{
  "id": 10389804,
  "title": "AIA Life Korea taps AIA China CFO as next CEO",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/aia-life-korea-taps-aia-china-cfo-as-next-ceo-10389804",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-28T07:22:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/business/banking-finance/20260928/aia-life-korea-taps-aia-china-cfo-as-next-ceo"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "AIA Life Korea has appointed Leo Ng as its new CEO, with Ng bringing over 30 years of experience in the life insurance industry. Ng previously served as CFO at AIA China, where he has been since 2016. He has a Bachelor of Mathematics degree from the University of Waterloo in Canada, specializing in actuarial science and statistics, and is a fellow of the Society of Actuaries. Ng's immediate priority will be to learn about the Korean market and identify significant opportunities. Fisher Zhang, the regional CEO and chairman of the board at AIA Life Korea, praised Ng's extensive experience and strategic capabilities, noting that Korea is an important market for AIA.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "AIA Life Korea taps AIA China CFO as next CEO",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/aia-life-korea-taps-aia-china-cfo-as-next-ceo",
        "published": "2026-09-28T07:02:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "What comes next for North Korea soldiers transferred from Ukraine to South Korea?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/what-comes-next-for-north-korea-soldiers-transferred-from-ukraine-to",
        "published": "2026-09-28T07:48:00.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}