Dr Kam became the Non-executive Chairman on 1 January 2026. He leads the Board in ensuring effective management and oversight of the Company’s business affairs, formulating the corporate strategy, upholding a sound corporate governance structure and evaluating the performance of the Executive Directorate.
Dr Kam started his career with the Company since 1995 and had held various management positions in the Operations, Projects and Chinese Mainland and International Business Units. He was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) on 1 April 2019, and became a Member of the Board since then. Before the CEO appointment, Dr Kam was the Operations Director between January 2011 and April 2016 and the Managing Director – Operations and Mainland Business from May 2016. He was also a Member of the Executive Directorate between January 2011 and December 2025.
Dr Kam is an Honorary Chairman of the International Association of Public Transport (UITP), a Vice Chairman of the General Committee of The Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce and a member of the board of directors of The Community Chest of Hong Kong.
Dr Kam qualified as a Chartered Engineer in the United Kingdom in 1989. He is a Council Member and a Chartered Fellow of The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in Hong Kong, a Council Member, a Fellow and a Professor of Practice of The Hong Kong Management Association, a Fellow of Hong Kong Academy of Engineering, a Corporate Member of each of The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers and the Institution of Mechanical Engineers in the United Kingdom, and a Chartered Fellow of The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health in the United Kingdom. Dr Kam 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, both in the United Kingdom. He was awarded an Honorary Fellowship by Vocational Training Council in 2021.