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DIRECTORS AND SENIOR MANAGEMENT GENERAL The Board currently consists of eight Directors, comprising one executive Director, four non-executive Directors and three independent non-executive Directors. Except as disclosed below in “— Directors” in this section, none of the Directors has any other directorships in listed companies. In accordance with the Articles, the remaining terms of the Directors are in a range of two to four years as of the date of this prospectus, as one-third of the Directors are required to retire from office by rotation each year. None of the Directors have any family relationship or are a relative to each other. The following table sets forth certain information in respect of our Directors as of the Listing Date: Name Age Date of Birth Mr. Mark Edward Tucker ........... 52 29December 1957 Executive Director Mr. Edmund Sze Wing Tse .......... 72 2January 1938 Non-executive Director Mr. Jack Chak-Kwong So ........... 65 12March 1945 Non-executive Director Mr. Jeffrey Joy Hurd ............... 43 3December 1966 Non-executive Director Mr. Jay Steven Wintrob ............ 53 29March 1957 Non-executive Director Sir Chung-Kong (CK) Chow ......... 60 9September 1950 Independent non-executive Director Mr. Rafael Si-Yan Hui .............. 62 8February 1948 Independent non-executive Director Dr. Qin Xiao ...................... 63 25April 1947 Independent non-executive Director With a view to implementing guidance provided by our regulators and best practice, we intend that an independent non-executive Director will be appointed as Non-Executive Chairman on or before 30 November 2010. Such Non-Executive Chairman may be a current independent non- executive Director or a newly appointed independent non-executive Director. Mr. Mark Edward Tucker has been appointed as our Group Executive Chairman. His role of Group Executive Chairman will cease upon the appointment of a Non-Executive Chairman on or before 30 November 2010. In principle, we intend over time to achieve a position where independent non-executive Directors constitute a majority of the Board. DIRECTORS Executive Director Mr. Mark Edward Tucker, aged 52, is an executive Director and our Group Chief Executive Officer. He is also our Group Executive Chairman appointed on the basis as referred to above in “— General” in this section. He joined the AIA Group in July 2010 and is also a director of AIA and AIA-B. He is responsible for the strategic direction and overall performance of the AIA Group. Prior to joining the AIA Group, Mr. Tucker served as group chief executive of Prudential plc from 2005 to 2009 and as group finance director of HBOS plc from 2004 to 2005. He was chief executive of Prudential Corporation Asia Limited from 1994 to 2003. Mr. Tucker began his career in 1980 as a tax consultant for PriceWaterhouse, UK. He joined Prudential plc in 1986 as controller of North American investment operations of Prudential Portfolio Managers Limited, UK and subsequently became the finance controller of Prudential Venture Managers Limited, UK from 1986 to 1987. From 1987 to 1989, he was assistant director of Prudential plc. Mr. Tucker went on to become general manager of Prudential Assurance Co. Limited, Hong Kong from 1989 to 1992, senior vice president of operations in Jackson National Life Insurance Co. Lansing, USA from 1992 to 1993 and a director of Prudential plc from 1999 to 2003. Mr. Tucker has been a non-executive director of the Court of The Bank of England and a member of its Financial Stability Committee since 2009. He was awarded the prestigious Government of Vietnam’s Friendship Medal by the President of Vietnam in 2009 in recognition of his contribution to the development of Vietnam’s financial services sector. Mr. Tucker is a companion of the Chartered Management Institute (CCMI) since 2007 and has been a non-executive director of Edinburgh International Festival Society since 2005. Mr. Tucker qualified as a Chartered Accountant (ACA) in 1985. He received a bachelor of arts (honours) degree from the University of Leeds, the United Kingdom in 1980. — 281 — DIRECTORS AND SENIOR MANAGEMENT Non-executive Directors Mr. Edmund Sze Wing Tse ( ), aged 72, is our Honorary Chairman and non-executive Director. Mr. Tse began his career in the insurance industry in 1961 when he joined AIA. Mr. Tse was president and chief executive officer of AIA from 1983 to 2000, chairman and chief executive officer of AIA from 2000 to June 2009 and continues to serve as honorary chairman of AIA. Mr. Tse also retired in June 2009 as a director of AIG and senior vice chairman — Life Insurance of AIG. Mr. Tse is the chairman of Philamlife and the chairman of Nan Shan. Mr. Tse is also an independent non-executive director of PCCW Limited and a non-executive director of PICC Property and Casualty Company Limited. In recognition of his outstanding efforts to the development of Hong Kong’s insurance