Jacob Kam Chak-pui

Biography

 Dr Jacob Kam Chak-pui, 55, has been the Managing Director - Operations and Mainland Business since 1 May 2016 and a Member of the Executive Directorate since January 2011.  He is responsible for overseeing the Company’s transport operations in Hong Kong and its rail and property businesses in the Mainland of China. In addition, Dr Kam is responsible for overseeing railway operations standards and ensuring mutual learning of best practices among all the Company’s railway operations globally.  He joined the Company in 1995 and had held various management positions in Operations, Projects and China & International Business Divisions. Dr Kam was the Operations Director between January 2011 and April 2016. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Southampton, and a doctoral degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of London (University College London), both in the United Kingdom.  Dr Kam qualified as a chartered engineer in the United Kingdom in 1989.  He is a corporate member of both the Institution of Mechanical Engineers in the United Kingdom and The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers.  Dr Kam is also a chartered fellow of The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health in the United Kingdom and of The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in Hong Kong.  He is the chairman of the Regional and Suburban Railways Assembly of the International Association of Public Transport (UITP) and a member of Vocational Training Council. Dr Kam is also a director of some of the members of the Company’s group.  

Research Interest

 Civil Engineering