected as a visionary neonatologist throughout
Vietnam.

Nguyen Ngoc Long is the Executive Director of Hong Ngoc General Hospital, one of the prestigious private hospitals in Hanoi. After five years working for JPMorgan Chase & Co in Department of Stock Technology products in London – UK, he decided to return to Vietnam and started the process of expanding Hong Ngoc Hospital. His most recent academic achievement is his completion of a Masters Degrees for Health Operations Management at Darthmouth University, USA.

Besides running Hong Ngoc Hospital, he spends most of his time on charity activities for the purpose of community development. He is currently the Chief Financial Officer of Facing the World, a UK charity organization that works for helping patients with severe craniofacial deformities. In addition, he is also the co-founder of NOUY – the organisation of health nurturing for children in Vietnam. Moreover, with a passion for sports, especially Marathons, he also operates as the medical
sponsor for Marathon champions across Vietnam, such as Vietnam Trail Marathon, Vietnam Jungle Marathon and other prestigious sports events.