Our Executive Committee is made up of industry-leading figures from a diverse variety of professional backgrounds, collectively equipping AIA Philippines with the expertise and leadership qualities to drive sustainable growth of the business.
Executive Committee
Board of Directors
Melita Teo
Chief Executive Officer
Ms. Melita Teo is the Chief Executive Officer of AIA Philippines.
Prior to her appointment, Ms. Teo was Chief Customer and Digital Officer at AIA Singapore, where she was responsible for advancing the customer, brand, integrated health strategy and wealth propositions, accelerating the delivery of an integrated digital and analytics value creation for customers and distribution. She likewise previously served as Chief Operations Officer, Chief Corporate Solutions Officer, Chief Business Development Officer for Vitality and Head of Planning and Strategy. She was the driving and collaborative force behind the transformation of operations, digital and healthcare, introducing many policy controls and new growth initiatives and thought leadership, clearly differentiating AIA Singapore from the market. Under her leadership, AIA Singapore received many industry accolades in Digital, Healthcare and Customer Service Excellence.
Ms. Teo holds a degree in Bachelor of Commerce majoring in Economics and Finance from Curtin University of Technology – Western Australia.
Carla Domingo
Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary
As Head of Legal & Corporate Secretary, Atty. Domingo also serves as the Corporate Secretary of BPI-Philam Life Assurance Corporation (formerly Ayala Life). She also served as corporate secretary of various Philam companies from 2008 to January 2014, to with: Philam Equitable Life Assurance Company; AIA Philippines Properties Group of Companies; Philam Asset Management Inc.; AIA Philippines Call Center Services, Inc.; the Tower Club, Inc. and Philam Foundation, Inc.
She also served as Deputy Company Secretary of AIA Group Limited from February 7, 2014 to February 6, 2015.
Ellen Imasa
Chief Human Resources Officer
As the Chief Human Resources Officer, Ms. Ellen Imasa is responsible for AIA Philippines’ human resources (HR) strategy, spearheading the initiatives towards its transformation into an organization of the future.
Ms. Imasa has over 20 years of experience in Human Resources in the Philippines and in several countries, encompassing multiple industries. Prior to joining AIA Philippines, Ms. Imasa was the HR Director for Commercial Division of Philip Morris (Philippines), overseeing more than 2,500 employees across its 39 Sales Offices all over the country. She also held several senior HR leadership positions with Henkel namely, Country HR Head for the Philippines including the Shared Service Center, as Regional Head of Talent Management, Asia Pacific based in Shanghai, China and as Global HR Business Partner for Finance, Strategy and Marketing in the corporate headquarters in Düsseldorf, Germany concurrent to her role as Regional HR Business Partner, Consumer and General Adhesive business for Western Europe. Before joining Henkel, she was also the Head of HR in VeriFone for Philippines, India and Australia.
Ms. Imasa earned her degree in Psychology from De La Salle University and her Diploma in Industrial Relations with specialization in Human Resources Development from the University of the Philippines Diliman, School of Labor Relations.
Gary Ogilvie
Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Gary Ogilvie is a seasoned Finance professional and qualified UK Chartered Accountant who now takes the role of Chief Financial Officer in AIA Philippines. With 25 years of experience in the insurance industry, he demonstrates strong commercial acumen and experience beyond his core finance capability.
Prior to his appointment as AIA Group’s Regional Business Development Director in 2015, he served as the Deputy CEO and CFO of AIA Vitality, rolling it out across three major AIA markets – Singapore, Australia, and Hong Kong. He also held other positions in the Group, namely Head of Finance Transformation and Systems from 2007 to 2012, and AVP for Finance in 2006. With over a decade of experience in the AIA Group, Mr. Ogilvie has proven his expertise in starting up initiatives and business transformation: from visioning to execution, business development, financial governance, program management and system implementation.
Kitten Samaniego
Chief Risk Officer
As AIA Philippines' Chief Risk Officer, Ms. Kitten Samaniego is responsible for the organization’s enterprise risk management. Ms. Samaniego joined AIA Philippines with an extensive international and local experience on risk and compliance. Prior to joining the company, Ms. Samaniego was the Chief Risk Officer and Member of the Board of Directors of ANZ Bank Taiwan Ltd. She also held various roles in the Singapore Regional Office of ANZ Banking Group including Head of Risk for Retail, Wealth and Private Bank, and Head of Retail Credit Risk, covering Asia Pacific. Prior to ANZ Bank, she spent 10 years in HSBC performing senior roles heading Consumer Credit Risk and Collection and Local Conglomerates Relationship Banking. She also worked for BNP and Union Bank of the Philippines.
Ms. Samaniego earned her degree in Industrial Management Engineering from De La Salle University.
