Lei Yu was appointed the Chief Executive Officer for North Asia and regional head of distribution at QBE Asia in December 2018. Throughout her career, she has worked in global insurance hubs such as New York, Sydney, Singapore, and Shanghai, with different executive leadership positions.

Prior to joining QBE, Lei was Chief Executive Officer of Marsh Hong Kong and Macau, an International Insurance Broker, where she oversaw the strategic business planning and execution across sales, insurance broking, risk consulting, finance and operations. Lei is a prominent leader in the global finance and insurance industries, serving as a member of the Hong Kong Institute of Directors (HKIoD) and the Hong Kong Academy of Finance (AoF). Lei currently serves on the Board of Pacific Basin Economic Council, supporting business sustainability across the Asia Pacific region; and was a member of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council Belt and Road Committee from 2017 to 2019, which promotes Hong Kong’s position as the global Professional Service Hub.

Lei holds an MBA from the Fordham University Business School of Administration and was a Scholar of Quality Management at the Deming Institute.