I’M MORE THAN A COVER MAGA ZINE
by Deborah Mannas
M
eet Kim Yeoh, new CFO of Sun Life Asia, passionate DE&I
advocate, and artist, as she
talks about the actuarial profession, her leadership, her values and her art. Kim, you’re one of the very few women actuaries who heads a regional actuarial team. And now you’ve just been promoted to regional CFO, another very rare posting for a woman. I think what’s important to note here is that I’m not the first. There have been a number of women actuaries in very senior roles in the insurance industry in Asia. I’ve been fortunate to count some of them as friends and mentors.
And more importantly, I want to make sure I don’t remain one of a few and more women see this path as accessible to them too. Tell us what drew you to the actuarial profession? I loved mathematics in school and wanted to study it in university. Actuarial Science seemed like a great opportunity to apply
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