Vibha Coburn made Manulife Holdings CEO

Manulife Asia general manager, emerging markets, Sachin N Shah, said Coburn succeeds Lee Sang Hui, who moves to a new role as CEO of Manulife Vietnam.

KUALA LUMPUR: Vibha Coburn, who is credited with making Manulife’s agency force in Asia grow significantly to became the world’s third best in terms of million-dollar round table (MDRT) membership, has been made group chief executive officer (CEO) for Manulife Holdings Bhd (MHB) and CEO of Manulife Insurance Bhd (MIB), effective today.

Manulife Asia general manager, emerging markets, Sachin N Shah, said Coburn succeeds Lee Sang Hui, who moves to a new role as CEO of Manulife Vietnam.