U.S.-ASEAN Business Council has new chief

U.S.-ASEAN Business Council has new chief

JAKARTA: Martin J. Sullivan, president and CEO of American
International Group (AIG) Inc., was named as the new chairman of
the U.S.-ASEAN Business Council.

Sullivan replaced Charles Williamson, chairman and CEO of
Unocal Corporation, who has served as chairman of the council
since 2002.

"The ASEAN region is important to the United States, to
American business and to AIG. It's an honor to be elected
chairman of this organization, which has a long record of
facilitating productive dialogue between U.S. companies and the
dynamic ASEAN economies," Sullivan said in a statement.

The U.S.-ASEAN Business Council and affiliates are dedicated
to strengthening bilateral and U.S.-ASEAN relations and building
strong economic and commercial ties. -- JP