industry, Mr. Tse was awarded the Gold Bauhinia Star by the government of Hong Kong in 2001. Mr. Tse received an honorary fellowship and an honorary degree of doctor of social sciences from The University of Hong Kong in 1998 and 2002, respectively. In 2003, Mr. Tse was elected to the Insurance Hall of Fame, a prestigious award in the insurance industry. Mr. Tse was appointed as our non-executive Director on 27 September 2010 and our Honorary Chairman in October 2010. Mr. Jack Chak-Kwong So ( ), aged 65, is a non-executive Director. Mr. So has served as independent non-executive director of AIA from 2007 to 2010 and became the non-executive vice chairman of Credit Suisse (Greater China) in January 2008. Mr. So has also served as an independent non-executive director of Cathay Pacific Airways Limited since 2002. He served as a director on the board of directors of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited from 2000 to 2007. He served as executive director of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council from 1985 to 1992 and was appointed chairman in October 2007. Mr. So was deputy chairman and group managing director of PCCW Limited from 2003 to 2007 and chairman and chief executive of the MTR Corporation Limited from 1995 to 2003. Since 2008, Mr. So has been a member of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, and he is also a member of the International Business Leader Advisory Council for the Mayor of Beijing. He received a bachelor of arts degree from The University of Hong Kong in 1969. Mr. So was appointed as our non-executive Director on 28 September 2010. Mr. Jeffrey Joy Hurd, aged 43, is a non-executive Director. Mr. Hurd is the senior vice president — human resources and communications of AIG. From April 2009 to December 2009, Mr. Hurd was the vice president and chief administrative officer of AIG and he was also the senior vice president, head of asset management of AIG’s restructuring from January 2009 to December 2009. He served as interim president and chief executive officer of AIG Global Real Estate from May to August 2009. Mr. Hurd was the senior managing director, chief administrative officer and general counsel of AIG Investments from 2006 to 2009. Mr. Hurd joined the AIG corporate legal department in 1998. He was named associate general counsel, Mergers & Acquisitions of AIG in 1999 and was named general counsel of AIG Investments in 2003. He was a deputy general counsel of AIG from 2003 to 2009. Prior to joining AIG, Mr. Hurd was licensed to practice law in New York in 1994 and in private practice at Morgan Lewis & Bockius in New York from 1993 to 1998. He received a Juris Doctor and graduated cum laude from New York University School of Law in 1993 and a bachelor’s degree in political science and graduated magna cum laude from Union College, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, in 1989. Mr. Hurd was appointed as our non-executive Director on 28 September 2010. Mr. Jay Steven Wintrob, aged 53, is a non-executive Director. Mr. Wintrob has served as executive vice president — retirement services of AIG since 2002 and was appointed executive vice president — domestic life and retirement services of AIG in 2010. He also served as a director of AIG from 1999 to 2004. In 2009, Mr. Wintrob was named president and chief executive officer of SunAmerica Financial Group, AIG’s life and retirement services businesses based in the United States, as well as two life insurance operations in Japan. Mr. Wintrob joined SunAmerica Inc. in 1987 as assistant to the chairman, was elected senior vice president in 1989, executive vice president in 1991, vice chairman in 1995 and served as a director from 1997 to 1998. Following AIG’s acquisition of SunAmerica, Mr. Wintrob served as vice chairman of AIG Retirement Services, Inc. (now known as SAFG Retirement Services, Inc.) from 1998 to 2005, chief operating officer from 1998 to 2001 and was named president in 2000 and chief executive officer in 2001. Prior to joining SunAmerica, — 282 — DIRECTORS AND SENIOR MANAGEMENT Mr. Wintrob was an associate with the law firm O’Melveny & Myers where he practiced corporate law. Mr. Wintrob is also a board member of several non-profit organizations, including Bet Tzedek Legal Services, The Broad Foundation, California Institute of Technology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, The J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles World Affairs Council, and Skirball Cultural Center. He received the Ecumenical Council Leadership Award from the Archdiocese of Los Angeles in 2001 and the Luis Lainer Founder’s Award from Bet Tzedek Legal Services in 2002. Mr. Wintrob received a Juris Doctor (Order of the Coif) from the Boalt Hall School of Law at University of California, Berkeley in 1982 and a bachelor’s degree in political science from University of California, Berkeley in 1979.

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