Manulife Appoints Mike Coyne General Counsel

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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\n Manulife Appoints Mike Coyne General Counsel\n \n\n /* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n \n\n\n\n\n\n Canada NewsWire\n \n\n\n\n\n\n TORONTO\n \n\n ,\n \n\n Aug. 21, 2025\n \n\n /CNW/ - Manulife announced the appointment of\n \n Mike Coyne\n \n as General Counsel, effective\n \n September 1, 2025\n \n . He will join Manulife's Executive Leadership Team and will report to\n \n Phil Witherington\n \n , Manulife's President and CEO.\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Mr. Coyne most recently served as Senior Fellow and Litigation Strategy Advisor at the Bank Policy Institute (BPI), a leading non-partisan advocacy and policy think tank for the world's largest banking organizations. Prior to BPI, Mr. Coyne served as General Counsel and Senior Legal Officer for the Americas for Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG). He was also an Executive Officer of\n \n Tokyo\n \n -headquartered MUFG and its commercial bank subsidiary, MUFG Bank Ltd.  Prior to MUFG, Mike spent over 20 years at JPMorgan Chase & Co., ultimately rising to Senior Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Global Co-Head of Litigation.\n \n\n \"Mike brings demonstrated ability to lead high-performing legal teams, navigate complexity, leverage transformative technology to optimize ways of working, and advise boards and executive leadership with strategic clarity and sound judgment,\" said Mr. Witherington. \"His global perspective and passion for building an inclusive culture, as well as sponsoring, developing, and coaching colleagues, will be invaluable as we write Manulife's next chapter.\"\n \n\n Mr. Coyne is a graduate of\n \n Boston College\n \n Law School and the\n \n University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill\n \n . He succeeds\n \n Jim Gallagher\n \n , who is retiring from Manulife this month.\n \n\n\n About Manulife\n \n\n\n Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services provider, helping our customers make their decisions easier and lives better. With our global headquarters in\n \n Toronto, Canada\n \n , we operate as Manulife across\n \n Canada\n \n ,\n \n Asia\n...

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