Life Protection
Protect your loved ones’ future from life’s uncertainties.
Our People
Our people are the foundation of our success and the drivers of our promise to be Malaysia’s Real Life Company.
Ching Yew Chye @ Chng Yew Chye
Independent Non-Executive Director (Chairman)
Mr Ching holds a Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree from the University of London, UK. Mr Ching has extensive experience in retail and commercial banking as well as capital markets. Between 1997 and 2007, Mr. Ching assumed various regional senior management roles in Accenture, including the roles of Managing Partner of the Financial Services Industry Group-Asia, Geographic Council Chairman-Asia and Managing Partner for the South Asia Region.
Mohd Daruis Zainuddin
Independent Non-Executive Director
En. Mohd Daruis is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants as well as a Member of the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Malaysian Institute of Accountants and Chartered Tax Institute of Malaysia. He is the Sole Practitioner in an audit firm MDZ & Co. Encik Daruis was with Pricewaterhouse Coopers Malaysia between 1974 and 2004, when he held the position of Senior Partner. He was also a Member of the ACCA Malaysian Advisory Committee and Dewan Perniagaan Islam Malaysia Negeri Johor.
Anusha Thavarajah
Chief Executive Officer, AIA Bhd.
Anusha was appointed to head AIA Bhd. in June 2015. She is responsible for steering AIA, a leading life insurer in Malaysia with total assets worth RM51 billion, on its continuing journey of strong growth and transformation. In addition to the three main business lines – Agency, Partnership Distribution and Corporate Solutions, Anusha is also focused on driving the growth and development of AIA’s General insurance, Pension and Asset Management and Health Services units, as well as AIA PUBLIC Takaful Bhd.
Dato’ Wee Hoe Soon @ Gooi Hoe Soon
Independent Non-Executive Director
Dato’ Gooi is a member of the Malaysian Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Malaysian Institute of Accountants. He has over 30 years of experience in accounting and corporate finance. Apart from being the Finance Director of several private and public listed companies, Dato’ Gooi also assumed the Chairmanship in EON Bank Berhad (until May 2012) and Amity Bond Berhad, where he continues to helm the Board. He has also been instrumental in the successful implementation of several corporate exercises by public listed companies.
DR. Chong su-lin
Independent Non-Executive Director
Dr. Chong is a graduate from the Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine, London. She began her career in the National Health Services, UK, following which she took an MBA at the London Business School. This was followed by two years with Cambridge Pharma Consultancy, specialising in the field of pharmaco-economics. She has also served as Chief Executive Officer of Sunway Medical Centre Berhad and Prince Court Medical Centre Sdn. Bhd.
OUR EXCO
The AIA Bhd. EXCO is committed to ensuring that AIA's business in Malaysia delivers strong growth and meets the Company's Vision to be Malaysia’s first choice health, wealth and protection partner.
Anusha Thavarajah
Chief Executive Officer, AIA Bhd.
Anusha was appointed to head AIA Bhd. in June 2015. She is responsible for steering AIA, a leading life insurer in Malaysia with total assets worth RM51 billion, on its continuing journey of strong growth and transformation. In addition to the three main business lines – Agency, Partnership Distribution and Corporate Solutions, Anusha is also focused on driving the growth and development of AIA’s General insurance, Pension and Asset Management and Health Services units, as well as AIA PUBLIC Takaful Bhd.
Leong chee soong
Chief Agency Distribution Officer
Chee Soong has overall responsibility for driving AIA’s Premier Agency strategy in Malaysia with a clear focus on the recruitment of full-time Life Planners to drive AIA’s ambition of creating the largest and most productive sales force in the country.
Serrina Foo
Chief Partnership Distribution Officer
Serrina leads the expansion of AIA’s business growth through the Bancassurance and Direct Marketing channels, strengthening AIA’s relationship with our bank partners, in particular Public Bank Berhad and Citibank Berhad.
Sainthan Satyamoorthy
Chief Corporate Solutions Officer
Sainthan is tasked with driving AIA’s market leading Corporate Solutions’ business in Malaysia to the next level of success by leveraging AIA’s life planner force, broker network and direct sales team to meet the protection needs of employers and their employees.
Jamie Yu
Chief Officer of AIA Health Services Sdn. Bhd.
Jamie heads AIA’s in-house medical claims administrator, always ensuring that there is robust back-end support for AIA’s Corporate Solutions business and cashless access to care for individual card members. This is achieved through AIA Health Services’ Medical Call Centre operations, Claims Management and Care Management, which ensures quality and cost-effective patient care.
Heng Zee Wang
Deputy General Manager, Finance & Actuarial
Zee Wang provides strategic financial management leadership and advice to ensure the long-term stability of the Company. He has oversight over Finance, Actuarial, Procurement, Enterprise Risk Management, as well as Strategy & Business Planning.
Thomas Wong
Chief Human Resource Officer
Thomas is responsible for creating a strong talent pipeline in AIA to enhance decision-making and secure future growth. This is achieved through a heightened focus on talent, capabilities as well as creating and nurturing the optimum culture within AIA’s operations in Malaysia.
Eric chang
Chief Marketing Officer
Eric has the overall responsibility for developing and driving an integrated marketing strategy to bring to life AIA’s brand positioning The Real Life Company. This is achieved through key functions such as Brand and Digital, Corporate Communications, Commercial Marketing, Product Marketing, and AIA Vitality.
NG JIT SENG
Chief Customer Experience Officer
Jit Seng has overall responsibility for AIA’s customer service platforms and back-end operations. He is responsible for developing AIA’s customer experience blueprint together with the IT, Marketing and Sales teams to ensure strong links with the Company’s strategy and brand.
Datin Veronica Selvanayagy
General Counsel
Veronica leads our Legal, Compliance, Company Secretarial, Investigation, Corporate Security, Governance and Strategy functions for all AIA entities in Malaysia including AIA Bhd., AIA Shared Services Sdn Bhd and AIA Pension and Asset Management Sdn Bhd.
Elmie Aman Najas
Chief Executive Officer, AIA PUBLIC Takaful Bhd.
As the product innovator of Family Takaful products distributed by AIA’s extensive distribution network, AIA PUBLIC led by Elmie strives to maximise business synergies between AIA Bhd. and AIA PUBLIC to propel the family Takaful business to a leadership position in Malaysia.
Sandeep pandey
Chief Technology Officer
Sandeep oversees AIA Bhd.’s IT division, focusing on fostering an IT environment that drives and facilitates the use of proactive and leading edge technology, as well as integrated data analytics and intelligence platforms to sustain AIA’s strong business growth. He also plays a key role in formulating and supporting AIA’s digital transformation strategies and goals.
Chai Tze Siang
Chief Risk Officer
Tze Siang is responsible for recommending risk policies, risk tolerances and limits as well as providing guidance, clarification and monitoring compliance. He also provides independent and constructive challenge to the business lines on risk matters.
Emilee M. L. Yew
Chief Investment Officer
Emilee is responsible for developing AIA’s asset allocation strategies, implementing investment policies and processes as well as ensuring a robust risk management process for assets under management in Malaysia worth RM47 billion.