Greg Hingston

Group CEO

With Great Eastern since November 2024. Over 20 years of experience in Asia and has held senior leadership positions across retail banking, wealth management and life insurance, including managing Wealth and Personal Banking businesses in the Asia Pacific region. Responsible for overall strategic direction and business growth for the Great Eastern Group.

Qualifications: Bachelor of Arts in Business and Marketing, London Metropolitan University, UK; Chartered Institute of Marketing Diploma, London Metropolitan University, UK; Postgraduate Diploma in Management Studies, Templeton College, Oxford University, UK.

Dato Koh Yaw Hui

CEO, Great Eastern Life Malaysia

With Great Eastern since 2002. Responsible for the Malaysia Conventional Life business.

Qualifications: Bachelor of Social Science (Honours) in Economics, Universiti Sains Malaysia; Fellow of Life Management Institute, USA; Registered Financial Planner (RFP); Shariah RFP.

Clement Lien

MD, Group Premier Wealth

Joined Great Eastern in 2015. Responsible for supporting the group’s premier wealth network in the region and enhancing the group’s service and offerings to the affluent and high net worth market.

Qualifications: Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours), National University of Singapore; Fellow of Life Management Institute (Distinction), USA.

Ronnie Tan

Group Chief Financial Officer

With Great Eastern since 2002. Responsible for Corporate Finance, Actuarial, Accounting, Financial Controls and Tax functions for the Group, as well as Investor Relations.

Qualifications: Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (Highest Distinction), University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Fellow of the Society of Actuaries; Chartered Financial Analyst.

Jeffrey Lowe

Group Chief Internal Auditor

With Great Eastern since 2019. Responsible for the independent and objective assessment of the Group’s risk management, internal control and governance processes through internal audit.

Qualifications: Bachelor of Accountancy (Honours), Nanyang Technological University; Associate Chartered Accountant, Institute of Chartered Accountant in England and Wales.

Chua Keng Hong

Group Chief Investment Officer

Joined Great Eastern since 2015. Responsible for formulating the Group’s investment strategies and management of all investments within the Group.

Qualifications: Bachelor of Electrical Engineering (1st Class Honours), National University of Singapore; Master of Engineering, National University of Singapore; Chartered Financial Analyst.

Kate Chiew

Group Chief Risk Officer

Joined Great Eastern since 2021. Responsible for the overall risk management of the Group, including market, credit, liquidity, insurance, operational, technology and compliance risks.

Qualifications: Bachelor of Science in Actuarial Science, University of Calgary, Canada; Fellow of the Society of Actuaries; Chartered Financial Analyst.

Jennifer Wong Pakshong

Group Company Secretary and General Counsel

With Great Eastern since 2009 and the Group since 1999. Oversees the corporate secretarial and legal functions across the Group.

Qualifications: Bachelor of Laws (Honours), University of Bristol (UK); Master of Laws (with Merit), University College London; Degree of an Utter Barrister, Gray’s Inn (UK); admitted as an Advocate and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore.

Colin Chan

MD, Group Marketing

With Great Eastern since 1994. Responsible for implementation of marketing and product efforts across the Group, including branding and communications.

Qualifications: Bachelor of Business in Actuarial Science (1st Class Honours), Nanyang Technological University; Fellow of Institute of Actuaries, UK.

James Lee

MD, Group Human Capital

With Great Eastern since 1997. Responsible for human capital and change programmes across the Group, with priority on developing an inclusive and collaborative workplace and high-performance culture.

Qualifications: Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance, University of Hawaii, USA; Master of Business Administration in Finance, Hawaii Pacific University, USA.

Jimmy Tong

MD, General and Group Insurance

Joined Great Eastern since 2016. Leads and oversees the General and Group Insurance business across all markets in the Group.

Qualifications: Bachelor of Business Administration, National University of Singapore; Chartered Financial Analyst.

Patrick Kok

MD, Group Operations

With Great Eastern since 2009. Leads and oversees the Customer Service, Underwriting and Claims departments across the Group, with strong focus on delivering customer service excellence. 

Qualifications: Associate of Chartered Insurance Institute, U.K.; Bachelor of Engineering (Honours), National University of Singapore. 

Patrick Peck

MD, Regional Agency / FA and Bancassurance

With Great Eastern since 2020. Responsible for driving the growth and governance of the agency, financial advisory and bancassurance channels across the Group.

Qualifications: Bachelor of Science (Business Management), University of Northeastern, USA; Master of Business Administration in Finance, University of Leicester, UK; Associate Financial Consultant.

Ryan Cheong

MD, Group Customer and Digital

With Great Eastern since 2012. Responsible for the customer strategy and digital platforms across all markets in the Group. 

Qualifications: Bachelor of Arts, University of Cambridge; Master of Arts, University of Cambridge; Master of Business Administration, University of Manchester.