AIA Group has announced the appointment of Mark Tucker as its new chairman, effective 1 October 2025, marking his return to the Hong Kong-headquartered insurer after eight years at HSBC.
Tucker, who previously served as AIA’s chief executive and president from 2010 to 2017, will succeed Edmund Sze-Wing Tse, who is set to retire from his non-executive chair position on September 30. He brings over 40 years of experience in the financial services industry, gained in Asia, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Africa, to the role.
Tse, who led the appointment, said that Tucker’s significant contributions to AIA during his previous tenure as Group Chief Executive and President have been both “substantial and enduring”.
“His experience and expertise, both as a Group Chief Executive and more recently his role as Group Chairman of one of the world’s largest financial institutions ensures that AIA will benefit from his strong leadership,” Tse said.
Speaking on his retirement, the current Group Chairman added, “It has been the greatest honour of my professional life to serve AIA, both as an executive and as the first Independent Non-executive Chairman. Throughout more than six decades with AIA, I have benefited from the support of outstanding colleagues, and I would like to thank all of them, past and present, for their unwavering support and dedication.”
On behalf of the Board, Lee Yuan Siong, AIA Group Chief Executive and President, expressed the group’s profound appreciation for Tse’s contributions, stating, “Edmund’s vision and ambition have been instrumental in shaping AIA into the leading franchise it is today.”
Tucker’s return comes at a pivotal time for AIA, as the group continues to expand its footprint across Asia’s fast-growing insurance markets, and the wider industry navigates evolving market dynamics and regulatory changes in the region.
