Albert Lam is a respected veteran in the
automotive and technology industries. Throughout his career, Mr. Lam has been
recognized for his ability to position companies for growth through new business
development and long-term financial stability. Mr. Lam’s highly entrepreneurial
career path directing high growth projects and transitioning business
opportunities for leading global corporations and automotive organizations has
uniquely positioned him to lead Detroit Electric.
Before founding Detroit Electric, Mr. Lam was the former
Chief Executive Officer of Lotus Engineering Group and Executive Director of the
Lotus Group International for five years. During his tenure, Mr. Lam was
responsible for defining the vision, strategy and driving growth for the Lotus
Engineering Group worldwide. Under his direction, Mr. Lam re-aligned the
company’s global businesses and operations to deliver better efficiency and
complimentary services, which facilitated the growth and profitability of the
organization. His key accomplishments included bringing the business back to
profitability, expanding the business to US, India and China and winning major
external contracts from both established and emerging OEMs around the world.
Prior to joining Lotus, Mr. Lam served as Managing Director
of Apple Computer in Asia (2001-2003) where he is recognized for raising the
company’s presence in the region. During his tenure, Mr. Lam oversaw Apple’s
regional sales, marketing and related functions. During his tenure, he
introduced key initiatives which redefined Apple’s business model in the retail,
education and bio-tech areas, as well as solidifying strategic partnerships with
key businesses and government bodies. At Apple, Mr. Lam was able to grow the
business by 150% year-on-year, making Asia one of the fastest growing regions
for Apple and making Apple one of the most profitable organizations among the
Asia Pacific region. Prior to his appointment at Apple Computer, Mr. Lam
distinguished himself as the youngest Regional Director of Sun Microsystems and
Sun Professional Services for South Asia. At the age of 33, he built and
developed the professional services portion of the organization from a four
person team to a multinational corporation with a staff of 150; covering
Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, India, and Thailand. Within his tenure, Mr.
Lam elevated the Sun Microsystems profile and growing the business to attract
clients including Maybank, UBS, DBS, Standard Charter and many other major
telecommunication companies around the region. At Sun Microsystems, Mr. Lam
results included Sun Microsystems becoming the most profitable and award winning
professional services organization within Asia Pacific.
Before joining Sun Microsystems, Mr. Lam served as Director
of Consulting for Inference International Ltd, in the Asia Pacific region. The
internationally recognized firm spanned clients from Asia to Europe providing
leadership consulting for business development, project management and systems
architecture. During his appointment at Inference, Mr. Lam provided consultancy
to clients like Ford Motor Company, Nokia, Gateway 2000, GE, AT&T and Proton
Cars among others.
Professional experiences also include holding technical
engineering positions in renowned companies such as Jaguar, Land Rover, Ford,
and Gaydon Technology.
Mr. Lam has a Masters of Science degree in robotics and
manufacturing from Coventry University in the UK.
While Mr. Lam believes that the journey of an entrepreneur
is definitely paved with challenges and opportunities, he also considers the
integral ingredient to achieving success in all entrepreneurs must be focus and
integrity.