2026 JUDGE'S PROFILE

Philip Chau

Former Regional Director, Marketing Performance & Operations, Asia 

Sun Life Insurance

Philip Chau has 18+ years’ experience in digital innovation, performance marketing, and advanced analytics, having worked in corporate, agency and start up environments.

Philip is currently Regional Director of Marketing Performance & Operations, Asia at Sun Life Insurance, driving ROI driven marketing strategy across Asia.

Philip recently headed up the group marketing department at the Regal Hotel Groups, covering 12+ hotels across Asia, managing a team of 30+ marketing team members. Prior to Regal, he headed the group marketing function at Great Eagle Holdings. He leads the strategy in marketing innovation, digital marketing, and MarTech across a range of business units such as hotels, residential properties, co-working spaces, shopping malls, and more.

Prior to Great Eagle, Philip worked at insurance company Aviva and was a founding member of the InsurTech business Blue. As digital marketing department head, he oversaw the company’s customer acquisition, digital journey and digital analytics functions.

He is also an entrepreneur, founder and head of marketing of a profitable pet business, managing a team of 20+ pet sitters across Hong Kong.

Philip holds a Master degree in Management Science from University of Waterloo and a post graduate Certificate in Marketing from University of Toronto.