Willis boosts insurance strategy team in Asia Pacific with new hire

Broker Willis Towers Watson has appointed Matt Houghton as senior consultant of strategy in its insurance consulting and software business in Asia Pacific.

Based in Hong Kong, Houghton reports to Kevin Angelini, who was recently appointed head of strategy.

In the newly created role, Houghton will focus on providing consulting to the insurance industry regarding strategic development, distribution and mergers and acquisitions (M&A).

Before joining Willis Towers Watson, Houghton was the head of strategic transformation at AmMetLife Insurance, a joint venture in Malaysia between MetLife and AmBank Group that was established after MetLife acquired 50 percent of AMBank Group’s insurance company.

Prior to this, he was assistant vice president of strategy and business development at MetLife Asia until July 2015, and was part of the team that worked on the acquisition of AmLife. He has also worked on market entry to Vietnam, as well as other strategy and M&A activities throughout Asia Pacific.

“I am delighted Matt has joined our team," Angelini commented. "As new trends, such as digitalisation, strategic transformation, customer centricity, and increased M&A activity create new opportunities and challenges in Asia Pacific, Matt’s experience will certainly add value and depth to our business, and to our clients, as we look to serve their needs with additional strategy consulting services."

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