Peter Yam joined Emerson Electric in 1986 and is currently President of Emerson Greater China and Chairman of Emerson Electric (China) Holdings Co., Ltd.

Peter Yam has been instrumental in Emerson’s investments in China. He led the efforts in setting up Emerson’s 1st manufacturing operation in Bao’an, China in 1992 and subsequently the Emerson Electric (China) Holdings or EECH in Shanghai in 1993. Over 12,000 employees in China today, Emerson has 30 legal entities in the country, including 23 wholly-owned enterprises and 7 JV’s, mostly in the form of manufacturing operations. Peter Yam has been chairman of EECH since its inception (1993).

Peter Yam holds a bachelors degree in electrical engineering from the University of Hong Kong and an MBA from the University of Chicago. He is currently a member of the Board of Directors of Hong Kong Science & Technology Parks Corporation, a member of the Suzhou Industrial Park International Advisory Committee, a Vice-President of the American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong and also chairman of its China Business Committee.