AIG Names Sid Sankaran Senior VP, Chief Risk Officer

American International Group, Inc. (NYSE: AIG) today announced that Sid Sankaran will join AIG as Senior Vice President, Chief Risk Officer. Mr. Sankaran will report to AIG Executive Vice President, Finance, Risk, and Investments, Peter D. Hancock. He will succeed Robert Lewis, who last month announced that he would retire from AIG following a smooth transition period.

Mr. Sankaran's direct reports will include the Chief Risk Officers of all AIG business units and the leadership of the Corporate Enterprise Risk Management functions.