New BPI-AIA head

Surendra Menon turns over the role of BPI AIA chief executive to Karen Custodia during the bancassurance firm’s sales kick-off event. Custodia, who assumed the role on Jan. 9, 2023, takes on the responsibility of overseeing BPI AIA’s growing partnership distribution channel and managing its strategic relationship with BPI, while providing leadership to support a wide range of initiatives. Custodia will work closely with and will directly report to Kelvin Ang, chief executive of AIA Philippines. Menon, who served six years as BPI AIA chief executive, was appointed as director of partnership distribution at AIA Indonesia.