Allianz Life Insurance Malaysia Berhad has appointed Charles Ong Eng Chow as chief executive officer (CEO) effective from 1 April, 2022.
He succeeds Joseph Gross, who will takes the role of head of global executive strategy and development at Allianz SE on the same date.
Ong Eng Chow (pictured), who has been with Allianz for almost a quarter of century, joined Allianz Life in 1999 as financial controller and was promoted to chief financial officer (CFO) for the life entity in 2003.
In 2008, he became CFO of Allianz Malaysia Berhad to oversee the financial management of the Allianz Malaysia Group.
Sean Wang, CEO of Allianz Malaysia Berhad, said: “Charles has been an integral part of the leadership of Allianz Malaysia, driving business growth, profitability, and ensuring the financial sustainability in the company.
“He has been leading Allianz Life’s strategic and planning dialogues to ensure the organisation drives the correct growth initiatives, develop capabilities, and invests in a manner that can future proof the organisation.”