The U.S. based insurer MetLife Inc. named Kishore Ponnavolu as their company’s president for the Asian region, while Rebecca Tadikonda was named as the head of strategic growth market effective from Sep 1st 2018.
Due to his new role Ponnavolu will become a member of the company’s executive group and will directly oversee Japan, South Korea, Australia and LumenLab – MetLife Asia’s Singapore-based innovation center from Hong Kong. Tadikonda will be responsible for markets in Bangladesh, China, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, Nepal and Vietnam.
Ponnavolu is currently head of MetLife’s Auto & Home business in the United States, and Tadikonda is MetLife’s Chief Strategy Officer.
The C.E.O. of MetLife Steven A. Kandarian said “Kishore has a proven track record of transformational leadership that engages customers, motivates employees, and drives profitable growth, These highly transferable skills make him the right leader for our large and growing Asia business, and I have every confidence that he will take it to even higher levels of success.”
He added, “Rebecca is a world-class strategist who has helped MetLife chart a course toward greater customer centricity, efficient capital allocation, and a more attractive portfolio of businesses. With her background advising a range of companies in markets across the globe, including Asia, she was the natural choice to accelerate value creation in the region.”
In addition to her new duties, Tadikonda will remain as Chief Strategy Officer until a replacement is named.
Senior Vice President of Product Management Mick Noland and Vice President of Claims Darla Finchum will serve as Interim Co-Heads of the auto and home business until a replacement for Ponnavolu is found.
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