Simon Lim

Background

About Simon Lim

I am a seasoned leader with 12 years of experience in Business Development and Building Strategic Relationships across the fields of Aviation, General Insurance, Technology and Operations. Proven ability in leading, building and scaling regional teams, and fostering positive cross-functional collaboration. I am a perceptive communicator with the capacity to engage and move external stakeholders. I enjoy tackling complex challenges and finding effective and creative ways to resolve them. Having worked out of major cities of the world like Frankfurt, Cape Town, Ho Chi Minh and Tokyo, I consider myself a global citizen and hope to contribute back meaningfully to the world. I currently deliver world class insights, expertise and seamless service to clients. By successfully facilitating placement of multinational business into countries where AIG either has no operation or license. STRENGTHS Cross-Cultural leadership & management Business Process Improvement Building strategic relationships in new territories Negotiation on fees and comms Management Reporting and Analysis NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS • Established business relationships in 17 countries across APAC where AIG do not exist to facilitate placements with local partners in Pakistan, Mongolia, Bangladesh, Papua New Guinea, Brunei, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Laos, Taiwan, Cambodia, Indonesia, Maldives, Myanmar etc. • Proven track record of effective negotiation by reducing commissions paid out to external stakeholders by USD1.8 million per annum. While ensuring SLAs are guarded and network rationalization is rooted in company strategy • Facilitated inaugural AIG Multinational Belt Road Conference in Beijing focused on winning outbound business from China. As a result there were new wins especially in the areas of Energy/Construction