Another insurer appoints a new CEO
There has been change at the top of another major insurer -this time AIA AustraliA.
The big insurer announced this week that Damien Mu had been appointed Australian chief executive succeeding Peter Crewe who will take up a senior role in Hong Kong.
The change at the top of AIA in Australia follows on on the heels of MetLife announcing the appointment of Deanne Stewart as its Australian chief executive.
In announcing Mu’s promotion, AIA Australia chair, Theresa Gattung, said he had been instrumental in the company’s growth within Australia over the past seven years.
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