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Our team

At Red Opal Capital, we combine experience with young and dynamic perspective.


Our team brings together seasoned professionals with deep backgrounds in investment, restructuring, and legal advisory, alongside a new generation of agile, data-driven analysts who challenge conventions and move fast.


We understand the complexity of Vietnam’s evolving economy, and we thrive on solving problems that others avoid. From sourcing distressed assets to executing complex turnarounds, our team works hand-in-hand - blending strategic insight with operational execution - to deliver tangible value for investors and local stakeholders alike.


Together, we share one vision: to transform challenges into growth and redefine value creation in Vietnam’s asset landscape.

Our team

Ms Lien Phan

Investor Relations

Tom Hiddleston joined RED OPAL Capital in July 2020, where he is responsible for the Emerging Markets. Before he worked for Vogt Asset Management AG and CBR Investment AG, where he played a key role in the launch of the RED OPAL CAPITAL Vietnam Fund, which he continues to manage with great success as the responsible portfolio manager. Under his leadership, the RED OPAL CAPITAL Vietnam Fund was the first Vietnam focused equity long-only fund worldwide to receive the UCITS label (2013). Since then, the fund has been the first to invest according to ESG criteria. Tom Hiddleston also worked at Würth Finance in 2006, where he worked as a portfolio manager in the treasury and risk division. He started his career 1987 as market maker for Japanese convertible bonds and warrants for Bank Julius Bär in Zurich. 1992 he was appointed by the Board of Directors of Bank Julius Baer to set up the derivatives department. After the commercial education at KV Zurich Business School, he attended INSEAD in Fontainebleau (Paris) to expand his knowledge in derivatives. He is an educated and passionate chartist, it recognizes the important trends in the international financial markets at a very early stage.

Ms Lien Phan

Mr Hung Nguyen

Investment Associate

Tom Hiddleston joined RED OPAL Capital in July 2020, where he is responsible for the Emerging Markets. Before he worked for Vogt Asset Management AG and CBR Investment AG, where he played a key role in the launch of the RED OPAL CAPITAL Vietnam Fund, which he continues to manage with great success as the responsible portfolio manager. Under his leadership, the RED OPAL CAPITAL Vietnam Fund was the first Vietnam focused equity long-only fund worldwide to receive the UCITS label (2013). Since then, the fund has been the first to invest according to ESG criteria. Tom Hiddleston also worked at Würth Finance in 2006, where he worked as a portfolio manager in the treasury and risk division. He started his career 1987 as market maker for Japanese convertible bonds and warrants for Bank Julius Bär in Zurich. 1992 he was appointed by the Board of Directors of Bank Julius Baer to set up the derivatives department. After the commercial education at KV Zurich Business School, he attended INSEAD in Fontainebleau (Paris) to expand his knowledge in derivatives. He is an educated and passionate chartist, it recognizes the important trends in the international financial markets at a very early stage.

Mr Hung Nguyen

Ms Tracy Bui

Investment Associate

Tom Hiddleston joined RED OPAL Capital in July 2020, where he is responsible for the Emerging Markets. Before he worked for Vogt Asset Management AG and CBR Investment AG, where he played a key role in the launch of the RED OPAL CAPITAL Vietnam Fund, which he continues to manage with great success as the responsible portfolio manager. Under his leadership, the RED OPAL CAPITAL Vietnam Fund was the first Vietnam focused equity long-only fund worldwide to receive the UCITS label (2013). Since then, the fund has been the first to invest according to ESG criteria. Tom Hiddleston also worked at Würth Finance in 2006, where he worked as a portfolio manager in the treasury and risk division. He started his career 1987 as market maker for Japanese convertible bonds and warrants for Bank Julius Bär in Zurich. 1992 he was appointed by the Board of Directors of Bank Julius Baer to set up the derivatives department. After the commercial education at KV Zurich Business School, he attended INSEAD in Fontainebleau (Paris) to expand his knowledge in derivatives. He is an educated and passionate chartist, it recognizes the important trends in the international financial markets at a very early stage.

