Manulife Philippines Appoints Manish Sangal as Deputy CEO

Manulife Philippines, the local arm of leading international financial services provider Manulife, announced the appointment of Manish Sangal as Deputy Chief Executive Officer. As Deputy CEO, he will join the Company’s executive committee and will report directly to Rahul Hora, President and Chief Executive Officer, Manulife Philippines.

Over the past three years as Chief Agency Officer in Vietnam, Sangal has delivered sustained quality growth and built a highly engaged, high-performing team. His appointment reflects Manulife’s continued investment in the Philippines as a market central to the company’s Emerging Markets strategy and underscores the insurer’s focus on building enterprise-levelcapabilities across its business.

“Manish is a proven insurance leader who combines strategic clarity with disciplined execution,” said Rahul Hora, President and Chief Executive Officer, Manulife Philippines. “His track record in agency development and digital transformation, along with his strong culture-building leadership, will help us accelerate our growth ambitions, strengthen our competitiveness, and create even more value for our customers and distribution partners in the Philippines.”

In his new role, Sangal will be responsible for driving strategy and execution across priority transformation and business initiatives, partnering across teams to advance technology and AI innovation, agency transformation, expanded Corporate Solutions, and enhanced digital journeys for advisors and customers, deepening customer value and distribution excellence.

“I’m honored to take on this role and to partner with our talented teams across Manulife Philippines,” said Manish Sangal, Deputy CEO, Manulife Philippines. “Backed by 119 years of rich understanding of the Filipino customer, we have an exciting opportunity to scale our agency strength, enhance customer engagement through data, digital, and AI, and bring innovative and market-leading health and life protection solutions—making decisions easier and lives better for more families in the Philippines.”

 

About Manulife Philippines

The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company opened its doors for business in the Philippines in 1907. Since then, Manulife's Philippine Branch and later The Manufacturers Life Insurance Co. (Phils.), Inc. (Manulife Philippines) has grown to become one of the country's leading life insurance companies. Manulife Philippines is a wholly owned domestic subsidiary of Manulife Financial Corporation, among the world's largest life insurance companies by market capitalization. Learn more about Manulife Philippines by visiting their website manulife.com.ph and following them on Facebook (facebook.com/ManulifePH), Instagram (@manulifeph), and LinkedIn (Manulife Philippines).

About Manulife

Manulife Financial Corporation is a leading international financial services provider, headquartered in Toronto, Canada. Anchored in our ambition to be the number one choice for customers, we operate as Manulife across Canada and Asia, and primarily as John Hancock in the United States, providing financial advice, insurance and health solutions for individuals, groups and businesses. Through Manulife Wealth & Asset Management, we offer global investment solutions, financial advice, and retirement plan services to individuals, institutions, and retirement plan members worldwide. At the end of 2025, we had more than 37,000 employees, over 106,000 agents, and thousands of distribution partners, serving over 37 million customers with operations across 25 markets globally. We trade as ‘MFC’ on the Toronto, New York, and Philippine stock exchanges, and under ‘945’ on the Hong Kong stock exchange. Not all offerings are available in all jurisdictions. For additional information, please visit manulife.com.