Boon has worked for the ING group since 1983 and has held several management positions in Australia, the Netherlands, Indonezia, Romania and, most recently, Greece.
ING Asigurari de Viata CFO Adrian Lupescu will continue as acting CEO until Boon takes over.
The company is the largest provider of life insurance on the Romanian market. In the first half of 2012, it reported underwritten premiums of 269.7 million lei (EUR60.4 million), down 1.1% from RON272.7 million in the same period in 2011. (EUR1=RON4.4595)