Credit Suisse Head of Asia Technology to Join Xiaomi as CFO
- Alain Lam is said to join Xiaomi as soon as September
- Lam worked on public listings of Google, Alibaba, Pinduoduo
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One of Credit Suisse Group AG’s most prominent executives in Asia, Alain Lam, is joining Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi Corp as chief financial officer, according to people familiar with the matter.
Lam, head of the technology and media practice within Credit Suisse’s investment banking and capital markets group in Asia Pacific, will take on his new role as early as September, the people said, requesting not to be named because the appointment isn’t yet public. Xiaomi’s previous CFO, Chew Shou Zi, has already been appointed president of international operations.