Ng Keng Hooi makes Malaysian corporate history

One to one interview Mr Ng Keng Hooi.

Ng Keng Hooi (pic) made headlines when he became the first Malaysian to helm an international financial services group. He was recently picked to succeed Mark Tucker, another global insurance vateran, as group chief executive and president of AIA Group Ltd. He will take over the reins from Tucker effective Sept 1.

Ng is currently the group chief executive and president-designate of AIA Group, which is second largest life insurance company in the world by market capitalisation and the market leader in Asia-Pacific (ex-Japan) in the life insurance business.