The Board of Directors of Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated announced that Tony Cheng has been appointed to the role of President, effective January 4, 2023, succeeding Anna Manning, who remains Chief Executive Officer. Consistent with her long-held plans, Manning will retire from her role as Chief Executive Officer on December 31, 2023. The Board plans to appoint Cheng as Chief Executive Officer effective January 1, 2024.

The Board has also appointed him to the Board of Directors effective immediately. Cheng currently holds the position of Executive Vice President, Head of EMEA, Asia, and Australia. Prior to this role, he spent seven years as Executive Vice President, Head of Asia following his success as the Senior Vice President, Asia Region and CEO of RGA's Hong Kong branch.

Under Cheng's leadership, the Asia region has experienced exceptional growth in both premiums and profits. He will continue to provide executive leadership to EMEA, Asia, and Australia while assuming his new responsibilities as President, and plans to relocate to St. Louis.

Manning has led RGA as the Company's President since December 2015 and Chief Executive Officer since January 2017 and has served as a Director on its Board since January 2016. She joined RGA in 2007 as Vice President, Pricing Actuary for the International Division, and quickly assumed the role of Executive Vice President, Chief Operations Officer for the International Division. In 2011, Manning assumed responsibility for RGA's U.S. business followed by a strategic shift in her responsibilities in 2014 to lead the combination of Global Financial Solutions, Global Acquisitions, and global analytics.

Under Manning's leadership, RGA further strengthened its position as a global life and health reinsurance leader and a Fortune 225 company.