Welcoming Sachin N. Shah to the Hupo Global Advisory Board

One of Asia's most seasoned insurance operators - former Chairman, President & CEO of MetLife Japan, former CEO of AIG's Asia Pacific General Insurance business and former GM Manulife’s Emerging Markets - is building alongside us.

Today we're introducing our first Hupo Global Advisory Board members: Sachin N. Shah.

His resume reads like a tour of some of the most exciting insurance markets on earth. Over a +25 year career spanning New York, Tokyo, and Singapore, Sachin has built - and rebuilt - insurance businesses across some of the most dynamic, challenging and vibrant markets in the world. He led MetLife's launch into Japan and its integration of 5,000 employees following the Alico acquisition, then went on to lead AIG's Asia Pacific General Insurance business launching a performance turn-around. As GM, Emerging Markets Asia for Manulife, he ran operations across Cambodia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Vietnam - chairing boards along the way at Manulife Japan, Vietnam, Philippines, and Singapore, as well as MetLife Japan and Manulife China Bank Life Insurance JV. Today he is Founder and CEO of Pentara Capital, an operator-led private equity firm investing in insurance ecosystem growth opportunities across Asia Pacific, and he recently joined the board of Income Insurance in Singapore.

What drew us to Sachin isn't just the on the ground experience - it's where he chose to spend it. The protection gap isn't widest in the easy markets. It's widest in the ones Sachin kept choosing - places where distribution is rapidly evolving, or immature and inherently has room for innovation. Having someone who doesn’t shy away from big challenges and opportunities, keeps us honest about what "scale" really means.

"My career spans developed, developing and emerging markets.  I’ve seen not only what good looks like but, also what it takes to truly scale high-quality growth and ensure the promise of insurance makes a difference in people’s lives. Hupo is going after the real bottleneck: enabling advisors to be more customer oriented and, ultimately, more productive. These win-win outcomes amount to the holy grail of insurance distribution." - Sachin N. Shah

"There aren't many people who've entered new markets, transformed insurance businesses, and are now investing in what comes next — all in the toughest parts of Asia. Sachin brings all three lenses to how we think about scaling and building something sustainable." - Jean Neo, Co-Founder, Hupo

We are excited for what’s to come, welcome Sachin!