Melissa Henson
Chief Marketing Officer
Ms. Melissa Henson brings into her role as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) 20 years of extensive knowledge and experience across the marketing, digital, customer and strategy management disciplines in the banking and insurance industries.
Prior to joining AIA, she was the Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of Manulife Philippines where she transformed the Marketing function from a support team to a customer champion and revenue contributor. In her capacity as CMO, she led the company’s customer strategy, brand marketing, digital marketing, communications and media relations, community investment, customer experience, insights and engagement, data analytics and distribution rewards and recognition. She concurrently served as the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DE&I) Lead for Manulife Philippines and was the Community Partnership Lead for Manulife Asia. During her tenure with Manulife, she also spent time leading product management, innovation and customer-facing operations. Prior to Manulife Philippines, she was First Vice President for Marketing at Philippine Bank of Communications (PBCOM), Vice President for Consumer eBusiness for Citibank Philippines, and Vice President for Online Revenue Growth at Citi Cards North America.
Ms. Henson graduated Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from the Ateneo de Manila University, and earned her Masters in Business Administration from Georgetown University, McDonough School of Business where she received a Dean’s Citation for Service.
Dexter Agcaoili
Chief Investment Officer
Dexter Agcaoili is the Chief Investment Officer (CIO) for AIA Philippines, where he is responsible for overseeing all investment outcomes. In this role, he manages the partnership between AIA Philippines, AIA Investment Management & Trust Company (AIA IM PH), and other Investment functions across AIA Philippines entities. Dexter will also lead strategic and tactical asset allocations across all portfolios.
Dexter has twenty-five (25) years of extensive experience in Investment Management, Investment Governance, and Business Development in the life insurance business. He has assumed various senior leadership roles in leading financial institutions, namely: AXA Group, Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co. (Metrobank) and Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI). He spent nine (9) years in AXA Philippines and led the launch of various products, financial platforms, programs, and investment portfolios that successfully gave recognition to AXA Philippines. His contributions to AXA's Unit Linked Fund Suite account for about 70% of AXA Philippines' Assets Under Management (AUM) today. He was the Category Head for Single Premium & Unit-Linked Funds in AXA before he joined AIA Philippines.
Dexter completed his Master of Science in Finance and Bachelor of Science in Business Economics degrees at the University of the Philippines (Diliman).
The AIA Philippines Board of Directors is committed to ensure that AIA Philippines' business is managed to deliver long-term shareholder value and to meet the Company’s Vision to be the undisputed leader in life insurance and wealth management.
Leo Grepin
Regional Chief Executive and Group Chief Strategy Officer
Aged 46, Mr. Leo Grepin is the Regional Chief Executive and Group Chief Strategy Officer responsible for the Group’s business operating in Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia and the Philippines as well as leading the Group’s Strategy and Corporate Development functions. Mr. Grepin joined the Group in January 2022. Prior to joining the Group, Mr. Grepin was President of Sun Life, Asia. Before joining Sun Life, he was at Bridgewater Associates, a global hedge fund, where he led the team managing portfolio construction and trade generation. He also spent 15 years at McKinsey & Company and led the global client service teams serving several multinational insurers and asset managers as Senior Partner.
Mr. Grepin has a Master of Science in Aeronautics and Astronautics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering (Hons) from McGill University.
Melita Teo
Chief Executive Officer
Ms. Melita Teo is the Chief Executive Officer of AIA Philippines.
Prior to her appointment, Ms. Teo was Chief Customer and Digital Officer at AIA Singapore, where she was responsible for advancing the customer, brand, integrated health strategy and wealth propositions, accelerating the delivery of an integrated digital and analytics value creation for customers and distribution. She likewise previously served as Chief Operations Officer, Chief Corporate Solutions Officer, Chief Business Development Officer for Vitality and Head of Planning and Strategy. She was the driving and collaborative force behind the transformation of operations, digital and healthcare, introducing many policy controls and new growth initiatives and thought leadership, clearly differentiating AIA Singapore from the market. Under her leadership, AIA Singapore received many industry accolades in Digital, Healthcare and Customer Service Excellence.
Ms. Teo holds a degree in Bachelor of Commerce majoring in Economics and Finance from Curtin University of Technology – Western Australia.
Carlo L. Katigbak
Independent Director
Carlo L. Katigbak is currently the President and Chief Executive Officer of ABS-CBN Corporation. Mr. Katigbak is a member of the Board of ABS-CBN Corporation, SkyCable Corporation, ABS-CBN Lingkod Kapamilya Foundation. He is also an Independent Director of Stores Specialists, Inc.
