About Us - Management

Manulife Philippines' executive management team is composed of the following:

President & CEO

Indren Naidoo

Indren Naidoo is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Manulife Philippines. He joined the company in December 2009.

Prior to joining Manulife, he has worked in the Philippines for over 8 years as Chief Financial Officer for 2 major multinational life insurance companies. His responsibilities in this capacity included development of business strategy, product design and regular interaction with and support of sales force channels, including Agency, Bancassurance and Alternative Channels.

Prior to his time in the Philippines, Mr. Naidoo worked in several countries in Asia in a similar capacity. Mr. Naidoo also has over 11 years experience as a corporate banker with ANZ Banking Group in Australia.

Mr. Naidoo holds a Bachelor of Business (Accounting) & CPA and a Graduate Diploma in Computing from Monash University in Australia as well as a Diploma of Management from the University of Michigan Business School in the U.S.

SVP & Chief Financial Officer

David N. Banks

David Banks is the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Manulife Philippines. He joined the company in June 2003. Prior to joining Manulife, he was the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Actuary of a large multinational life insurance company in Indonesia.

Mr. Banks has 28 years of experience in the life insurance industry particularly in Actuarial, Finance and Investments.

Mr. Banks holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics from Canterbury University in New Zealand. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries of London (FIA).

SVP & Chief Agency Officer

John E. Curtis

John E. Curtis is the Senior Vice President and Chief Agency Officer of Manulife Philippines. He joined Manulife in February 2006.

Mr. Curtis comes with almost 25 years of experience in the Life Assurance Industry in the UK and in Asia. He has held a number of Senior roles within Agency, Broker and Bancassurance markets. He worked his way up from a successful Agency person to various Senior Leadership positions in Business Development, Recruitment, Marketing, and Wealth Management.

He is a fully qualified Financial Planner and a member of the Chartered Insurance Institute and The Personal Finance Society.