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Board of Directors

Chair

Chair

Shriti Vadera

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Shriti Vadera

Chair and Chair of the Nomination & Governance Committee

Shriti Vadera

Chair

Appointments

Appointed to the Board: May 2020
Appointed Chair of the Board: January 2021
Appointed Chair of the Nomination & Governance Committee: January 2021 (member since May 2020)

Shriti is a standing attendee at meetings of the Audit, Risk and Remuneration Committees and the Responsibility & Sustainability Working Group.

Relevant skills and experience

Shriti brings senior boardroom experience and leadership skills at complex organisations, including extensive experience in the financial services sector, with international operations and at the highest level of international negotiations between governments and in multilateral organisations. She contributes her wide-ranging and global experience in economics, public policy and strategy, as well as her deep understanding and insight into global and emerging markets and the macro-political and economic environment.

Shriti was chair of Santander UK Group Holdings, Senior Independent Director at BHP and a Non-executive Director of Astra Zeneca. Between 2009 and 2014, she undertook a wide range of assignments, such as advising the South Korean Chair of the G20, two European countries on the Eurozone and banking crisis, the African Development Bank on infrastructure financing and a number of global investors and sovereign wealth funds on strategy and economic and market developments.

From 2007 to 2009, Shriti was a Minister in the UK government, serving in the Cabinet Office, Business Department and International Development Department. She led on the UK government’s response to the global financial crisis and its Presidency of the G20. From 1999 to 2007 she was a member of HM Treasury’s Council of Economic Advisers.

Shriti’s career began with 15 years in investment banking with SG Warburg/UBS, where she had a strong focus on emerging markets. Shriti holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from Oxford University.

Other appointments

Current key external appointments

Chair, The Royal Shakespeare Company
Institute of International Finance, Board Member

Chief Executive Officer

Anil Wadhwani

Chief Executive Officer

Anil Wadhwani

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Anil Wadhwani

Chief Executive Officer

Anil Wadhwani

Chief Executive Officer

Appointments

Appointed to the Board: February 2023
Appointed Chief Executive Officer: February 2023

Anil is a standing attendee at meetings of the Audit, Nomination & Governance, Remuneration and Risk Committees and the Responsibility & Sustainability Working Group.

Relevant skills and experience

Anil is a global financial services leader with more than 30 years' experience, predominantly in Asia, combining strategic vision and execution in some of the world's biggest companies. Most recently, as CEO of Manulife's Asia region, he successfully grew and transformed its diversified and multi-channel business with significant market share gains in many key markets and made it the company's largest source of core earnings. Anil also has significant and proven digital experience, having driven the modernisation of technology platforms across 13 markets in Asia in his previous role.

Prior to this he spent 25 years with Citi in Asia Pacific, EMEA and the US, in a number of consumer financial services roles. Anil holds a Master’s Degree in Management Studies from the Somaiya Institute of Management Studies and a Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce from the Narsee Monjee College of Commerce and Economics.

Independent Non-executive Directors

Senior Independent Director

Jeremy Anderson CBE

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Jeremy Anderson CBE

Senior Independent Director, Chair of the Risk Committee, member of the Audit and Nomination & Governance Committees

Jeremy Anderson CBE

Senior Independent Director

Appointments

Appointed to the Board: January 2020
Appointed Senior Independent Director: May 2023
Appointed Chair of the Risk Committee: May 2020 (member since January 2020)
Member of the Audit Committee (since January 2020)
Member of the Nomination & Governance Committee (since November 2022)

Relevant skills and experience

Jeremy brings to the Board substantial leadership experience in the financial services sector across Asia. He has extensive technical audit and risk management skills and experience, particularly with regard to multinational companies.

Jeremy was formerly the Chairman of Global Financial Services at KPMG International having previously been in charge of its UK Financial Services Practice and held roles including Head of Financial Services KPMG Europe, Head of Clients and Markets KPMG Europe and CEO of KPMG’s UK consulting business. Jeremy served as a member of the Group Management Board of Atos Origin and as Head of its UK operations. Jeremy also served on the board of the UK Commission for Employment and Skills.

