Mr. Lee Yuan Siong, aged 58, is an Executive Director and the Group Chief Executive and President of the Company, having been appointed on 1 June 2020. Mr. Lee is also a member of the Risk Committee of the Company. He joined the Group in March 2020 and has more than 30 years of experience in the insurance sector. He is a director of various companies within the Group including acting as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of AIA Company Limited.

 

Prior to his current role, Mr. Lee was an executive director of Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd. from June 2013 and served as the company’s co-CEO and Chief Insurance Business Officer. Before joining Ping An, Mr. Lee held a number of senior leadership positions with Prudential plc of the United Kingdom, including President of CITIC-Prudential Life Insurance Company Limited, a life insurance joint venture in Mainland China. He also has significant experience across a number of Asian markets including Hong Kong SAR, India, Indonesia, Taiwan (China), Thailand and Vietnam.

 

Mr. Lee began his career at the Monetary Authority of Singapore. He serves as Chairman of The Geneva Association. He has also been a member of the Hong Kong Academy of Finance since 2020. He holds a Master of Philosophy (Finance) degree from the University of Cambridge and is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries (US).

 

(Updated: 9 September 2024)

Mr. Jack Chak-Kwong So, aged 79, is an Independent Non-executive Director of the Company. He was appointed as Non-executive Director of the Company on 28 September 2010 and re-designated as an Independent Non-executive Director of the Company on 26 September 2012. He is also a member of the Audit Committee, the Nomination Committee and the Remuneration Committee of the Company.

 

From August 2007 to September 2010, Mr. So served as an independent non-executive director of AIA Company Limited. He is currently an independent non-executive director of China Resources Power Holdings Co. Ltd. (listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange) and a member of the Chief Executive’s Council of Advisers of the HKSAR Government. Mr. So was previously the Chairman of Airport Authority Hong Kong from June 2015 to May 2024.

 

Mr. So was awarded the Gold Bauhinia Star and the Grand Bauhinia Medal by the HKSAR Government in 2011 and 2017, respectively. Mr. So served as an executive director of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council from 1985 to 1992 and served as its Chairman from 2007 to 2015. He was an independent non-executive director of Cathay Pacific Airways Limited (listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange) from 2002 to 2015, a non-executive director of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited from 2000 to 2007, the Chairman of the Hong Kong Film Development Council from 2007 to 2013 and a member of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference from 2008 to 2018.

 

(Updated: 9 September 2024)

Mr. Chung-Kong Chow, aged 74, is an Independent Non-executive Director of the Company, having been appointed on 28 September 2010. He is also the Chairman of the Risk Committee and a member of the Nomination Committee of the Company.

 

Mr. Chow was appointed as the Chairman of the Advisory Committee on Admission of Quality Migrants and Professionals of the HKSAR from 1 July 2016, a non-official member of the Human Resources Planning Commission of the HKSAR Government from 1 April 2018, a member of the InnoHK Steering Committee from 4 February 2019 and the Chairman of the Urban Renewal Authority Board from 1 May 2019.

 

Mr. Chow was knighted in the United Kingdom for his contribution to industry in 2000 and was awarded the Gold Bauhinia Star and the Grand Bauhinia Medal by the HKSAR Government in 2015 and 2021, respectively. Mr. Chow was also a non-official member of the Executive Council of the HKSAR from 2012 to 2022, a member of the Financial Leaders Forum set up by the HKSAR Government from 2017 to 2022, the Chairman of the Advisory Committee on Corruption of the Independent Commission Against Corruption from 2013 to 2018, the Chairman of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange) from 2012 to 2018, Chief Executive Officer of MTR Corporation Limited (listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange) from 2003 to 2011, Chief Executive Officer of Brambles Industries plc, a global support services company, from 2001 to 2003, and Chief Executive of GKN plc, a leading industrial company based in the United Kingdom, from 1997 to 2001. He was an independent non-executive director of Anglo American plc from 2008 to 2014, independent non-executive director of Standard Chartered plc from 1997 to 2008, the Chairman of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce from 2012 to June 2014 and an independent non-executive representative of EYG Global Governance Council from 2016 to 2024.

 

(Updated: 9 September 2024)

Mr. John Barrie Harrison, aged 68, is an Independent Non-executive Director of the Company, having been appointed on 1 July 2011. He is also a member of the Audit Committee and the Nomination Committee of the Company. He also acts as a Board Representative on the ESG Committee, a management committee of the Company.

