Board of Directors | Tokio Marine Life Insurance Singapore

Matthias Yao

Chairman

Mr. Matthias Yao is an independent non-executive Chairman at Tokio Marine Life Insurance Singapore Ltd. Additionally, he chairs the Asset Liability Management & Investment Committee and the Nomination & Remuneration Committee, and is a member of the Audit Committee.

Currently, he is also the Chairman of Tokio Marine Insurance Singapore Ltd. and sits on the board of Agmonton Pte. Ltd. He is also a Trustee of National Trades Union Congress.

Mr. Yao started his career with the Civil Service in 1980 as an Administrative Officer with rotation of postings to Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Community Development and Ministry of Communications and Information. He was elected into Parliament in 1991, and held the position of Senior Parliamentary Secretary before becoming Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence and the Prime Minister’s Office. He was a Deputy Speaker of Parliament before his retirement from public service. Prior to his retirement, Mr. Yao was a Board member with the Housing & Development Board, Deputy Chairman of NTUC Income and Special Adviser to the Board of NTUC Income. After his retirement, Mr. Yao held independent non-executive directorship positions in iFast Corporation Ltd and iFast Financial Pte Ltd.

He obtained his Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) from the University of Birmingham, United Kingdom.

Rolf Gerber

Director

Mr. Rolf Gerber is a member of the Board of Tokio Marine Life Insurance Singapore Ltd. In addition, Mr. Gerber chairs the Risk Management Committee, and is a member of the Audit Committee and Asset Liability Management & Investment Committee.

Mr. Gerber is also an Independent Director of the Board of LGT Bank (Singapore) Ltd.

Mr. Gerber was a banker until the end of 2015. He possesses more than forty years of professional experience in the finance industry.

Mr. Gerber obtained his MBA from the University of Basel, Switzerland. In 2010, he was awarded the Public Service Medal (PBM) by the President of Singapore.

Yoshinari Endo

Director

Mr. Yoshinari Endo is a non-executive director of the Company and a member of the Risk Management Committee. He is currently the Managing Executive Officer of Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc. His main role is overseeing all life companies in Asia, specifically in the area of governance including providing strategic guidance and support to the Company and other life group companies in Asia.

Mr. Endo also sits on the board of Asia General Holdings Limited, Tokio Marine Asia Pte. Ltd. and Tokio Marine Life Insurance (Thailand) Public Company Limited.

With more than three decades of experience in the insurance industry, Mr. Endo has extensive experiences in corporate accounting, financial planning and investment management.

Mr. Endo holds a Master of Science in Accounting and Finance from the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Tang Loo Chuan

Director

Mr. Tang Loo Chuan is the Chief Life Officer of Tokio Marine Asia Pte. Ltd. In addition to being a non-executive director of Tokio Marine Life Insurance Singapore Ltd., Mr. Tang is a member of the Asset Liability Management & Investment Committee, Audit Committee, Nomination & Remuneration Committee and Risk Management Committee.

Mr. Tang currently also sits on the board of Tokio Marine Life Insurance Malaysia Bhd. He is also the President Commissioner of PT Tokio Marine Life Insurance Indonesia.

Mr. Tang obtained his Bachelor of Business Degree (2nd Upper specialising in Actuarial Science) from the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, and is a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries, United Kingdom (now known as Institute & Faculty of Actuaries).