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SINGAPORE - Former foreign minister George Yeo has been appointed by insurance giant AIA as an independent non-executive director to the company.
His new position took effect from yesterday.
Mr Yeo, 58 is currently the Vice-chairman of Kerry Group and the Chairman of Kerry Logistics Network Limited.
He is best known for being a Member of the Singapore Parliament from 1988 to 2011. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he served in various positions including as the Minister for Information and the Arts, Minister for Health, Minister for Trade and Industry and Minister for Foreign Affairs.
He left politics when he lost his seat in Parliament at the 2011 general election when the PAP team he lead lost the Aljunied Group Representation Constituency (GRC) to the Workers' Party.
From 1972 to 1988, he 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.
He is also a visiting scholar at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, patron of the LASALLE College of the Arts and the Eurasian Association, and an advisor to the Sun Yat-Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall.
He is a member of the Foundation Board of the World Economic Forum and the Nicolas Berggruen Institute's 21st Century Council.
Welcoming Mr Yeo to the AIA Board, AIA's Group Chief Executive & President Mr Mark Tucker said: "Throughout a distinguished career in Singapore, George has accumulated vast knowledge and expertise in both the public sector and international business affairs.
"We look forward to the benefit of George's considerable insight as we continue to execute our growth strategy as the leading Pan-Asian insurer."
AIA Group and its subsidiaries comprise the largest independent publicly listed pan-Asian life insurance group, with market presence in 14 Asia Pacific countries.
George Yeo joins AIA as independent director
His new position took effect from yesterday.
Mr Yeo, 58 is currently the Vice-chairman of Kerry Group and the Chairman of Kerry Logistics Network Limited.
He is best known for being a Member of the Singapore Parliament from 1988 to 2011. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he served in various positions including as the Minister for Information and the Arts, Minister for Health, Minister for Trade and Industry and Minister for Foreign Affairs.
He left politics when he lost his seat in Parliament at the 2011 general election when the PAP team he lead lost the Aljunied Group Representation Constituency (GRC) to the Workers' Party.
From 1972 to 1988, he 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.
He is also a visiting scholar at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, patron of the LASALLE College of the Arts and the Eurasian Association, and an advisor to the Sun Yat-Sen Nanyang Memorial Hall.
He is a member of the Foundation Board of the World Economic Forum and the Nicolas Berggruen Institute's 21st Century Council.
Welcoming Mr Yeo to the AIA Board, AIA's Group Chief Executive & President Mr Mark Tucker said: "Throughout a distinguished career in Singapore, George has accumulated vast knowledge and expertise in both the public sector and international business affairs.
"We look forward to the benefit of George's considerable insight as we continue to execute our growth strategy as the leading Pan-Asian insurer."
AIA Group and its subsidiaries comprise the largest independent publicly listed pan-Asian life insurance group, with market presence in 14 Asia Pacific countries.
George Yeo joins AIA as independent director