 

Mr. Harrison was appointed an Honorary Court Member of The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology with effect from 20 September 2016. He was an independent non-executive director of Cathay Pacific Airways Limited (listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange) from 2015 to 2024; an independent non-executive director of Grosvenor Asia Pacific Limited from 2017 to 2022; an independent non-executive director of BW Group Limited from 2010 to 2020 and the Vice Chairman of BW LPG Limited from 2013 to 2020. Mr. Harrison was also an independent non-executive director of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange) from 20 April 2011 to 26 April 2017, The London Metal Exchange Limited from 6 December 2012 to 26 April 2017 and LME Clear Limited from 16 December 2013 to 26 April 2017. From 2012 to May 2015, he was also a member of the Asian Advisory Committee of AustralianSuper Pty Ltd. From 2008 to 2010, Mr. Harrison was Deputy Chairman of KPMG International. In 2003, he was elected Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of KPMG, China and Hong Kong and Chairman of KPMG Asia Pacific. Mr. Harrison began his career with KPMG in London in 1977, becoming a partner of KPMG Hong Kong in 1987.

 

Mr. Harrison received an honorary fellowship from The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in 2017. Mr. Harrison is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and a member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

 

(Updated: 9 September 2024)

Mr. George Yong-Boon Yeo, aged 69, is an Independent Non-executive Director of the Company, having been appointed on 2 November 2012. He is also the Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and a member of the Audit Committee and the Nomination Committee of the Company.

 

Mr. Yeo is a non-executive and independent director of Wilmar International Limited (listed on the Singapore Exchange), an independent director of Pinduoduo Inc. (listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market) and an independent non-executive director of Creative Technology Ltd (listed on the Singapore Exchange). He has been a member of Global Advisory Board of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. since July 2019. He is a member of the International Advisory Board of the Berggruen Institute on Governance. In March 2018, he became a senior advisor to Brunswick Group LLP for its Geopolitical Initiative.

 

In 2012, Mr. Yeo was presented with the Order of Sikatuna by the Philippines Government and the Padma Bhushan by the Indian Government, and became an Honorary Officer of the Order of Australia. He was a member of the Vatican Council for the Economy from 2014 to 2020 and a member of the International Advisory Committee of Mitsubishi Corporation from 2014 to 2022. Mr. Yeo was previously the Chairman, an executive director and a senior advisor of Kerry Logistics Network Limited (listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange) from 2012 to 2019, from 2013 to 2019, and from 2019 to 2021 respectively. He was also a director of Kerry Holdings Limited from 2016 to 2019; a senior advisor of Kerry Group Limited from 2019 to 2021; as well as a director of New Yangon Development Company Limited from 2017 to 2021.

 

During 2013 to 2014, Mr. Yeo was a member of the Pontifical Commission for Reference on the Economic-Administrative Structure of the Holy See. During 1988 to 2011, Mr. Yeo was a member of the Singapore Parliament and held various Cabinet positions, including Minister for Foreign Affairs, Minister for Trade and Industry, Minister for Health, Minister for Information and the Arts and Minister of State for Finance. During 1972 to 1988, Mr. Yeo served in the Singapore Armed Forces and attained the rank of Brigadier-General in 1988 when he was Director of Joint Operations and Planning in the Ministry of Defence.

 

(Updated: 9 September 2024)

Professor Lawrence Juen-Yee Lau, aged 79, is an Independent Non-executive Director of the Company, having been appointed on 18 September 2014. He is also a member of the Nomination Committee and the Risk Committee of the Company.

 

Professor Lau has been serving as the Ralph and Claire Landau Professor of Economics at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) since 2007 and the Chairman of the Council of Shenzhen Finance Institute of CUHK, Shenzhen since 12 January 2017.

 

He currently serves as a member of the Currency Board Sub-committee of the Exchange Fund Advisory Committee of the HKSAR, a non-official member of Candidate Eligibility Review Committee of the HKSAR and a non-official member of the board of directors of Hong Kong Investment Corporation Limited. In addition, he serves as a Fellow of the Hong Kong Academy of Finance and a Director of the Chiang Ching-Kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange, Taipei.  He was formerly a member of the Exchange Fund Advisory Committee of the HKSAR, Chairman of its Governance Sub-committee and a member of its Investment Sub-committee until 2019; a Vice Chairman of China Center for International Economic Exchanges, Beijing until 2021; a member and Chairman of the Prize Recommendation Committee of the LUI Che Woo Prize Limited, from 2015 to 2021; a member of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council Belt and Road & Greater Bay Area Committee, from 2019 to 2021; as well as the C.V. Starr Distinguished Fellow of China Development Research Foundation, Beijing from 2019 to 2023.

