Lee has more than 25 years’ experience in private wealth distribution across Hong Kong and Greater China. Previously, she served in senior leadership roles across leading global asset managers, including head of Greater China Advisor at Ninety One Hong Kong, and head of private bank distribution and head of family office for Hong Kong at BlackRock. She holds an MBA from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and a BA in economics from the University of Toronto.

“Hong Kong is a key market for Eastspring – both as a leading wealth hub in Asia and a gateway to Greater China,” Szu Yi Chin said. “We are focused on scaling our intermediary business by deepening partnerships across key channels and strengthening local presence to better serve our clients.”

FWD Group Holdings
Hong Kong-headquartered has appointed Martin Zingg as a non-executive director to join its board of directors, effective immediately. Zingg will also become a member of the board’s audit and risk committees. The FWD Group board now consists of 14 directors, comprising nine independent non-executive directors, three non-executive directors and two executive directors.

Zingg serves as group head of corporate development and strategic investments at Swiss Re, leading the group's corporate development agenda, including control transactions, minority participations, and private debt investments. Prior to his current role, Zingg held various senior positions at Swiss Re in investment management and corporate development across the US, Europe, and Asia over more than two decades. He also served for more than five years as group chief investment officer at Catlin Group, an international specialty and property/casualty insurer and reinsurer. Zingg holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Zurich University of Applied Sciences and completed the Stanford Executive Program at the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

“Martin is a highly skilled addition to the board and we look forward to his contributions, drawing upon his deep expertise in asset management and corporate development,” Professor Frederick Ma chairman of the board, FWD Group, said. “A key element of our strategy is focused on partnering with multiple world-class investment managers to ensure that we can best serve the unique needs of our policyholders. Martin is uniquely positioned to further strengthen the depth and diversity of experience on the board, in support of our vision of changing the way people feel about insurance.”

Established in 2013, FWD Group is a pan-Asian life and health insurance business serving approximately 40 million customers across 10 markets, including BRI Life in Indonesia. FWD Group, which operates in some of the fastest-growing insurance markets in the world, is listed on the main board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange under the stock code 1828.