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06 June 2012
Friends Life appoints James Tan as General Manager, Asia & Middle East
Friends Life, the parent company of Friends Provident International, today announced the appointment of James Lai-Hing Tan as General Manager, Asia & Middle East, reporting directly to John van der Wielen, CEO International at Friends Life. Mr Tan will be based in the Hong Kong branch of Friends Provident International and will be responsible for its activities throughout Asia and Middle East.
John van der Wielen, CEO International at Friends Life commented:
"This appointment reflects the desire of Friends Life to more closely align the structure of the International Division with our core markets, which is central to our future strategy. Mr Tan speaks three languages, and has worked in several different countries around the world reflecting the diverse geographic make-up of our business."
James Tan, General Manager, Asia & Middle East at Friends Life commented:
"I am excited about joining such a strong team. I am looking forward to using my experience in the insurance and banking industry across the region, to further the business's development in pursuit of its strategic goals across its core markets."
Mr Tan, originally from Singapore, has a Master's Degree in Actuarial Science from Georgia State University and an MBA from the University of California and the National University of Singapore. He has 18 years' experience in the insurance and banking industry and has worked in the US, Singapore and Hong Kong including seven years as Global Head of Bancassurance at Standard Chartered. His most recent role was as Group Head for AIA's partner distribution business based in Hong Kong. He speaks English, Mandarin and Cantonese.
The International business of Friends Life Group operates from eight offices across the globe and has over 1,100 employees. It comprises all the non-UK business operations of the Friends Life Group. These include the Luxembourg-based Lombard International Assurance and Friends Provident International that have operations in Luxembourg, Germany, United Arab Emirates, Singapore and Hong Kong.
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Journalists requiring further information should contact:
| Contact name | Company | Contact number |
|---|---|---|
| Lorna Wiltshire | Friends Life | +44 (0)1306 871 836 |
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Notes to Editors
Friends Life provides pensions, investments and insurance for over five million customers. Our key business lines are corporate benefits, individual protection and retirement income.
Friends Life is part of the Friends Life Group plc.
Our heritage dates back to 1810, with Friends Provident being founded in 1832 to help alleviate the hardship of Quaker families facing misfortune.
Other brands in the Friends Life group include:
- Friends Provident International, which develops competitive savings, investment and pensions products for a broad and diverse range of markets including Hong Kong, the United Arab Emirates, Singapore and Germany.
- fpb AG, a wholly owned distribution partner in Germany.
- Lombard, a Luxembourg based company which specialises in the use of life assurance as a wealth management solution for high net-worth investors.
- Sesame Bankhall Group, which was formed in 2009, combining the leading IFA network, support service provider and mortgage club, to create the UK's largest distributor of professional support services to financial advisers.
- A 30% stake in AmLife, an insurance subsidiary of AmBank Group, which operates in Malaysia.
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