 

He was appointed a Justice of the Peace by the HKSAR Government in 2007 and awarded the Gold Bauhinia Star by the HKSAR Government in 2011. From 2004 to 2010, Professor Lau served as Vice-Chancellor (President) of CUHK. From 2009 to 2012, he served as a Non-official Member of the Executive Council of the HKSAR. He was appointed Chairman of CIC International (Hong Kong) Co., Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Investment Corporation, in November 2010 and retired from the position in September 2014. He was a member of the 11th and 12th National Committees of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference from 2008 to 2012 and from 2013 to 2018 respectively, a Vice-Chairman of the Sub-committee of Population, Resources and Environment, from 2010 to 2013, and a Vice-Chairman of the Sub-committee of Economics from 2013 to 2018. He was also an independent non-executive director of Hysan Development Company Limited (listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange) from 2014 to 2020, an independent non-executive director of CNOOC Limited (listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and the Shanghai Stock Exchange; and previously listed on the New York Stock Exchange) from 2005 to 2023, an independent non-executive director of Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and the Shanghai Stock Exchange; and previously listed on the New York Stock Exchange) from 2018 to 2024 and an independent non-executive director of Far EasTone Telecommunications Co., Ltd. (listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange) from 2005 to 2024.

 

He received his B.S. degree (with Great Distinction) in Physics from Stanford University in 1964 and his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in Economics from the University of California at Berkeley in 1966 and 1969, respectively. He joined the faculty of the Department of Economics at Stanford University in 1966, becoming its Professor of Economics in 1976 and the first Kwoh-Ting Li Professor in Economic Development in 1992. From 1992 to 1996, he served as a Co-Director of the Asia-Pacific Research Center at Stanford University, and from 1997 to 1999 as the Director of the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research. He became its Kwoh-Ting Li Professor in Economic Development, Emeritus, upon his retirement from Stanford University in 2006.

 

(Updated: 9 September 2024)

Dr. Narongchai Akrasanee, aged 79, is an Independent Non-executive Director of the Company, having been appointed on 15 January 2016. He is also a member of the Audit Committee and the Nomination Committee of the Company and the Chairman of advisory board of AIA Thailand. He also acts as a Board Representative on the ESG Committee, a management committee of the Company.

 

Dr. Narongchai was previously an Independent Non-executive Director of the Company from 21 November 2012 to 31 August 2014. He is the former Minister of Energy and Minister of Commerce for the Kingdom of Thailand and served as a Senator. Dr. Narongchai served as Chairman of the Export-Import Bank of Thailand from December 2005 to June 2010, a Director of the Office of the Insurance Commission of Thailand from October 2007 to August 2012, a Director of the National Economic and Social Development Board from July 2009 to July 2013 and a member of the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of Thailand from November 2011 to September 2014.

 

He is currently the Chairman of the Steering Committee and Vice-Chairman of the Council of Mekong Institute, the Chairman of the Thailand National Committee for the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council and the Chairman of the Khon Kaen University Council in Thailand. Dr. Narongchai also acts as the Chairman and an independent director of three entities listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand, namely MFC Asset Management Public Company Limited, Ananda Development Public Company Limited and Thai-German Products Public Company Limited. He is the Chairman and an independent director of The Brooker Group Public Company Limited, which is listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand’s Market for Alternative Investment.

 

Dr. Narongchai is also the Chairman of the Seranee Group of companies. He previously served as an independent director of each of Malee Sampran Public Company Limited and ABICO Holdings Public Company Limited and as the Vice-Chairman and an independent director of Thai-German Products Public Company Limited, all of which are listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand. Dr. Narongchai received his Bachelor’s degree in Economics with Honours from the University of Western Australia and a M.A. and Ph.D. in Economics from Johns Hopkins University.

 

(Updated: 9 September 2024)

Mr. Cesar Velasquez Purisima, aged 64, is an Independent Non-executive Director of the Company, having been appointed on 1 September 2017. He is also the Chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the Nomination Committee and the Risk Committee of the Company.

