great eastern's no. 2 joins aia

mr tan hak leh, who is currently the president of the life insurance association of singapore is leaving great eastern life to join aia as it's ceo.

ge's group chief executive, christopher wei, will concurrently assume the position of chief executive (singapore).

former ge group chief executive, mr ng keng hooi also joined aia from great eastern life as it's regional managing director in october 2010.

mr tan's last day of service at great eastern will be on may 24, 2011 and he will be assuming his new role at aia on june 01, 2011.

mr tan will be replacing aia singapore's current executive vice-president and chief executive, mr kenneth juneau, who will be retiring after 18 years with aia.

mr tan said:

"the combination of aia's new beginning as an independent publicly listed company, a very strong and motivated leadership team both regionally and locally and a wonderful growth platform make this opportunity a compelling one."

great eastern also announced that dr khoo kah siang, currently cfo of the singapore business, has been promoted to assume the newly created position of general manager (singapore).