International expatriate insurance specialist William Russell has strengthened its distribution in the Asia Pacific region with the appointment of Philip Salter as Regional Sales Manager in Kuala Lumpur.
Philip will be responsible for broker support and sales of William Russell’s GlobalHealth international private medical insurance range and expatriate protection products in Indonesia, Vietnam, Cambodia, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Laos and Brunei. He reports to Nigel Harris, Chief Executive, William Russell Asia Pacific.
Philip Salter has worked in Kuala Lumpur for five years, initially as a project manager to establish a service centre for HSBC and latterly as a portfolio manager with a local advisory firm.
Nigel Harris, Chief Executive, William Russell, Asia Pacific, says:
“We are continuing to see strong growth in demand for our private medical and protection products across Asia Pacific and I am delighted to welcome Philip to the company to further develop our relationships with financial advisers and brokers in the region. As the global downturn bites many expatriates are focusing their spending power on essential protection products, such as our GlobalIncome Protection plan as the best way to provide long term financial protection to themselves and their families.”
Philip Salter, Regional Sales Manager, William Russell South East Asia, says:
"William Russell has an tremendous reputation for the quality of its products and its remarkably high standards of personal service – qualities I can vouch for personally having been a William Russell customer the entire time I have been an expatriate. I am delighted to have joined William Russell and I am looking forward to increasing our penetration of the expatriate broker market across South East Asia.”
Please contact Philip Salter on philip.salter@william-russell.com or our Malaysia office