CVC Capital Partners, a leading global private equity firm, announced the appointment of Peter Smyth as Senior Advisor to CVC, with immediate effect. Mr. Smyth will join CVC’s Global Financial Institutions Advisory Board to support CVC’s activities in the financial services sector in Asia.
Peter Smyth, based in Hong Kong, has over 30 years of international insurance experience and has held senior leadership positions at several global insurance companies. Mr. Smyth was formerly the Regional Managing Director for Asia Pacific at MetLife. Prior to joining MetLife, Mr. Smyth was President of the International Business at The Hartford in the United States with responsibility for operations covering Japan, Europe (Ireland, UK, Germany), Brazil, Canada and Bermuda. He also spent over 10 years with ING-Asia Pacific responsible for operating life, pensions, funds management and distribution businesses across Asia and Australia.
Since 2008, CVC’s Global Financial Institutions Group has invested in companies around the world. Its investments include: Avolon Aerospace, the global aircraft leasing company; Sun Hung Kai Financial, a leading consumer finance and financial services company in Hong Kong and China; Brit Insurance, the global specialty property and casualty insurer and reinsurer; Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation, a leading provider of universal banking services in the Philippines; and Cunningham Lindsey, loss adjusting and claim management companies.
