Chairman of DCH to Deliver Distinguished Entrepreneurial Lecture

Shau-wai Lam, chairman of Dah Chong Hong Trading Corporation (DCH), will deliver the 11th Annual Richard M. Clark Distinguished Entrepreneurial Lecture, “Branding for Success,” on Tuesday, May 5, in Hennessy Hall, College at Florham. The event is free and open to the public.

In 1977, DCH began to venture into automobile retailing with its first dealership, Paramus Honda. Lam was responsible for the start-up of DCH Gardena Honda and DCH Tustin Acura, both of which became the top national-ranking dealerships of their respective franchises. Since his appointment as president in 1998, Lam has continued to lead the expansion of DCH to 25 dealerships in California, New Jersey, New York and Connecticut with annual sales surpassing $1.83 billion in 2008. It is the largest automobile retailer in New Jersey.

Shau-wai Lam

Lam’s lecture is free and open to the public; however, registration is required. It is part of the Richard M. Clarke Distinguished Entrepreneurial Lecture Series and made possible through a generous endowment by Richard Clarke, president of CE Partners, LLC.

Lam received the 2006 Ellis Island Medal of Honor, the Ernst & Young 2007 New Jersey Entrepreneur of the Year Award for Retail/Distribution Services, the 2004 National Association of Minority Automobile Dealers’ Lifetime Achievement Award, the 2005 Newsweek Magazine Dealer of the Year Finalist Award and the 2008 U.S. Department of Commerce Certificate of Appreciation.

He is a graduate of Purdue University with bachelor’s and master’s degrees in mathematics. Lam also holds an MBA from New York University and received a Distinguished Science Alumnus Award from Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind., in 2004. Lam and his wife, Marie, reside in New Jersey and are very active in supporting organizations that provide health, educational, cultural and community services.

Following a reception at 6 p.m., an awards ceremony for the winners of the 2009 New Jersey Student (Collegiate) Entrepreneur competition will be held at 6:45 p.m. The lecture will begin promptly at 7:15 p.m.

For more information about the event or to register contact the Rothman Institute of Entrepreneurial Studies at (973) 443-8842 or go to http://rothmandistinguishedentrepreneur.eventbrite.com/ .