Alain Lam has over 20 years of investment banking experience. Wang Xiang was subsequently appointed as the acting CFO since April 2020
Xiaomi Corporation (Xiaomi), has announced the appointment of Alain Lam as the group’s vice president and chief financial officer. Lam, appointed on August 26, will be responsible for coordinating and managing the Group’s financial work and report to CEO Lei Jun and President Wang Xiang.
Lam, aged 46, received his master’s degree in engineering from the University of Oxford. He has over 20 years of investment banking experience and previously served as a managing director and the head of technology, media, and telecom in the investment banking and capital markets department of Credit Suisse in the Asia Pacific. Prior to this, he was a managing director at Morgan Stanley covering equity capital markets for technology, media, and telecom in the Asia Pacific.
On 29 November 2019, Xiaomi announced its Executive Director, Senior Vice President, and former CFO Mr. Chew Shou Zi to take the role of President of International of the Group by job rotation and continue to serve in his capacity as an Executive Director and Senior Vice President. Mr. Wang Xiang was subsequently appointed as the acting CFO since April 10, 2020, until the CFO Search Committee has located a suitable candidate to serve as the CFO.
Xiaomi’s investment in China-based companies
Xiaomi has been investing into China-based technology companies recently. It invested CNY 134 million (Approx $20 million) in China-based Dalian Zhiyun Automation Company. The latter is a manufacturer of foldable displays, OLEDs, LCDs and mini-LED technologies. Xiaomi will be getting a 5.63 per cent share of the company’s total in return of the investment made.
Similarly, the company recently invested in chip design company SmartSens. It specialises in the design of CMOS sensing chips. Interestingly, the company had earlier received investment from a fund operated by Huawei.
Xiaomi is a constituent of the Hang Seng Index, Hang Seng China Enterprises Index and Hang Seng TECH Index.
