Voon San LAI, Value Partners Group
Mr. LAI Voon San is Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Value Partners. He is a senior member of the Group’s investment management team and leads portfolio management activities in the Singapore office. Mr. LAI began his career as an Analyst of Value Partners from 1994 to 1996, and re-joined the Group in July 2013. He was promoted to Deputy Chief Executive Officer in June 2015. Mr. LAI has over 20 years of experience in the industry with research expertise in the telecommunications and technology sectors. Prior to joining the Group, he was an Executive Director at Oppenheimer Investments Asia. Before that, he was Head of Asia TMT Research at MF Global, overseeing its Asian technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) research. He also held similar roles in both Standard Chartered Securities (formerly Cazenove Asia) and BNP Paribas Peregrine Securities. Prior to that, he worked at other financial firms, including Nomura and Bear Stearns, in the capacity of analyst and sales. Mr. LAI graduated from the University of California in Los Angeles with a Bachelor’s degree in Economics. He is a CFA charter holder.