Martin J. Sullivan is President and Chief Executive Officer of American International Group, Inc. (AIG), the world's leading global insurance and financial services organization operating in 130 countries and jurisdictions worldwide. Mr. Sullivan served as Vice Chairman and Co-Chief Operatin g Officer from May 2002 until March 2005, when he was elected to his current position. He also serves on the AIG Board of Directors.
Mr. Sullivan joined the company in the Finance Department of American International Underwriters (AIU), AIG's non-life company in the UK, in 1971. In 1974 he joined the Property Department and held a succession of underwriting and management assignments in the UK and Ireland. In 1983, Mr. Sullivan was appointed Property Manager for the UK and later Regional Property Manager for the UK/Ireland.
In 1988, Mr. Sullivan was named Manager of AIU's London office and Regional Marketing Manager for the UK/Ireland. He was later appointed Assistant Managing Director of AIG Europe (UK) Ltd. in 1989 and Chief Operating Officer in 1991. In 1993, he was named President of AIU's UK/Ireland Division and Managing Director of AIG Europe (UK) Ltd.
Mr. Sullivan was elected Senior Vice President, Foreign General Insurance in 1996 and Executive Vice President, Foreign General in 1998. In 1996 he was appointed Chief Operating Officer of AIU in New York and named President in 1997.
Mr. Sullivan is Chairman of the US-ASEAN Business Council, and Associate Member of the Chartered Insurance Institute, a Fellow of the Institute of Leadership & Management and Member of the Chartered Management Institute. He is a Director of the Geneva Association and also serves on the Business Advisory Committees of the St. George's Society and The British Memorial Garden Trust, and the Board of Trustees of the American Associates of the Royal Academy Trust. He is a Director of Young Audiences Inc. and the Inner City Scholarship Fund. He was also formerly President of British American Business Inc.
Mr. Sullivan is married and has two daughters and a son.
June 2006
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