QBE Insurance Malaysia appoints Cherie Foong as Head of Marine
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QBE Insurance Malaysia appoints Cherie Foong as Head of Marine
Date: 27 October 2014 Pages: 1 of 1 QBE Insurance Malaysia appoints Cherie Foong as Head of Marine QBE Insurance Malaysia announces the appointment of Cherie Foong Au Khuan to the role of Head of Marine with effect from 1 October 2014. Cherie Foong is responsible for the profitable growth of QBE’s marine portfolio in Malaysia. She will be working closely with brokers and specialist agents to drive the business growth. Leo Zanolini, Chief Executive Officer, QBE Malaysia said, “I am delighted to welcome Cherie to the team. QBE Malaysia is a strategic market in the Asia Pacific business of the QBE Group, while marine is a strategic pillar in the Asia Pacific business growth strategy. Cherie comes to us with a solid business track record in the insurance industry and she is well known to many brokers in Malaysia. Her rich experience in marine insurance will be beneficial to our business growth.” Prior to joining QBE, Cherie has had 20 years of industry experience involving various roles in agency marketing, branches operations and reinsurance. For the last 12 years Cherie has been with ACE Insurance Malaysia, as their Head of Marine, growing their book profitably from GWP MYR2million to MYR30million. For further information please contact: Agnes CHAN Head of Communications & Marketing QBE Insurance Asia Pacific Direct: +852 2253 3545 Email: [email protected] Richard IRUTHIARAJOO Assistant Manager – Marketing & Operations QBE Insurance (Malaysia) Berhad Direct: +603 7861 8762 Email: [email protected] QBE Asia Pacific is part of QBE Insurance Group Limited, one of the top 20 insurers and reinsurers worldwide. QBE Insurance Group’s 2014 half-year results can be found at www.group.qbe.com. Headquartered in Sydney, Australia, QBE operates out of 42 countries and territories around the globe, with a presence in every key insurance market. The Asia Pacific operation has a presence in 16 markets in Asia and the Pacific Islands. For more information, please visit www.qbeap.com QBE Insurance (Malaysia) Berhad (‘QBE Malaysia’) has a history of more than a century in Malaysia. With its specialist expertise and professional service, QBE Malaysia delivers a wide range of general insurance products with a focus on specialist classes of insurance for commercial customers. The company has an extensive branch network that supports agents, brokers and customers throughout Malaysia. According to Insurance Statistics Malaysia, QBE was ranked the 5th in both Aviation Insurance and Liability Insurance in 2012 and 2013. IMPORTANT NOTICE: The information in this news release is confidential and may also be privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, any use of dissemination of the information and any disclosure or copying of this document is unauthorised and strictly prohibited. If you have received this news release in error, please promptly inform us by telephone and return the news lease by mail.