Charles Hung

CEO & Executive Director
Blue

Mr Charles Hung is the CEO & Executive Director of Blue, the trade name of Aviva Life Insurance Company Limited. He has been in this role since April 2017, and is instrumental in the launch of Blue, which is the first digital life insurer in Hong Kong and a joint venture between Aviva plc., Hillhouse Capital and Tencent Holdings Limited. Charles is responsible for leading and managing Blue’s business strategies. Previously, he was the Chief Risk Officer of Aviva Asia.

Charles has close to 30 years’ experience in business development, innovation, technology & operations, and risk management spanning across insurance, asset management and banking sectors in Asia, Europe and the United States. Before joining Aviva, Charles was with HSBC Holdings where he was the Chief Risk and Administration Officer, GSWD. Prior to that, he was Chief Operating Officer, Asia for HSBC Private Bank (Suisse) SA.

Before venturing into the banking sector, Charles spent over a decade in the insurance industry in AIA China, PCA Japan, and Prudential Corporation Asia. He also held several senior executive roles at leading financial institutions including Peregrine Holdings, Merrill Lynch and Goldman Sachs.

Charles holds a master’s degree in Electrical Engineering and Engineering Fellowship from Cornell University. He also completed the Executive Management Program at INSEAD in France.