Dr. Edmund Tse is the Non-Executive Chairman of AIA Group Limited. He is also the Chairman of The Philippine American Life and General Insurance Company.

 

From 1996 until June 2009, Mr. Tse was a Director of American International Group, Inc. (AIG) and from 2001 until June 2009, he was Senior Vice Chairman – Life Insurance of AIG. From 2000 until June 2009, he was also Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of American International Assurance Company, Limited. Mr. Tse has held various senior positions and directorships in other AIG companies. He is a Non-Executive Director of PICC Property and Casualty Company Limited and PCCW Limited. Mr. Tse is also the Chairman of PineBridge Investments Asia Limited and a Director of PineBridge Investments Limited.

 

Mr. Tse graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mathematics from The University of Hong Kong (HKU) in 1960. HKU conferred an Honorary Fellowship and an Honorary Doctorate Degree in Social Sciences on Mr. Tse in 1998 and 2002, respectively. He also obtained diplomas from the College of Insurance and the Graduate School of Business of Stanford University. He has extensive management experience in the insurance market, both in Asia and globally.

 

In 2003, Mr. Tse was elected to the Insurance Hall of Fame, and is so far the only Chinese to receive this most prestigious award in the global insurance industry. Mr. Tse was awarded the Gold Bauhinia Star (GBS) by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) in 2001 in recognition of his outstanding efforts in respect of the development of Hong Kong’s insurance industry.