Chubb appoints Mari Rachelle Canta as new Country President for the Philippines

SINGAPORE – Media
OutReach – 29 June 2021 – Chubb announced today the appointment
of Mari Rachelle [Cielo] Canta as the new Country President for
the Philippines with effect from 1 July. She replaces incumbent, Peter van
Ratingen who has been appointed to the role of Head of Consumer Lines for
Australia and New Zealand.

In her
new role, Ms. Canta will oversee the operations and business development
activities of Chubb’s key business lines in the Philippines namely, Property
& Casualty as well as Accident & Health Insurance. She is also
responsible for the management of regulatory relationships, strategic
partnerships and affinity relationships. She will report to Edward Ler, Chubb’s
Head of Southeast Asia.

Ms.
Canta joined Chubb in 2017 as Chief Financial Officer for the Philippines. Her
well-balanced acumen on all facets of finance, planning and controllership as
well as operational risk is complemented by her strong general management
skills. Prior to joining Chubb, she worked for a decade with AON, moving to
roles of increasing responsibility in the Philippines as well as Singapore.
She has had extensive experience in the
banking sector, from M&A integration to board and senior leadership team
responsibilities. The strong foundation for her career began when she started
as an auditor and advisor at one of the large international accounting firms.

On
this new appointment Paul McNamee, Chubb’s Regional President for Asia Pacific
said, “Cielo is a strategic and hands-on leader who has strong market knowledge
and relationships. Our business will benefit greatly from her deep local
experience to build sustainable partnerships with our distribution partners and
customers.”