Friends Life has appointed John Van Der Wielen as Managing Director, International. International businesses Van Der Wielen will oversee include Friends Provident International (FPI) based in the UK and the Isle of Man.
The UK office supports business in Europe; while the Isle of Man operation supports branch offices in United Arab Emirates, Hong Kong and Singapore. Van Der Wielen will also oversee FPB AG, FPI's German distribution company, Lombard the Group's Luxembourg-based pan European wealth planning business for ultra high net worth customers and AmLife, the life insurance subsidiary of AmBank Group, which operates in Malaysia, in which Friends Life owns a 30% stake. Van Der Wielen joins Friends Life from Sydney-based ANZ Banking Corporation where he was Managing Director, Wealth. He has over 20 y...
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