Manulife appoints Rahul Hora as president, CEO

MANILA, Philippines — Manulife is pleased to announce the appointment of Rahul Hora as president and CEO of Manulife Philippines, effective Oct. 3. In this role, Hora will be a member of Manulife’s Global Leadership Team, reporting directly to Sachin Shah, general manager, Emerging Markets, Manulife.

Hora is an award-winning insurance industry veteran, with extensive experience in the Philippines and across Asia.

Hora previously served as senior vice president of one of India’s most recognized insurance companies, where he held various sales and distribution leadership positions across geographies. He then joined multinational insurer AXA, where he held distribution roles at market and regional levels, and most recently led their life and non-life insurance operations in the Philippines.

In his most recent CEO role, Hora delivered solid financial results by driving distribution acceleration, health and wellness, digital enablement, and enhanced customer experience. He also oversaw a successful post-acquisition merger of a general insurance entity with an existing life insurance business to help create one of the most competitive composite insurance players in the Philippines.