Dr. Charles LAM

Dr. Charles LAM
– Industrial Advisor, EQT Group
– Executive Chairman, Forest Logistics

https://www.linkedin.com/in/chazlam

Dr Charles Lam is an Industrial Advisor of EQT Group, focusing on the portfolio company Forest Logistics as Executive Chairman (a USD 1.2B China Logistics Fund managed by EQT Real Estate). Dr Lam was previously the Senior Advisor – Greater China after acting as Co-Head of APAC Diversified Funds in EQT Real Estate. Dr Lam worked for Baring Private Equity Asia (BPEA) Real Estate as Managing Director (also as an Investment Committee member), based in Hong Kong with primary focus on Greater China real estate investments from Nov 2011 until Oct 2022, when the company joined forces with EQT and was renamed BPEA EQT.

A veteran in Real Estate investment industry, Dr Lam was previously the Managing Director, Greater China of Pramerica Real Estate Investors (PREI, now renamed as PGIM), a subsidiary of Prudential Financial U.S., where he opened its Hong Kong office in 2007. During his 4-year stay with PREI, Dr Lam has completed over US$1 billion of real estate investments, refinancing, and disposition projects in China and in Hong Kong. Prior experiences included working at China Ping An Trust, AIG Global Real Estate, and Sun Hung Kai Properties Group.

Dr Lam received a Doctor of Business Administration degree (DBA) from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and an MBA in Finance from Cleveland State University, Ohio, USA. Dr Lam is a CFA charter holder and a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (FRICS). Besides, Dr Lam is the Permanent Honorary President of the China Real Estate Chamber of Commerce Hong Kong & International Chapter (CRECCHKI), an Advisor of Our Hong Kong Foundation (OHKF), a Co-opted Member of the Public Private Partnership Projects Committee of the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority (WKCDA), and a Professor of Practice (Real Estate) of the Hong Kong PolyU’s Building and Real Estate Department.