AIA Insurance Lanka announced the appointment of Chathuri Munaweera as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). The appointment will be effective May 1, 2022, subject To Approve the Insurance Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka. Notably, she will be the company's first female CEO.

She is Director Legal and Operations of AIA Insurance Lanka (AIA Sri Lanka) responsible for life operations, corporate law, company secretarial and external relations and has previously been the company's Chief HR Officer and Chief Compliance Officer. Munaweera has been a member of the Executive Committee of the company since 2006, playing a lead role in strategic planning and business achievements. The outgoing CEO Nikhil Advani is relocating within AIA Group as CEO of AIA Thailand.