QBE Asia has announced the appointment of Carles Tondo as Head of Asia Real Estate, effective immediately.
Tondo will take over the real estate portfolio from Brendan Dunlea, regional head of construction and engineering at QBE Asia, who will continue to lead the construction, engineering, renewables and power business and further develop QBE Asia’s resilient business verticals.
Based in Singapore, Tondo will lead the growth of QBE Asia’s real estate portfolio, providing strategic and operational leadership while strengthening client relationships across the region.
He will oversee real estate product strategy, pricing and portfolio management, reporting to South Asia CEO Stephen Geisler.
Tondo has over 17 years of industry experience, with expertise in real estate underwriting in Spain, Switzerland and Malaysia.
Prior to joining QBE, he served as head of the Singapore real estate and technology division at Chubb, where he was responsible for fire, terrorism, construction, power generation and energy businesses.
Prior to this, Tondo spent 13 years at Zurich Insurance Company, most recently as Asia Pacific Technical Underwriting Director.
