Manulife Appoints Phil Witherington as President and CEO, Successor to Roy Gori
Position
Chief Executive Officer
Company
Manulife
CanadaFinancial ServicesFinanceFintechLendingBankingInsuranceDescription
Manulife Financial Corporation's Board announced that President and Chief Executive Officer Roy Gori will retire effective May 8, 2025, and Phil Witherington will succeed him as President and CEO, joining the Board of Directors at that time. To support the transition, Roy Gori will continue as an Advisor through August 31, 2025.
Quick answer
Manulife Appoints Phil Witherington as President and CEO, Successor to Roy Gori (November 18, 2024). Manulife is based in Canada.
- Who is the new Chief Executive Officer at Manulife?
- Manulife named Phil Witherington Chief Executive Officer, announced November 18, 2024.
- What did Manulife announce on November 18, 2024?
- Manulife Financial Corporation's Board announced that President and Chief Executive Officer Roy Gori will retire effective May 8, 2025, and Phil Witherington will succeed him as President and CEO, joining the Board of Directors at that time. To support the transition, Roy Gori will continue as an Advisor through August 31, 2025.
- What does Manulife do?
- Manulife is a leading financial services group.
- Where is Manulife based?
- Manulife is based in Canada.
- Which similar companies made leadership changes around the same time?
- Laurel Road (November 19, 2024), Namdev Finvest (November 20, 2024), MVB Financial (November 14, 2024) and Monzo Bank Ltd (November 26, 2024) also announced leadership changes within 45 days of Manulife.
Source: Fundz verified event record.
Other recent leadership changes in Financial Services and Finance
Executive moves at companies in the same sectors within 45 days, from Fundz verified event records.
- Laurel Road Appoints Chris Milone as Chief Marketing Officer (November 19, 2024)
- Namdev Finvest Appoints Dominic Vijay Kumar as President & Head of Technology (November 20, 2024)
- MVB Financial Corp. appoints Joe Rodriguez as Chief Risk Officer (November 14, 2024)
- Monzo Bank Appoints Tom Oldham as Chief Financial Officer and Mark Newbery as UK Chief Financial Officer (November 26, 2024)
- Kelly Welsh Joins Discover as Interim Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel and Head of Corporate and Public Affairs (November 5, 2024)
- State Bank of India Appoints Debasish Mishra as Chief General Manager of New Delhi Circle (November 3, 2024)
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