Jeremy was awarded a CBE in 2005 for his services to employment. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Science (Economics) from University College London.

Other appointments

External listed company directorships

Senior Independent Director, UBS Group AG (including its subsidiary, UBS AG)

Other current key external appointments

The Kingham Hill Trust (trustee)
The Productivity Group (non-executive director)

Independent Non-executive Director

Arijit Basu

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Arijit Basu

Independent Non-executive Director, member of the Audit Committee and Responsibility & Sustainability Working Group

Arijit Basu

Independent Non-executive Director

Appointments

Appointed to the Board: September 2022
Member of the Audit Committee (since September 2022)
Member of the Responsibility & Sustainability Working Group (since September 2022)

Relevant skills and experience

Arijit has extensive experience in the banking and insurance industries in India following a career at State Bank of India (SBI) spanning nearly 40 years.

Arijit retired as the managing director of SBI in September 2020 having joined in 1983. During his career, he held a number of senior positions at the bank, across retail, corporate and international banking, business process re-engineering, IT and risk management. He was managing director and chief executive officer of SBI Life Insurance Company (a subsidiary of SBI), one of India’s leading life insurers, from 2014 until 2018 and took it public in 2017.

Since his retirement from SBI, Arijit has acted as a consultant, including advising the Life Insurance Corporation of India on its 2022 IPO.

Arijit is a Certified Associate of the Indian Institute of Bankers. He holds a Master’s Degree in History and a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from the University of Delhi.

Other appointments

Current key external appointments

Chair, HDB Financial Services Ltd
Academic Advisory Council of the Reserve Bank of India (member)
Peerless Hospitex Hospital and Research Center Ltd (non-executive director)

Independent Non-executive Director

Chua Sock Koong

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Chua Sock Koong

Independent Non-executive Director, Chair of the Remuneration Committee, member of the Nomination & Governance Committee

Chua Sock Koong

Independent Non-executive Director

Appointments

Appointed to the Board: May 2021
Appointed Chair of the Remuneration Committee: May 2022 (member since May 2021)
Member of the Nomination & Governance Committee (since May 2022)

Sock Koong served as a member of the Audit Committee from May 2021 until May 2022.

Relevant skills and experience

Sock Koong has more than 30 years’ experience in business leadership, operations, information technology and digitalisation throughout Asia.

From 2007 to 2020, Sock Koong was Chief Executive Officer of Singapore Telecommunications Limited (Singtel), Asia’s leading communications technology group, having previously held a number of senior roles at the firm, including Treasurer, Chief Executive Officer International and Group Chief Financial Officer, where she was responsible for Singtel’s financial functions, including treasury, tax, insurance, risk management and capital management.

Sock Koong is a Fellow Member of the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants and a Chartered Financial Analyst. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Accountancy from the University of Singapore.

Other appointments

External listed company directorships

Bharti Airtel Limited (including its parent Bharti Telecom Limited)
Royal Philips NV
Ayala Corporation

Other current key external appointments

Cap Vista Pte Ltd (non-executive director)
Defence Science and Technology Agency (non-executive director)
Deputy Chair, The Singapore Public Service Commission
The Singapore Council of Presidential Advisers (member)

Independent Non-executive Director

David Law ACA

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David Law ACA

Independent Non-executive Director, Chair of the Audit Committee, member of the Risk and Remuneration Committees

David Law ACA

Independent Non-executive Director

Appointments

Appointed to the Board: September 2015
Appointed Chair of the Audit Committee: May 2017 (member since September 2015)
Member of the Risk Committee (since May 2017)
Member of the Remuneration Committee (since February 2021)

David served on the Nomination & Governance Committee from May 2017 until February 2021.

Relevant skills and experience

David has extensive technical knowledge and skills in audit, accounting and financial reporting matters and experience across the Group’s key markets, and across a number of industry sectors, particularly insurance.

