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MONTREAL, Feb. 13, 2018 /CNW/ - Manulife is pleased to
announce that Richard Payette, President and CEO of Manulife
Quebec, has been named one of the Top Five Personal Insurers and
Top 25 in Quebec's financial
sector in Finance et Investissement's annual ranking.
"This is a great honour and one that recognizes Manuvie's
growing position in Quebec," said
Payette. "Manuvie is well-positioned to become the Quebec financial services leader for health
and wealth I look forward to working with our talented team to make
this goal a reality."
Payette was also recently appointed to the Montreal Clinical
Research Institute Board of Directors (IRCM).
In IRCM's announcement, both the Chairman, Pierre Duplessis and President and Scientific
Director, Tarik Möröy, said
Payette's "many successes are invaluable assets" and that his
expertise "will have a definite impact on the numerous projects to
be put forward in the months and years to come."
About Manulife
Manulife Financial Corporation is a
leading international financial services group that helps people
achieve their dreams and aspirations by putting customers' needs
first and providing the right advice and solutions. We operate
primarily as John Hancock in
the United States and Manulife
elsewhere. We provide financial advice, insurance, as well as
wealth and asset management solutions for individuals, groups and
institutions. At the end of 2017, we had approximately 34,000
employees, 73,000 agents, and thousands of distribution partners,
serving more than 26 million customers. As of December 31, 2017, we had over $1.04 trillion (US$829.4
billion) in assets under management and administration, and
in the previous 12 months we made $26.7
billion in payments to our customers. Our principal
operations are in Asia,
Canada and the United States where we have served
customers for more than 100 years. With our global headquarters in
Toronto, Canada, we trade as 'MFC'
on the Toronto, New York, and the Philippine stock exchanges
and under '945' in Hong Kong.
SOURCE Manulife Financial Corporation