James Lee
Founder and Managing Director
1976
Joined the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) as an electrical technician
1981
- ROD-ed from the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN)
- Joined Tasin Electric Co. Pte. Ltd. as a sales executive
Tasin Electric has been absorbed by Lim Kim Hai Electric
1983
- Left Tasin Electric Pte Ltd
- Joined Diethlem & Co. Ltd. as a sales engineer
- Began part-time Diploma in Marketing & Sales from Marketing Institute of Singapore
Diethlem & Co. Ltd is now DKSH (DiethelmKellerSiberHegner)
1986
Graduated with Diploma in Marketing & Sales from Marketing Institute of Singapore
1988
- Left Diethlem & Co. Ltd
- Joined Intraco Ltd as a sales engineer
- Began studying for Chartered Institute of Marketing, UK (IMuk)
1989
- Graduated with Chartered Institute of Marketing, UK (IMuk)
- Got his first son, Jonavan
1991
- Left Intraco Ltd
- Joined Vossloh Schwabe as the pioneering regional sales manager
- Began studying part-time for his Business Degree
1994
- Left Vossloh Schawbe
- Joined Magnetek Asia Pacific as Regional Sales Manager
- Founded Compolite Pte Ltd with partners
1996
- Graduated with Bachelor of Business from Australia’s Charles-Sturt University
- Left Magnetek Asia Pacific
- Joined Compolite Pte Ltd full-time with partners
2000
- Bought all the shares back from his partners, taking 100% ownership of Compolite
- Sales peaked with a turnover of SGD$3m with a staff strength of 6 people
2008
Took over chairmanship of charity “Touching Young Lives International”
2014
- General Manager of LightPartner Far East from 2014 to 2017
- Managed the sales & operations of the Singapore office
2016
Graduated with Masters in Ministry, Colorado Theological Seminary