David is a chartered accountant and spent almost 33 years working with Price Waterhouse and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). During that time he was, amongst other things, the global leader of PwC’s insurance practice, a partner in the UK firm, and worked as the lead audit partner for multinational insurance companies. He also led PwC’s insurance and investment management assurance practice in London and the firm’s Scottish assurance division. After his retirement from PwC, David became a director and Chief Executive Officer of L&F Holdings Limited and its subsidiaries, which is a professional indemnity captive insurance group which serves the PwC network and its member firms. David retired from this role in June 2019.

David is an Associate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and holds a Master’s Degree in Economics from the University of Edinburgh.

Independent Non-executive Director

Ming Lu

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Ming Lu

Independent Non-executive Director, member of the Nomination & Governance and Remuneration Committees

Ming Lu

Independent Non-executive Director

Appointments

Appointed to the Board: May 2021
Member of the Nomination & Governance Committee (since May 2021)
Member of the Remuneration Committee (since May 2022)

Ming Lu served on the Risk Committee from May 2021 until May 2022.

Relevant skills and experience

Ming has over 30 years’ experience of investing and developing businesses throughout the Asia Pacific region. He is the Head of Asia Pacific at KKR Asia Limited and is a Partner of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. He also serves as a member of the KKR Asian Private Equity Investment Committee, KKR Asian Portfolio Management Committee and KKR Operating Committee. Since 2018 he has played an important role in KKR’s Asia growth and expansion and has served as a member of the Asia Infrastructure Investment Committee and Asia Real Estate Investment Committee.

Ming previously worked for CITIC, the largest direct investment firm in China, before moving to Kraft Foods International Inc. He was president of Asia Pacific at Lucas Varity, and a partner at CCMP Capital Asia (formerly J.P. Morgan Partners Asia), where he was responsible for investment in the automotive, consumer and industrial sectors across a number of countries throughout Asia. Ming has also held directorships at Ma San Consumer Corporation, Mandala Energy Management Pte Ltd, Weststar Aviation Service Sdn Bhd and MMI Technologies Pte Ltd. He was a non-executive director of Jones Lang LaSalle Inc from 2009-2021.

Ming holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the University of Leuven and a Bachelor’s Degree in Arts (Economics) from the Wuhan University of Hydroelectrical Engineering.

Other appointments

Current key external appointments

KKR Asia Ltd (executive director)
Goodpack Pte Ltd (KKR portfolio company)

Independent Non-executive Director

George Sartorel

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George Sartorel

Independent Non-executive Director, member of the Nomination & Governance and Risk Committees, Chair of the Responsibility & Sustainability Working Group

George Sartorel

Independent Non-executive Director

Appointments

Appointed to the Board: January 2022
Appointed Chair of the Responsibility & Sustainability Working Group: May 2022
Member of the Nomination & Governance Committee (since May 2022)
Member of the Risk Committee (since May 2022)

Relevant skills and experience

George has considerable operational expertise in insurance, following a career spanning 40 years in the sector, mainly across the Asia Pacific region.

From 2014 to 2019 he was the regional Chief Executive Officer of Allianz’s Asia Pacific business, having previously held a range of senior roles for Allianz, including chief executive of Allianz Italy, chief executive of Allianz Turkey, Global head of change programmes for the Allianz Group, general manager of Allianz Malaysia, Allianz Australia and New Zealand. He also previously sat on the Financial Advisory Panel of the Monetary Authority of Singapore from 2015 to 2019.

George began his career at Manufacturers Mutual Insurance in Australia. He holds a Master’s Degree in International Business Studies from the Heriot-Watt University.

Other appointments

External listed company directorships

Insurance Australia Group Limited

Independent Non-executive Director

Claudia Suessmuth Dyckerhoff

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Claudia Suessmuth Dyckerhoff

Independent Non-executive Director, Member of the Risk Committee and Responsibility & Sustainability Working Group

Claudia Suessmuth Dyckerhoff

Independent Non-executive Director

Appointments

Appointed to the Board: January 2023
Member of the Risk Committee (since January 2023)
Member of the Responsibility & Sustainability Working Group (since January 2023)

Relevant skills and experience

Claudia has considerable experience in the healthcare services and technology sectors across China and the broader Asia-Pacific region.

