FWD Group Holdings Limited (“FWD Group” or “the Company”) today announced the appointment of Jeremy Porter as Group Chief Risk Officer, subject to regulatory approval. Jeremy will be a member of the Group Executive Committee and will report directly to Huynh Thanh Phong, Group Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director of FWD Group.

Commenting on Jeremy’s appointment, Huynh Thanh Phong said, “Jeremy brings meaningful and deep risk management experience to FWD, and I am delighted to have him join us at this important juncture in the Group’s growth and evolution. I look forward to working with him as we continue to play a role in addressing Asia’s significantly underserved life insurance market.”

“It is an exciting time to be joining FWD as the company continues to execute on its mission of changing the way people feel about insurance,” said Mr. Porter. “I look forward to working with Phong and the rest of the leadership team as we build and develop FWD’s leading pan-Asian franchise.”

Jeremy is an actuary with over 30 years of experience across various risk, finance and actuarial roles. He joins FWD from AXA where he was Chief Risk Officer, Hong Kong and Macau. Jeremy will lead the Group’s risk and compliance functions, succeeding Niall Grady who had been serving as interim Group Chief Risk Officer as well as Group Chief Compliance Officer since April 2022. Niall will remain in his role of Group Chief Compliance Officer and will report to Jeremy.