1. Building and Management Studies from the University of Westminster, London
2. Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
3. Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Building

Datuk Seri Yam had an illustrious career spanning more than 30 years in construction, real estate and corporate sectors, helming two (2) different award winning public listed property companies as their Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Managing Director prior to his retirement in 2008. He was also voted the CEO of the Year 2002 for Malaysia by American Express Corporate Services and Business Times.

Datuk Seri Yam was trained as a building engineer in the United Kingdom with various companies including the British Civil Service. Upon his return to Malaysia, he had served in various large organisations which were actively involved in the development of hotels, resorts, shopping malls, golf courses, international schools, residential and mixed developments in Malaysia, Australia, United Kingdom, Mauritius and South Africa.

He currently serves in various government and non-government organisations, including as  Chairman of InvestKL Corporation, the Immediate Past President of the Real Estate and Housing Developers Association and until recently a member of the Advisory Board to the City of Kuala Lumpur and a member of the NKEA Steering Committee for the transformation of Greater Kuala Lumpur and Klang Valley. He is also a member of the Board of Trustees of Standard Chartered Foundation and a Director of the British Malaysian Chamber of Commerce. He is also Independent Non-Executive Director of several public listed companies namely Sunway Berhad, Cahya Mata Sarawak Berhad and Paramount Corporation Berhad.

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