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Director of Strategic Programs, Microsoft Malaysia
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Andrew Lau is a Director of Strategic Programs for Microsoft in Malaysia, where he is tasked to support business imperatives of leading enterprises and the maturing digital initiatives that are of national priority in Malaysia.
His key responsibilities include driving successful customer outcomes, delivering business value through innovation, as well as helping companies and governments digitally transform to deliver impact. In addition, he establishes partnership with both public and private enterprises to drive digital resilience and AI innovations in Malaysia. As an end goal, he takes charge to ensure customers, the government, and partners get the best of their technological investments and experience to improve how they work.
Andrew has over 20 years of working experience in the Telco and IT industry, with exposure across Asia Pacific and Japan regions. In those 20 years, he has held leadership positions in HP and Agilent Technologies. Prior to joining Microsoft, he was the General Manager for Cloud Platforms at Oracle Malaysia.
Since joining Microsoft in 2018, Andrew has leveraged his strong track record and experience across cloud platforms and consulting services to help Microsoft lead the business transformation dialogue in Malaysia. He is also a regular speaker on public forums in the areas of digital resilience, datacenters, sustainability, and AI.
He holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical Engineering and Bachelor of Science in Electrical & Electronics Engineering from the University of London. Outside of work, he enjoys taking long hikes and travelling with his family.