 

Mr. Purisima currently serves as an independent director of Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI), Ayala Corporation, Ayala Land, Inc., Universal Robina Corporation and Jollibee Foods Corporation, all of which are listed on The Philippine Stock Exchange. He is also an independent director of BPI Capital Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of BPI, a founding partner of Ikhlas Capital Singapore Pte. Ltd., a member of the Global Advisory Council of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, a member of Singapore Management University’s International Advisory Council in the Republic of the Philippines (the Philippines) and a member of the Bloomberg Task Force on Fiscal Policy for Health. He also serves on the board of trustees of the International School of Manila. He is an Asia Fellow at the Milken Institute, a global, non-profit, non-partisan think tank.

 

Mr. Purisima served in the government of the Philippines as Secretary of Finance from July 2010 to June 2016 and as Secretary of Trade and Industry from January 2004 to February 2005. He also previously served on the boards of a number of government institutions, including as a member of the Monetary Board of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Central Bank of the Philippines), Governor of the World Bank Group for the Philippines, Governor of the Asian Development Bank for the Philippines, Alternate Governor of the International Monetary Fund for the Philippines and Chairman of Land Bank of the Philippines.

 

Mr. Purisima received the Centenary Award of Excellence from the Professional Regulatory Board of Accountancy of the Philippines in 2023. He was conferred the Chevalier dans l’Ordre national de la Légion d’Honneur (Knight of the National Order of the Legion of Honour) by the President of the French Republic in 2017, the Order of Lakandula, Rank of Grand Cross (Bayani) by the President of the Philippines in 2016 and the Chevalier de l’Ordre national du Mérite (Knight of the National Order of Merit) by the President of the French Republic in 2001.

 

Mr. Purisima is a certified public accountant. He has extensive experience in public accounting both in the Philippines and abroad. He was Chairman and Managing Partner of SyCip, Gorres, Velayo & Co. (a member firm of Andersen Worldwide until 2002 when it became a member firm of Ernst & Young Global Limited) from 1999 until 2004. During the period, Mr. Purisima was also the Asia-Pacific Area Managing Partner for Assurance and Business Advisory Services of Andersen Worldwide from 2001 to 2002 and Regional Managing Partner for the ASEAN Practice of Andersen Worldwide from 2000 to 2001. Mr. Purisima obtained his Bachelor of Science in Commerce (Majors in Accounting & Management of Financial Institutions) degree from De La Salle University (Manila) in 1979, Master of Management degree from J. L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University in 1983 and Doctor of Humanities honoris causa degree from Angeles University Foundation (the Philippines) in 2012.

 

(Updated: 9 September 2024)

Ms. Sun Jie (Jane), aged 55, is an Independent Non-executive Director of the Company, having been appointed on 1 June 2021. She is also a member of the Nomination Committee and the Remuneration Committee of the Company.

 

Ms. Sun is the Chief Executive Officer and a member of the board of directors of Trip.com (listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Global Select Market), one of the leading global travel services companies that operates the sub-brands Trip.com, Ctrip, Skyscanner and Qunar.

 

She is also a director of Tripadvisor, Inc. and MakeMyTrip, both listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market. Ms. Sun was previously an independent director of iQIYI, Inc. (listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market) and TAL Education Group (listed on the New York Stock Exchange). Ms. Sun has extensive experience in operating and managing online businesses, mergers and acquisitions, and financial reporting and operations.

 

Ms. Sun was named one of Fortune’s Top 50 Most Powerful Women in Business for four consecutive years from 2017 to 2020. In 2019, she was named in the Forbes World’s Most Powerful Women List and awarded the Asia Game Changer Award by Asia Society. She was also named one of Emergent 25 Asia’s Latest Star Businesswomen in 2018, and one of the Most Influential and Outstanding Businesswomen in China in 2017 by Forbes. Ms. Sun received her Bachelor’s degree from the business school of the University of Florida with high honours. She also obtained a LLM degree from Peking University Law School.

 

(Updated: 9 September 2024)

Ms. Mari Elka Pangestu, aged 67, is an Independent Non-executive Director of the Company, having been appointed on 1 July 2023. She is also a member of the Audit Committee and the Nomination Committee of the Company.

 

Ms. Pangestu currently serves as a Professor of International Economics at the University of Indonesia, adjunct senior research scholar at the Columbia University and Professor of the University of Prasetiya Mulya. She is also a member of the Advisory Board of Indonesia Bureau of Economic Research, Co-chair of Indonesian National Committee for Pacific Economic Cooperation, member of the Board of Trustees of United in Diversity, Indonesia and the Centre for Strategic and International Studies Foundation, and Distinguished Fellow of Asia Global Institute, The University of Hong Kong.

