New appointments to AIA Sri Lanka board of directors

AIA Sri Lanka has announced the appointment of Tan Hak Leh as the new Chairman of the board of directors (BOD), with effect from July 2022.

Leh is Regional Chief Executive of AIA Group Limited, with responsibility for the business operations in Thailand, Singapore, Brunei, Malaysia, Cambodia, Myanmar, Vietnam and now, Sri Lanka.
Leh brings in a wealth of strategic experience and knowledge gained over 30 years of experience across extensive disciplines in the insurance industry in Asia, including 11 years with AIA Group. He holds a Bachelors in Actuarial Mathematics and Statistics (first class honours) from Heriot Watt University (UK) and is a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries (UK).

Leh’s appointment is a great privilege to AIA Sri Lanka and is expected to steer the business forward in a challenging operating environment. 
This appointment coincides with AIA Sri Lanka CEO Chathuri Munaweera being appointed to the BOD of AIA Insurance Lanka. Taking office in May 2022, Munaweera is the first Sri Lankan CEO since AIA entered Sri Lanka and the first female to take on the CEO role. 

Munaweera is a highly experienced executive with over 25 years of experience in the insurance industry in Sri Lanka.  Prior to taking office as CEO, she was Director Chief Officer Legal, Governance and Operations of AIA Insurance Lanka, responsible for life operations, corporate law, company secretarial and external relations and has previously been the company’s Chief HR Officer and Chief Compliance Officer. 

Munaweera has been a member of the Executive Committee of the company since 2006, playing a lead role in strategic planning and business achievements. She also led the complex corporate restructuring of AIA Sri Lanka to ultimately become a wholly-owned subsidiary of AIA Group. 

This new appointment to the AIA Sri Lanka’s BOD is yet another outstanding milestone in Munaweera’s professional journey.