QBE has appointed William Kuan (pictured) as impartial govt director and chairman of QBE Hong Kong & Shanghai Insurance coverage, QBE Common Insurance coverage (Hong Kong) and QBE Mortgage Insurance coverage (Asia).
Kuan has greater than 25 years of expertise within the Asian insurance coverage trade. He has held senior roles throughout a number of enterprise areas, reminiscent of strategic administration, monetary, product administration, enterprise improvement, distribution, and operations.
Kuan spent 18 years with Prudential, the place he held senior roles together with CEO for brand new markets (Asia), president director and CEO for Indonesia, chairman for Taiwan and chairman for Laos. As CEO for brand new markets, he was liable for Indochina, South Asia and South America, assessing new market alternatives, managing market entry choices and making certain the profitable launch of operations, QBE stated.
He additionally served as chairman for PT Avrist Assurance, am Indonesian composite insurance coverage firm and was a senior advisor for Deloitte Consulting – Insurance coverage, Southeast Asia.
Kuan is a fellow of CPA Australia and holds an MBA in worldwide administration. He additionally accomplished senior govt packages at Harvard Enterprise Faculty and Oxford College.