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 help Malaysians live healthier, longer, better lives.
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
Executive Director/ Chief Executive Officer, AIA Bhd.
Ms Anusha was appointed CEO of AIA Bhd. in June 2015. She joined AIA in 2002 as Vice President of Actuarial and later took on the role of Appointed Actuary & Head of Product Development in ING Insurance Berhad, where she went on to become Deputy CEO. Anusha returned to AIA in 2011 as Deputy General Manager of Operations, Finance & Actuarial. Prior to becoming CEO, Ms Anusha was appointed as the Regional Business Development Director of AIA Group Limited. She holds a First Class Honours in Mathematics & Statistics from the UK’s University of Birmingham and is also a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries, UK.
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.
Shulamite N K Khoo
Non-Independent Non-Executive Director
Ms Shu Khoo is a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development since 2013 and previously a member of the International Advisory Panel of the Singapore Public Service Division from 2011 to 2017. She gained her Bachelor of Science degree from University of Toronto, Canada in 1983. She was previously a Group Chief Human Resource Officer of AIA Group Limited (“AIA Group”) and a member of AIA Group’s Executive Committee. Prior to joining AIA Group in 2011, Ms Shu Khoo was the Group Executive Vice President and Global Head of Human Resources of AXA Group SA. Between 1984 and 2004, she has served in different roles as Regional Head of Human Resource of Asia of Prudential Corporation Asia, as well as Head of Human Resource, Head of Insurance Operations and Head of Underwriting and Claims of Prudential Singapore.
ching neng shyan
Independent Non-Executive Director
Mr. Ching is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales as well as a Member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants. He holds a Master of Business Administration from Universiti Sains Malaysia and was the Managing Director of Kennedy, Burkill & Company Berhad from 2008 until 2018. Mr. Ching had worked with Pannell Kerr Forster, Chartered Accountants in Liverpool, England and Ernst & Young in Malaysia.
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.
Choy Shook Yee
Chief Officer of AIA Health Services Sdn. Bhd.
Shook Yee drives AIA’s health and wellness agenda and is responsible for building and refining a sustainable competitive healthcare model based on an integrated healthcare proposition. She oversees our in-house medical claims administrator and care management teams dedicated to delivering the right interventions at every stage of our customers’ health journey.
ANDREW LOH
Chief Financial Officer
Andrew provides strategic financial management leadership and advice to ensure the long-term stability of the Company. He has oversight over Finance, Actuarial, Procurement, 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.
Heng Zee Wang
Chief Marketing Officer
Zee Wang has the overall responsibility for developing and driving an integrated marketing strategy to bring to life AIA’s brand promise of helping people live healthier, longer and better lives. This is achieved through key functions such as Product and Customer Marketing, AIA Vitality, Brand and Digital, Corporate Communications, and Business Analytics.
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.
Eric chang
Chief Executive Officer, AIA General Berhad.
Eric leads AIA Malaysia’s general insurance business which comprises motor, personal accident and commercial insurance, distributed through our vast network of AIA Life Planners, bank partners, telesales representatives, nationwide branches and in the near future, directly online.
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.
RICHARD LIN
Chief Investment Officer
Richard 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.