Pacific Life Re has appointed Vasan Errakiah to the newly created role of general manager, Asia markets.
Errakiah (pictured) takes charge of the life and health reinsurer’s market activities throughout Asia, with each of the market heads reporting directly to him.
Based in Singapore, Errakiah will continue to report to Andrew Gill, executive vice president for Asia and Australia at Pacific Life Re and will join the Asia executive committee in his new role.
Errakiah has worked at Pacific Life Re for the last 15 years, working in its offices in London, Toronto, and Singapore.
For the last four years, he has been driving business development as the head of South-East Asia and Japan where he was responsible for the sales and marketing teams.
Gill said: “I’m delighted Vasan will be taking up this strategically important role. Having worked with us in Singapore for close to a decade, Vasan will bring deep experience and innate skills to develop solutions that address our clients’ needs.”
Errakiah added: “I’m really looking forward to growing our business in the dynamic Asian markets and continuing to deliver on our promises to key partners in the region. It’s an exciting time to be at Pacific Life Re.”