Claudia joined the global consultancy firm McKinsey & Partners in 1995 and worked in a number of senior roles. She was responsible for helping to build the firm’s healthcare Services and Systems sector in Asia Pacific, including working with the Chinese Ministry of Health to help develop their views on China’s national healthcare systems. Much of the client work during this period involved transformation through technology, digital and data and her board experience in recent years has helped her develop valuable insights around the implementation of this in healthcare services. She has experience across various Asian markets, in particular in China, having been based in Shanghai for nearly 15 years and in Hong Kong for a further two years.

Claudia holds a PhD in Business Administration from the University of St. Gallen and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from CEMS/ESADE.

Other appointments

External listed company directorships

Ramsay Health Care Ltd
Clariant AG
Roche Holding AG

Other current key external appointments

Huma Therapeutics Ltd (non-executive director)
QuEST Global Services Private Ltd (non-executive director)

Independent Non-executive Director

Jeanette Wong

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Jeanette Wong

Independent Non-executive Director, member of the Audit and Risk Committees and Responsibility & Sustainability Working Group

Jeanette Wong

Independent Non-executive Director

Appointments

Appointed to the Board: May 2021
Member of the Audit Committee (since May 2021)
Member of the Risk Committee (since May 2021)
Member of the Responsibility & Sustainability Working Group (since November 2021)

Relevant skills and experience

Jeanette brings to the Board operational skills and experience in the financial services sector, following a career spanning more than 35 years across the South-East Asia Pacific region.

From 2008 to 2019, she led DBS Group’s institutional banking business, where she was responsible for corporate banking, global transaction services, strategic advisory, and mergers and acquisitions. Prior to this, Jeanette was the DBS Group’s chief financial officer from 2003 to 2008, having previously been chief administrative officer. As part of her role at DBS Group, Jeanette held non-executive director positions with ASEAN Finance Corporation, TMB Bank and the Bank of the Philippine Islands. Jeanette began her career in Singapore at Banque Paribas before moving to Citibank and then J.P. Morgan in Singapore, where she held senior pan-Asian roles. She has previously served as a non-executive director of Fullerton Fund Management Ltd and Neptune Orient Lines Limited.

Jeanette holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the University of Chicago and a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from the National University of Singapore.

Other appointments

External listed company directorships

UBS Group AG (including its subsidiary, UBS AG)
Singapore Airlines Limited

Other current key external appointments

Council of CareShield Life (Chair)
GIC Pte Ltd (member of risk committee)
PSA International Pte Ltd (non-executive director)
Singapore Securities Industry Council (member)

Independent Non-executive Director

Amy Yip

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Amy Yip

Independent Non-executive Director, member of the Audit Committee

Amy Yip

Independent Non-executive Director

Appointments

Appointed to the Board: September 2019
Member of the Audit Committee (since March 2021)

Amy served on the Remuneration Committee from September 2019 until March 2021.

Relevant skills and experience

Amy has extensive skills and experience in asset management, banking, insurance, and regulation following a career spanning more than 40 years in China and South-east Asia. Amy was formerly a non-executive director of Deutsche Börse AG, Temenos Group AG, Fidelity Funds, Vita Green, Hong Kong and an Executive Director of Reserves Management at the Hong Kong Monetary Authority.

From 2006 to 2010, Amy was chief executive officer of DBS Bank (Hong Kong) Limited, where she was concurrently head of its wealth management group and previously chair of DBS asset management. Amy began her career at the Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York, going on to hold senior appointments at Rothschild Asset Management and Citibank Private Bank. From 1996 to 2006, Amy held various senior positions at the Hong Kong Monetary Authority.

Amy holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor’s Degree in Arts (History) from Brown University.

Other appointments

External listed company directorships

EFG International AG (including its subsidiary, EFG Bank AG)

Other current key external appointments

AIG Insurance Hong Kong Limited (non-executive director)