Strong Ethical Values at Bangkok Patana

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A native of Taiwan, Chang Wan Lin attended Bangkok Patana School for seven years before graduating in 2015. After graduation, Wan Lin studied International Hotel Management with Finance at Les Roches International School of Hotel Management. This was followed by a Master’s in Applied Economics at Hong Kong Baptist University in 2018. Currently, Wan Lin works as a wealth management manager at AIA Group Limited.

“Bangkok Patana will always have a special place in my heart. It is the birthplace of my interests in Economics and Finance. The cultural diversity of the community at Bangkok Patana School helped me blend with foreigners in the places I have lived and worked. These include Switzerland and Portugal, where I briefly worked, and now Hong Kong. This exposure has had a lasting impact on my life.”

“I’ve always been a people person so I went to study international hospitality management in Switzerland, but after working briefly in hospitality in Europe, somewhere in my heart I knew something was missing. During the last year of college I found the missing piece in my Finance major. By the time I graduated from university, I knew I wanted to be involved deeply in this field, and there’s no better place for Finance in Asia than Hong Kong as the international financial hub of Asia Pacific. To further pursue my passion, I enrolled to earn a Master’s in Applied Economics in Hong Kong.”

“My active role in Bangkok Patana’s Interact Club and Habitat for Humanity has left a mark on me, leaving me with strong ethical values that will remain throughout the rest of my life. I interviewed and explored hundreds of financial companies in Hong Kong looking for the right one for me, and I found it. AIA Group is the largest multinational insurance and finance publicly listed firm in Asia Pacific.”

“As a wealth management manager, I assess client’s current financial status by conducting financial needs analysis. Additionally, I work in risk management, retirement planning, asset allocation etc, insurance and corporate MPF and group medical insurance.”

“To put it simply my role has a purpose; to protect people’s main source of income and make sure their future generation have income. From what you may say? The unexpected high costs from sudden diseases like COVID-19, or the loss of income from having to receive treatment, the loss of cash flow from economic changes. However, my role also helps clients achieve their goals like buying their first house, support their children’s college education and inheritance. Also, not only do I help my clients, but also with each business the AIA Group will donate to charity in my name.”

“I am so passionate about finance that stock trading and working with stocks is one of my hobbies. However, I realise the need for a variety of hobbies outside of work so I also enjoy hiking and wine!”

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