When I was a child, I never could have imagined working for an international company, seeing the world and speaking another language. I didn’t even know then that I’d become the first person in my family to attend university, where I studied finance and economics in Shanghai. I joined Allianz Trade straight after as an intern on the trade credit insurance (TCI) side. I worked my way up, which opened the door to a relocation to Group HQ in Paris.
I stayed there for seven years before returning to China last year to be close to my family. Now I’m Regional Surety Risk Director for APAC, which comes with its own set of challenges. I had experience in the credit insurance business, but Surety was less familiar to me. After 17 years at Allianz, though, it’s exciting to be doing something new!