Barry Lam

Name: Barry Lam

Born: 1949 in Shanghai, China

Computer-related contributions

• Founder and Chairman of Quanta Computer, a laptop manufacturer.
• 296th richest person in the world and 5th richest in Taiwan with a net worth of $4.2 billion (2012).
• Founded Kinpo, a manufacturer of handheld calculators (1973).

Honors and awards

• Honorary Doctorate, National Tsing Hua University (2012).
• Second Class Bright Star Medal' Taiwan Government (2006).
• Ranked 15th in the world's most admired computer companies by Fortune Magazine (2007).
• Quanta recognized as one of the Fortune Global 500 Companies by Fortune Magazine (2006).
• Entrepreneur of the Year, Ernst and Young (2005).
• One of '25 Managers of the Year', Business Week Magazine (2002).