Surendra Menon
On the morning of March 15, 1986, Singapore was rocked by a tragedy known as the Hotel New World disaster: the Lian Yak Building, which housed the hotel, collapsed entirely without warning, resulting in 33 people dead and 17 injured.
It’s a catastrophe, says Surendra Menon, regional head for bancassurance of international insurance firm AIA Group, that likely led him to the career he holds today.
At the time of that tragedy, Menon was serving in Singapore’s Civil Defense Forces.

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