| |
MEDIA RELEASE
For Immediate Release
Great Eastern appoints two
experienced insurance practitioners to fill key positions
Singapore, 27 February 2008: Great
Eastern Holdings Ltd is pleased to announce the appointment of Fabian
Ng Chong How as Executive Vice President and Head of Regional Business
Development (RBD) for Indonesia and Vietnam, as well as Ben Tan
as Head of Customer Acquisition Division in Singapore. Both of them
report to Great Eastern’s Group CEO Tan Beng Lee.
Fabian, 42, who came on board on 2 January 2008, will work closely
with the local CEOs to provide leadership for the strategic growth
and development of PT Great Eastern Life Indonesia and Great Eastern
Life Vietnam.
A graduate from the University of Hawaii, USA, Fabian was awarded
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) with Honours. He was previously
the General Manager and Country Head for Greater China (including
China, Hong Kong and Taiwan) of ReMark Asia Pacific, Singapore.
Fabian also has extensive experience in both mature and emerging
markets in the insurance industry. He was with the life companies
of American International Group (AIG) for 15 years, where he held
different portfolios as the Life Insurance Country Manager in Brunei,
Profit Centre Manager for Singapore and Regional Profit Centre Manager
for the Middle East and China.
Ben, 38, also joined Great Eastern in January 2008. He will oversee
the nurturing and development of Great Eastern’s agency field
force of 2,200 life planners in Singapore.
Ben graduated with a Bachelor of Science (in Marketing and International
Business) from the Indiana University, USA, and is a Fellow of the
Life Management Institute. He brings with him a wealth of experience,
having been with AIA for more than 12 years. He was Vice President
of Agencies before he left the company to join Great Eastern.
For more information, please contact:
Boon-Gek Mudeliar
Head (Corporate Communications)
Tel: 6248 2215 or
email: Boon-GekMudeliar@lifeisgreat.com.sg
Margaret Lim
AVP (Corporate Communications)
Tel: 6248 2103 / 9735 3347 or
email: margaretlm@lifeisgreat.com.sg
|
