HONG KONG, March 18, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- ACE Life, the global life insurance division of ACE Group, announced today the appointment of Graeme Pearson as Regional Chief Partnership Officer in Asia Pacific, effective 24 March 2014. Mr. Pearson will work collaboratively with ACE Life country teams across the Asia Pacific to lead all the bancassurance and alternative distribution strategic initiatives. Mr. Pearson will be based in Singapore and will report to Kevin Goulding, Regional President, ACE Life in Asia Pacific.
"We are pleased to welcome Graeme to lead our bancassurance and alternative distribution channel partnerships in Asia Pacific to better serve the insurance needs of our customers and our expanding life operations," said Mr. Goulding. "Graeme knows the dynamics of the life insurance industry and has built strategic relationships with bank partners by implementing valued solutions which are win-win for both the banks and their customers. With his extensive bancassurance, distribution and life insurance experience in Asia, we look forward to his leadership to drive commercial excellence and market growth in the partnership business."
Mr. Pearson is a veteran in the life insurance industry with more than 30 years of sales experience. He started his life insurance career in the UK, holding regional sales directorship positions with increasing levels of responsibility at various insurance companies. Mr. Pearson moved to the Asia Pacific region in 2003 and has held several senior bancassurance and distribution leadership roles in Singapore and Indonesia at various global leading life insurers.
