23 February 2015

AFI welcomes Ravi Vig as new chief operating officer

AFI recently announced the arrival of Ravi Vig as the organization’s new chief operating officer (COO).

Vig has more than 20 years of general management, operations management, and management consulting experience worldwide, including Asia, Australia, the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Africa. He has led various operational efficiency, knowledge management, and change management projects in the financial services, healthcare and education industries.

Vig earned his MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, and Bachelors in Mathematics from the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines.

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