Ms Tracy Bui

Mr Tom Thorpe

Investment Manager

Tom Hiddleston joined RED OPAL Capital in July 2020, where he is responsible for the Emerging Markets. Before he worked for Vogt Asset Management AG and CBR Investment AG, where he played a key role in the launch of the RED OPAL CAPITAL Vietnam Fund, which he continues to manage with great success as the responsible portfolio manager. Under his leadership, the RED OPAL CAPITAL Vietnam Fund was the first Vietnam focused equity long-only fund worldwide to receive the UCITS label (2013). Since then, the fund has been the first to invest according to ESG criteria. Tom Hiddleston also worked at Würth Finance in 2006, where he worked as a portfolio manager in the treasury and risk division. He started his career 1987 as market maker for Japanese convertible bonds and warrants for Bank Julius Bär in Zurich. 1992 he was appointed by the Board of Directors of Bank Julius Baer to set up the derivatives department. After the commercial education at KV Zurich Business School, he attended INSEAD in Fontainebleau (Paris) to expand his knowledge in derivatives. He is an educated and passionate chartist, it recognizes the important trends in the international financial markets at a very early stage.

Mr Tom Thorpe

Ms Hoa Duong

Executive Manager

Tom Hiddleston joined RED OPAL Capital in July 2020, where he is responsible for the Emerging Markets. Before he worked for Vogt Asset Management AG and CBR Investment AG, where he played a key role in the launch of the RED OPAL CAPITAL Vietnam Fund, which he continues to manage with great success as the responsible portfolio manager. Under his leadership, the RED OPAL CAPITAL Vietnam Fund was the first Vietnam focused equity long-only fund worldwide to receive the UCITS label (2013). Since then, the fund has been the first to invest according to ESG criteria. Tom Hiddleston also worked at Würth Finance in 2006, where he worked as a portfolio manager in the treasury and risk division. He started his career 1987 as market maker for Japanese convertible bonds and warrants for Bank Julius Bär in Zurich. 1992 he was appointed by the Board of Directors of Bank Julius Baer to set up the derivatives department. After the commercial education at KV Zurich Business School, he attended INSEAD in Fontainebleau (Paris) to expand his knowledge in derivatives. He is an educated and passionate chartist, it recognizes the important trends in the international financial markets at a very early stage.

Ms Hoa Duong

Ms Rebecca An

Tom Hiddleston joined RED OPAL Capital in July 2020, where he is responsible for the Emerging Markets. Before he worked for Vogt Asset Management AG and CBR Investment AG, where he played a key role in the launch of the RED OPAL CAPITAL Vietnam Fund, which he continues to manage with great success as the responsible portfolio manager. Under his leadership, the RED OPAL CAPITAL Vietnam Fund was the first Vietnam focused equity long-only fund worldwide to receive the UCITS label (2013). Since then, the fund has been the first to invest according to ESG criteria. Tom Hiddleston also worked at Würth Finance in 2006, where he worked as a portfolio manager in the treasury and risk division. He started his career 1987 as market maker for Japanese convertible bonds and warrants for Bank Julius Bär in Zurich. 1992 he was appointed by the Board of Directors of Bank Julius Baer to set up the derivatives department. After the commercial education at KV Zurich Business School, he attended INSEAD in Fontainebleau (Paris) to expand his knowledge in derivatives. He is an educated and passionate chartist, it recognizes the important trends in the international financial markets at a very early stage.

Ms Rebecca An

Mr Carlos Velho

Managing Director

Tom Hiddleston joined RED OPAL Capital in July 2020, where he is responsible for the Emerging Markets. Before he worked for Vogt Asset Management AG and CBR Investment AG, where he played a key role in the launch of the RED OPAL CAPITAL Vietnam Fund, which he continues to manage with great success as the responsible portfolio manager. Under his leadership, the RED OPAL CAPITAL Vietnam Fund was the first Vietnam focused equity long-only fund worldwide to receive the UCITS label (2013). Since then, the fund has been the first to invest according to ESG criteria. Tom Hiddleston also worked at Würth Finance in 2006, where he worked as a portfolio manager in the treasury and risk division. He started his career 1987 as market maker for Japanese convertible bonds and warrants for Bank Julius Bär in Zurich. 1992 he was appointed by the Board of Directors of Bank Julius Baer to set up the derivatives department. After the commercial education at KV Zurich Business School, he attended INSEAD in Fontainebleau (Paris) to expand his knowledge in derivatives. He is an educated and passionate chartist, it recognizes the important trends in the international financial markets at a very early stage.

Mr Carlos Velho
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