Malaysia: Zurich Takaful appoints new CEO

Source: Middle East Insurance Review | Apr 2019

Zurich Malaysia has announced the appointment of Mr Mukesh Dhawan as the CEO of Zurich Takaful Malaysia (ZTMB) effective 1 March 2019.

In this role, Mr Dhawan will be responsible for executing Zurich’s strategic priorities to gain a more profitable foothold for its family takaful business in Malaysia. He succeeds Mr Salim Majid Zain, who left the company in January 2019, and will report to ZTMB’s board of directors.

Mr Dhawan is a seasoned industry leader with more than 18 years of experience in the life insurance industry across the Asia-Pacific region. He has helmed various senior management and strategic roles in accident & health profit centre management, strategic marketing, product management as well as distribution management in leading organisations such as Prudential Corporation Asia, AIG and AIA.

Prior to joining Zurich, he was based in Singapore with the AIA regional team to drive its premier agency strategies within the Southeast Asian markets. He joined Zurich Life Insurance Malaysia in January 2015 as the general manager and head of market management. M

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