{"id":9637,"date":"2024-09-06T15:11:58","date_gmt":"2024-09-06T07:11:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/?p=9637"},"modified":"2024-09-06T15:12:14","modified_gmt":"2024-09-06T07:12:14","slug":"aia-ph-confirms-appointment-of-melita-teo-and-carlo-katigbak-to-board-of-directors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/aia-ph-confirms-appointment-of-melita-teo-and-carlo-katigbak-to-board-of-directors\/","title":{"rendered":"AIA PH confirms appointment of Melita Teo and Carlo Katigbak to Board of Directors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

AIA Philippines, formerly Philam Life and one of the country\u2019s largest life insurance companies, announces the appointment of new members to its Board of Directors (the \u201cBoard\u201d): AIA Philippines Chief Executive Officer Ms Melita Teo and ABS-CBN Corporation President and Chief Executive Officer Mr Carlo L. Katigbak. They are joined by industry veterans Gregorio Yu and Aurelio Montinola III, who also recently became part of the board.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Teo brings over two decades of experience\nin the insurance industry to her role. Prior to assuming the position of AIA\nPhilippines Chief Executive Officer in January 2024, she served as Chief\nCustomer and Digital Officer at AIA Singapore. There, she spearheaded\nadvancements in customer experience, brand strategy, integrated health\npropositions, and wealth management solutions. Teo also played a pivotal\nrole in accelerating the company’s digital transformation and leveraging data\nanalytics to create value for customers and distribution partners. She\nintroduced many policy controls and growth initiatives for the company, and\nunder her leadership, AIA Singapore received accolades in Digital, Healthcare\nand Customer Service Excellence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Katigbak was appointed Independent\nDirector of AIA Philippines in April 2024, bringing 30 years of leadership\nexperience to the Board. Currently President and Chief Executive Officer of\nABS-CBN Corporation, he has held leadership roles at SkyCable Corporation,\nABS-CBN Interactive (Digital), and Bayantel Holdings Corp. His background also\nincludes experience in corporate finance at Capital One Equities and as a\nFinancial Analyst at First Pacific Capital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leo Grepin, AIA Group\nRegional Chief Executive and Group Chief Strategy Officer and Chairman of the AIA\nPhilippines Board, said, \u201cAIA Philippines is delighted to welcome Melita and\nCarlo to our Board of Directors. Melita\u2019s proven track record in digital\ntransformation and customer experience in a competitive economy like Singapore\nis a huge asset to the insurance industry in the Philippines. Meanwhile, Carlo\u2019s\nbusiness expertise and intricate understanding of the local market will help us\nreach more Filipinos and fulfil our Purpose of helping people live Healthier,\nLonger, Better Lives.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Melita Teo said, “I look forward to\nbringing more than 20 years of knowledge and industry expertise to the\nPhilippines, where there are many opportunities for insurance. AIA Philippines\nis committed to being there wherever life takes our customers, while being a\nsteady pillar in the insurance industry. Through my experience in digital\ntransformation and customer-centric strategies, I aim to further enhance AIA Philippines\u2019 ability to\nrespond effectively to the evolving needs and aspirations of Filipinos.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The appointments of Teo and Katigbak follow the strategic additions of\nGregorio Yu and Aurelio Montinola III to the Board in 2023. Yu, Chairman of\nNexus Technologies Inc. and Director of the Philippine Bank of Communications\nInc., has extensive experience leading companies like Belle Corporation and\nserving on the boards of numerous public and private companies. Montinola,\nrecognised for his leadership in the banking sector as the former President and\ncurrent Director of BPI, as well as his role as Chairman of the Board of\nTrustees of Far Eastern University, further strengthens the board’s financial\nacumen and strategic foresight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are also deeply grateful for the contributions of\nour former board members, Kelvin Ang, Doris Magsaysay-Ho, and Joaquin Quintos\nIV,” Grepin added. “Their guidance and leadership have been\ninstrumental in AIA Philippines’ growth and success.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new board\nappointments come at a time of significant growth for AIA Philippines. With a\nfocus on innovation and customer-centricity, the company is well-positioned to\nmeet the evolving needs of Filipinos and help them live Healthier, Longer, Better\nLives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The new board appointments come at a time of significant growth for AIA Philippines. With a focus on innovation and customer-centricity, the company is well-positioned to meet the evolving needs of Filipinos and help them live Healthier, Longer, Better Lives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":9639,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[1810,2275],"class_list":["post-9637","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-newsmakers","tag-insurance","tag-insurance-industry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9637","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9637"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9637\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9640,"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9637\/revisions\/9640"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9639"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9637"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9637"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9637"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}