Manulife Names Steve Finch Asia President and CEO

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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\n Manulife Names Steve Finch Asia President and CEO\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.prntar{\nTEXT-ALIGN: RIGHT\n}\n.prntac{\nTEXT-ALIGN: CENTER\n}\n \n\n\n\n\n\n Canada NewsWire\n \n\n\n\n TSX/NYSE/PSE: MFC SEHK: 945\n \n\n\n Former Chief Actuary to Succeed Phil Witherington Effective\n \n May 9th\n \n\n\n\n\n\n TORONTO\n \n and HONG KONG\n \n ,\n \n\n March 17, 2025\n \n\n /CNW/ - Manulife announced that\n \n Steve Finch\n \n has been appointed President and CEO of Manulife Asia, effective\n \n May 9th\n \n . Mr. Finch succeeds\n \n Phil Witherington\n \n who has been appointed Manulife's President and CEO, also effective\n \n May 9th\n \n .\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Mr. Finch currently serves as Manulife's Chief Actuary and has been a member of Manulife's Executive Leadership team since 2016.\n \n\n Mr. Finch has contributed significantly to Manulife's transformation and financial performance, including through several historic transactions that validated the prudence of the company's reserves, and supporting the transition to IFRS 17 and IFRS 9 accounting standards. He is a proven leader across both functional and commercial areas of Manulife's business. Previously, he served as the Chief Financial Officer of\n \n John Hancock\n \n , Manulife's US business, and prior to that, he served as the General Manager of the company's US Life Insurance business, leading the business to be the market leader in life insurance sales. Mr. Finch has served in additional roles including in reinsurance, product development, and marketing across his 32-year tenure with Manulife. He is a graduate of Queen's University and holds a B.ScH in Statistics. He is a Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries and a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries.\n \n\n \"Steve has helped deliver our transformation and drive strong financial performance, reshaping our portfolio towards higher return and lower risk and validating the prudence of our reserves,\" said\n \n Roy Gori\n \n , President and CEO of Manulife. \"We have bold ambitions for\n \n Asia\n \n , and his ...

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