In his previous career, he served as Chief Operating Officer and SVP Access of ABS-CBN Corporation. He was the Managing Director of Bayantel Holdings Corp. and the President/CEO of SkyCable Corp., MD, ABS-CBN Interactive (Digital) of ABS-CBN Corp. He handled the Regional Operations/Corporate Planning of SkyCable Corp. He has an experience in Corporate Finance from Capital One Equities Corp. and served as analyst of First Pacific Capital Corp.
Mr. Katigbak participated in the Advanced Management Program in Harvard Business School in 2009. He graduated with a B.S. Management Engineering in Ateneo de Manila University in 1991.
He is also a member of Young Presidents Organization (YPO) and Management Association of the Philippines.
Mitchell David New
Director
Aged 57, Mr. Mitchell David New is the Group General Counsel responsible for the provision of legal services for the AIA Group and providing leadership to legal and corporate governance functions within country operations. He is a director of various companies within the Group including AIA International Limited, AIA Singapore Private Limited and AIA Reinsurance Limited.
He joined the Group in April 2011. Prior to joining the Group, Mr. New was a member of the law firm Fasken Martineau and occupied various senior roles with Manulife Financial, including Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer for Asia, based in Hong Kong and Senior Vice President and General Counsel to Manulife’s Canadian division.
Mr. New is a qualified barrister and solicitor and member of the Law Society of Upper Canada, and holds a Bachelor of Commerce Degree and Master’s Degree in Business Administration from McMaster University and a Bachelor of Laws Degree from the University of Western Ontario.
Jayne Plunkett
Director
Aged 51, Ms. Jayne Plunkett is the Group Chief Risk Officer responsible for the Group’s risk and compliance functions. She is a director of various Group companies, including AIA Singapore and AIA Philippines. Ms. Plunkett joined AIA in November 2019 from Swiss Re, where she was most recently Chief Executive Officer Reinsurance Asia, Regional President Asia and member of the Group Executive Committee. During her time with Swiss Re, she held several senior positions, including Head of Casualty Underwriting for Asia and Division Head Casualty Reinsurance. Prior to that, she was with GE Insurance Solutions.
Ms. Plunkett holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Drake University. She is a Fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society and a member of the American Academy of Actuaries.
Aurelio R. Montinola, III
Independent Director
Chairman of the Board of Trustees (August 2013 to present), Vice Chairman (June 1989 to August 2013), Far Eastern University, Inc.
Other Corporate Affiliations: Chairman, Amon Trading Inc., East Asia Computer Center, Inc., Far Eastern College Silang, Inc. (“FEU Cavite”), Nicanor Reyes Educational Foundation, Inc., FEU High School, Inc., FEU Alabang, Inc., Roosevelt College, Inc., East Asia Educational Foundation, Inc., Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation, and National Golf Association of the Philippines; Vice Chairman, Philippine Business for Education Foundation (PBED); Director, AIA Philippines Life and General Insurance Company, Inc. and Good Samaritan College. He was President of BPI from 2005-2013 and was a former President of the Bankers Association of the Philippines and Management Association of the Philippines (MAP).
He is currently a Director of the Bank of the Philippine Islands, and Independent Director of Roxas and Company Incorporated, both listed corporations.
He graduated with a BS Management Engineering degree at the Ateneo de Manila University in 1973, and received his MBA at Harvard Business School in 1977. He was awarded the 2005 and 2010 Asian Banker Leadership Award for the Philippines and the MAP Management Man of the Year Award in 2012.
Gregorio T. Yu
Independent Director
Gregorio T. Yu is a Philippine businessperson who has been at the head of various companies. Currently, Mr. Yu is Chairman of Nexus Technologies Inc. and is a director of the Philippine Bank of Communications Inc. He is also on the board of a number of other public and private companies.
In his past career, he occupied the position of President and Chief Executive Officer of Belle Corporation, the developer of the Tagaytay Highlands complex. He was also the President of Tagaytay Highlands International Golf Club; The Country Club at Tagaytay Highlands, and The Tagaytay Midlands Golf Club. Mr. Yu was also a Trustee of the Government Service Insurance System and Director and Chairman of the Restructuring Committee of Philippine Airlines Inc.. He was President and CEO of Pacific Online Systems Inc., Treasurer & Executive Director at National Reinsurance Corporation of the Philippines; Chairman and President of Philequity Fund, Philequity PSE Index Fund, Philequity Peso Bond Fund, Director of Corporate Finance at Chase Manhattan Asia Limited (Hong Kong), Vice President-Area Credit at The Chase Manhattan Bank N.A. (Hong Kong), Chairman of Xavier School Educational & Trust Fund Inc and Trustee of Xavier School.
Gregorio T. Yu received an undergraduate degree from De La Salle University and an MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.