AIA appoints fintech and HR veterans to board oversight roles

They both bring governance heft from WeBank Ping An CIMB and Shangri-La.

AIA has appointed two independent non-executive directors, Shu Khoo and Ku Man (also known as David Ku), effective yesterday.

Both appointees bring extensive leadership backgrounds across Asia’s financial services sector, reinforcing AIA’s commitment to strong governance, effective oversight, and long-term value creation for its stakeholders, a media release said.

Khoo currently serves as an independent non-executive director of Shangri-La Asia Limited and an independent director of CIMB Group Holdings Berhad, and previously served as an independent non-executive director of Kerry Logistics Network Limited. 

She is also an independent non-executive director of AIA Company Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, and served as Group Chief Human Resources Officer of AIA from 2011 to 2018.

Ku is the Chairman and executive director of WeBank Co., Ltd. and the Chairman of WeBank Technology Services Limited. 

He previously held senior executive roles at Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd., including executive director of Ping An, with responsibilities spanning channel development, technology and operations, and banking.