AIG onboards new CIO to lead technology-powered growth strategy
American International Group (AIG) has appointed a new chief information officer (CIO) to lead its global technology, cybersecurity and cloud strategy.
Roshan Navagamuwa will join AIG in December and has been named EVP and CIO, effective January 1, 2024. He will report to Peter Zaffino, AIG chairman and chief executive officer, and serve on AIG’s executive leadership team.
As part of the succession plan, on January 1, John Repko, executive vice president and current chief information officer will step down from his role and will serve as a senior advisor to Zaffino to assist with the transition of the CIO role and advise on various technology related initiatives.
Navagamuwa joins AIG from CVS Health, where he was executive vice president and chief information officer. Previously at CVS, he was senior vice president, client services, Pharmacy Benefits Management. Earlier in his career, he held successive leadership roles in Aon's Global IT division.
As chief information officer, Navagamuwa will be responsible for AIG’s global technology and cybersecurity strategy, managing core infrastructure, technology partnerships and process engineering efforts, and lead AIG’s cloud strategy along with other modernisation technologies.
Zaffino said: “Roshan is an accomplished technology executive with an impressive track record of innovating software development and managing through complex organizational change. I am very pleased that Roshan is joining AIG, and his deep expertise and broad management experience will be an asset as we continue to strategically deploy technology to advance our next phase of growth.”
Navagamuwa commented: “I am very proud to join AIG, an iconic company that has accomplished a remarkable business turnaround. I look forward to working with Peter and the collaborative world-class team he has assembled to employ technology that enables AIG’s innovation, disciplined execution and operational excellence.”
Zaffino added: “John joined AIG in 2018, which was a very important moment for our company. His leadership and expertise supported and accelerated our technology infrastructure modernization, AIG 200 programs and business continuity during the COVID-19 pandemic. I am very grateful to John for the significant progress we made in our technology capabilities, and for his commitment to AIG during a period of profound change and improvement.”
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