Manulife’s strong leadership team is composed of men and women who are experts in their fields. Our leaders are committed to provide you the highest level of professionalism to ensure that your best interest is served.
Kah Siang Khoo was appointed Chairperson of Manulife Philippines in April 2025. He is the CEO, Emerging Markets and is also a member of Manulife’s Asia Executive Committee and Global Leadership Team.
Before his appointment as CEO, Emerging Markets, Kah Siang served as the General Manager of Manulife Singapore, where he was responsible for growing and strengthening the Manulife franchise in Singapore. Prior to this role, he held regional and in-market positions with Great Eastern Life and the Monetary Authority of Singapore.
With over 25 years of experience in the financial services sector, Kah Siang has held numerous industry positions, including President of the Life Insurance Association, Board Member of the Singapore College of Insurance, and Member of the MAS Financial Centre Advisory Panel. In 2015, he was conferred the prestigious Distinguished Fellow by the Institute of Banking and Finance Singapore. Currently, he serves as the Chairperson of the inaugural Singapore Insurance Culture and Conduct Steering Committee, focusing on elevating standards of culture and conduct within the insurance industry. Kah Siang is a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries in the United Kingdom and holds a Doctorate in Statistics from the University of Kent, Canterbury, in the United Kingdom.
Rahul Hora is President and Chief Executive Officer of Manulife Philippines. He was elected to the Board in 2022.
As President and CEO, Rahul is responsible for the development and execution of Manulife's strategy in the Philippines, supercharging the business so Manulife can continue making every day better for more Filipinos.
Hora is an insurance industry veteran, having taken on various sales and distribution leadership roles in operations, agency, and bancassurance across geographies. He joins Manulife from another multinational insurance company, where he held distribution roles at market and regional levels, and most recently led their life and non-life insurance operations in the Philippines.
Conrado Favorito is an Independent Director of Manulife Philippines, Manulife Financial Plans, Inc., and Manulife China Bank Life Assurance Corp. He was first elected as director of the Company in April 2018.
He is currently the CEO-President and Chief Consultant of his company, Mr. Fave Management Training & Consulting Services. He acts as his company’s Management Consultant, TQM & ISO 9001 Adviser, Keynote Speaker, Trainer for Webinars and Seminars, and Book Editor. Likewise, he serves as a consultant/ adviser of Inkwell Publishing Co., Inc., VFP Business Support Services, Inc., and Blue Macay Food Manufacturing Group. He is also an accredited speaker/ trainer/ consultant of South East Asia Speakers & Trainers Bureau Inc., Ariva Academy, and SMESoft.
Conrad holds a Pre-Divinity/Philosophy degree from the Ateneo de Manila University and a Master in Business Management degree from the Asian Institute of Management.
Maria Theresa Quirino is an Independent Director of Manulife Philippines, Manulife Financial Plans, Inc., and Manulife China Bank Life Assurance Corp. She was first elected as director of the Company in December 2023.
Tere has over 35 years of work experience in public financial management reforms and banking operations (asset and liability management, treasury and treasury operations, and risk management). She has worked for 10 years with the various projects of multilateral and bilateral agencies (Asian Development Bank, DFAT/Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade by the Australian Government and USAID) as consultant/adviser on various government reforms in the areas of budget and treasury management, public debt management, tax administration, procurement, and domestic resource mobilization.
Prior to this, Tere worked with the Development Bank of the Philippines for over 15 years, last holding the position of Senior Executive Vice President and Treasurer/CFO.
Tere holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the Polytechnic University of the Philippines and is a Certified Public Accountant.
Wilton Kee is the Chief Financial Officer of Manulife (International) Limited. As a member of Manulife Hong Kong’s senior management team, Mr. Kee oversees the company's financial functions including financial reporting, planning and control, capital management and planning, asset-liability management, treasury and other finance-related matters.
Mr. Kee has solid experience in actuarial pricing, financial reporting and risk management, both in Hong Kong and Japan. He spent the earlier part of his career in the Asia regional office of a leading international insurance group.
He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Actuarial Science from the University of Hong Kong and is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries (FSA) of the United States. He has also attained the Financial Risk Manager (FRM) designation issued by the Global Association of Risk Professionals and holds a Certificate in Quantitative Finance (CQF).
Anne Maree Tassell is the Chief Operations Officer of Manulife Asia and helps drive Manulife’s growth strategy and digital transformation in the region.
Anne-Maree joins Manulife from Citi, where she held leadership roles across Australia, Hong Kong and the UK. Most recently, Anne-Maree was the Head of Operations and Technology for Citi’s Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) markets, responsible for overseeing and managing Citi’s operations and technology infrastructure across multiple products, shared services and infrastructure support.
A global operations executive with more than 30 years’ experience in financial services, Anne-Maree has a proven track record of leading cross-functional teams across Asia Pacific, Europe, Middle East, and Africa. She will play a pivotal role in shaping Manulife’s customer-facing operations, including straight-through processing and automation, to ensure that Manulife continues to make decisions easier and lives better for customers across Asia.