Mitchell New

Aged 57, is the Group General Counsel responsible for the provision of legal services for the Group and providing leadership to legal and corporate governance functions within country operations. He has previously also acted as Group Chief Risk Officer. 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 and Japan, based in Hong Kong and Senior Vice President and General Counsel to Manulife’s Canadian division. He 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.