Manulife Financial Corp. president and chief executive officer Donald Guloien has announced a plan to retire as of Sept. 30. With the move to retire, Roy Gori, who will become Manulife’s president on June 5, will succeed Guloien as chief executive officer and join the company’s board of directors as of Oct. 1. “Donald has had a respected career at Manulife […]
Manulife has appointed Roy Gori as president, effective June 5, 2017. In the new role, he will lead the company’s Canadian, United States, Asian and investment operations. Gori currently works as senior executive vice-president and general manager of Manulife’s Asia division. He will move from Hong Kong to Toronto to begin his new role, subject to […]
Manulife is providing more mental-health support to employees by increasing its annual coverage of mental-health services to $10,000 per person. Previously, employees could claim up to $1,000 each year on professional services provided by licensed practitioners, including mental-health services. Under its redesigned plan, Manulife has separated the coverage for mental-health practitioners and allocated the new […]
Manulife Financial has introduced an online planning program for employees who participate in its workplace retirement savings plans. The program, Retirement Redefined, includes personalized planning tools and advice aimed at encouraging plan members who are about to retire or are 15 years away from retirement to start thinking about the life they want when they […]
Manulife has appointed Linda Mantia as senior executive vice-president and chief operating officer, effective as of October 3, 2016. She replaces Paul Rooney, who will stay with the company until the end of December. Read: Manulife appoints new head of HR In her new role, Mantia will define corporate strategy and policies, and will oversee […]
Manulife Financial has appointed Christine Robinson as head of human resources. She succeeds Lisa Butler, who takes on the role of the organization’s global chief talent and diversity officer. Robinson will lead the Canadian human resources team and will join the global human resources leadership, global leadership and Canadian executive management teams. She joins Manulife […]
Manulife Financial has appointed Donna Carbell as senior vice-president of its group benefits team and Brett Marchand as senior vice-president of its group retirement solutions team. With several years of experience on Manulife’s group benefits team, Carbell’s previous roles include assistant vice-president of health and dental operations; vice-president of life, disability and absence management; and […]
Manulife has announced that Sue Reibel will succeed Charles Guay as executive vice-president and general manager of institutional markets for Manulife Canada. But the search is still underway for the new president and chief executive officer of Manulife in Quebec, a position that Guay also filled. Read: Guay to run Manulife Quebec Guay took on both appointments in February […]
Manulife Financial saw a 62% drop in fourth-quarter profit, largely from losses in its oil and gas investments, according to a report published Thursday. The Toronto-based company reported net income of $246 million or 11 cents a share for the three-month period ended Dec. 31, 2015. This compares to $640 million for the corresponding periods in 2014. Read: Manulife […]
Manulife Financial Corporation has reached an agreement in Canada with The Vitality Group (Vitality) to introduce life insurance that rewards people for healthy living. The partnership will be first launched within Manulife’s term insurance solutions before it is expended to other product lines over time. It includes financial protection, opportunities to save on insurance premiums, and allow users to earn valuable […]