 

Ms. Pangestu was appointed as the Managing Director, Development Policy and Partnerships for the World Bank in March 2020 and retired from the position in March 2023. She was also a Minister of Trade of the Republic of Indonesia from 2004 to 2011 and Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy of the Republic of Indonesia from 2011 to 2014. She served as Chair of the Board of Trustees of International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington DC from 2017 to 2020; a member of the Global Future Council on Trade and Investment, World Economic Forum from 2016 to 2018; and a board member of the International Chamber of Commerce, Paris from 2015 to 2020. She was also a commissioner for the Low Carbon Development Initiative of Indonesia and Co-chair of the expert group for the High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy.

 

In addition, Ms. Pangestu was previously an Independent President Commissioner of PT Mitra Adiperkasa Tbk from 2018 to 2020, the President Commissioner (Independent) of PT Bank BTPN Tbk from 2016 to 2020 and an Independent Commissioner of PT Astra International Tbk from 2015 to 2017, all of which are listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange.

 

Ms. Pangestu has received the Mahaputra Award, the Highest Order for Public Service awarded by the President of Republic Indonesia, in 2013. She was also awarded the Distinguished Fellow Award 2018 by Eisenhower Fellowships and the Economic and Social Science Prize at the Asia Cosmopolitan Awards NARA Forum in 2023. Ms. Pangestu received her Bachelor of Economics (Honours) degree and Master of Economics degree from the Australian National University in 1979 and 1981, respectively. She also obtained a Ph.D. degree from the Department of Economics of the University of California, Davis in 1986.

 

(Updated: 9 September 2024)

Mr. Ong Chong Tee, aged 63, is an Independent Non-executive Director of the Company, having been appointed on 1 July 2023. He is also a member of the Audit Committee and the Nomination Committee of the Company.

 

Mr. Ong currently serves as the Chairman of the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority in Singapore. He has 35 years of experience with the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), in the areas of reserve management, monetary policy, investment management, financial development and financial supervision. He last served as the Deputy Managing Director of Financial Supervision from 2013 to 2021, overseeing the banking and insurance, capital markets, and policy, risk and surveillance groups. Mr. Ong also served on the boards of Central Provident Fund Board from 2000 to 2009, Singapore Land Authority from 2005 to 2009, Urban Redevelopment Authority from 2006 to 2012 and Housing & Development Board from 2012 to 2018.

 

Mr. Ong is also a member of the risk committee of GIC Private Limited, an independent non-executive director of United Overseas Bank Limited (listed on the Singapore Exchange), and an independent director of Arab Regional Payments Clearing and Settlement Organization. He is also a member of the Board of Trustees of the National University of Singapore and a Trustee of the IFRS Foundation®.

 

Mr. Ong graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) from the National University of Singapore. He was also awarded the Public Administration Medal (Gold) (Bar) in 2021 by the President of Singapore.

 

(Updated: 9 September 2024)

Ms. Nor Shamsiah Mohd Yunus, aged 60, is an Independent Non-executive Director of the Company, having been appointed on 21 September 2023. She is also a member of the Nomination Committee and the Risk Committee of the Company.

 

Ms. Mohd Yunus currently serves as the Chancellor of INCEIF (International Centre for Education in Islamic Finance) University in Malaysia.

 

Ms. Mohd Yunus has over 34 years of experience with Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) (the Central Bank of Malaysia). She joined BNM in 1987 and was appointed as Deputy Governor from November 2010 to June 2016 and Governor from July 2018 to June 2023. She was the Chairperson of each of BNM’s Board of Directors, Monetary Policy Committee, Financial Stability Committee, Financial Stability Executive Committee, Reserve Management Committee, Risk Management Committee and Digital Technology Committee. During her time at BNM, she served in diverse areas including overseeing work of the financial stability division, encompassing regulation and supervision of banks and insurance companies, as well as financial sector development and enforcement.

 

During her tenure, Ms. Mohd Yunus also represented BNM as an ex-officio Director of Perbadanan Insurans Deposit Malaysia (Malaysian Deposit Insurance Corporation), Chairman of the Board of Directors of the South East Asian Central Banks (SEACEN) Research and Training Centre, and a non- executive member of the Audit Oversight Board of Malaysia. She also served as the Assistant Director of the Monetary and Capital Markets Department of the International Monetary Fund from April 2017 to June 2018. Ms. Mohd Yunus graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Accountancy from the University of South Australia in 1986. She is a fellow of the CPA Australia and a member of the Malaysian Institute of Accountants.

 

(Updated: 9 September 2024)