Our people

Poh Huat is a seasoned life insurance professional with over 25 years of experience in progressive leadership roles in the UK and Singapore spanning life insurance consultancy, sales distribution, actuarial, finance and investments.

His most recent appointment was as Chief Executive Officer of Manulife Financial Advisers Singapore where he was responsible for overseeing all aspects of the firm’s operations and charting its strategic direction. Prior to that, he was the Chief Financial Officer and Appointed Actuary for Manulife Singapore.

Poh Huat is a graduate of the London School of Economics, UK and is a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries, UK.

She has more than 15 years of experience in the Insurance Industry and had worked in different functions ranging from Finance, Actuarial, Risk Management and Product. She has also worked in a mix of global, regional and local roles with other international insurers. Yee Han joined Manulife in late 2014 in Thailand as the CFO. She moved back to Singapore in 2016 to join Regional DBS Bancassurance team before taking up the current role. Yee Han holds a Bachelor of Business, specialising in Actuarial Science in Nanyang Technological University. She is also a Fellow of Institute of Actuaries, United Kingdom.

Jessie holds a Master of Business Administration from Rutgers Business School and a Bachelor in Accounting and Finance from London School of Economics and Political Science. She has 20 years of human resources and transformation project experience in the financial services, consumer goods, automotive and pharmaceutical industries across Asia.

A qualified lawyer, Jonathan has over 10 years of progressive senior leadership and regional APAC experience managing the Compliance function for multinational financial institutions, with a focus on AML and Regulatory Compliance. In his most recent appointment, he was the Assistant General Counsel (Asia) of a global insurance broker, heading the Legal and Compliance function for eight countries. Earlier in his career, Jonathan spent over a decade in law firms specialising in corporate legal work and commercial litigation. Jonathan holds a law degree from the National University of Singapore, and was admitted as an Advocate and Solicitor in Singapore in 1996. He is also a certified Anti-Money Laundering specialist.

As a member of Manulife Singapore's Senior Management Team, James also plays an active part in the overall strategy and direction of Manulife Singapore's operation. Prior to this, James was the Vice President of Capital Management in the Manulife Group Treasury and Capital department, leading quality reporting of capital results for the consolidated Manulife group, and successful implementation of the IFRS17 accounting changes associated with the Canadian capital framework. He was also recently the Chair of the Capital Committee for the Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association (CLHIA). James brings extensive experience and expertise to this role. He is a seasoned financial leader and qualified actuary with 29 years of work experience in the life insurance industry. He has held progressively senior leadership in actuarial positions in the areas of pricing and product development, financial reporting, reinsurance, risk management, and most recently in capital management. James holds a Bachelor of Mathematics from the University of Waterloo and is a Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries.  

James is very excited to be part of a world class team helping make decisions easier and lives better for our customers.

With a career spanning 25 years in financial services and consulting, Benedict has held senior leadership roles in Singapore, Australia as well as across Asia Pacific in the areas of Strategy, Distribution, Operations, Digital, Technology, Change & Transformation. Much of Benedict’s career has been with Allianz and AIG.  He also has held roles at Insurance Australia Group and HIH Insurance.  

Benedict is a Chartered Accountant (CA ANZ) and Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, holding a Masters of Business in Accounting & Finance from University of Technology, Sydney.

With over 20 years of experience in Information Technology, Sachin is a seasoned professional specialising in the Insurance Domain. Before joining Manulife Singapore, Sachin spent over a decade at Allianz, contributing significantly to life, health, and general insurance systems while working both in the Asian markets and at the regional office. His extensive background also includes substantial contributions to IT consulting firms, where he played pivotal roles in consulting and product management. Sachin is a postgraduate from Mumbai University, India, and holds a master's degree in commerce, specialising in financial accounting.

Leah was Chief Distribution Officer at HSBC Insurance in 2018. Before joining HSBC, Leah was Head of Wealth and High Net Worth at Manulife Singapore. Leah has more than 20 years of established track record and specialised experience in life insurance, business development, and distribution management, across bancassurance, HNW brokerages in APAC, as well as agency and financial advisory firms.

Leah holds a Bachelor of Business (Banking & Finance) from the Nanyang Technological University of Singapore. 

Mark has over 15 years of experience across multiple leadership roles in Singapore, Japan and Australia, spanning consulting, start-up and financial services industries. Prior to his roles at Manulife, Mark held numerous advisory positions with IBM Business Consulting Services and Macquarie Group.

Mark holds a Bachelor of Science in Information Technology from the University of Technology Sydney.