Board of Directors

Mr. Lindsay’s international business experience, including over 17 years as CEO of a public company and nearly two decades of experience in senior executive roles in investment and corporate banking and global financial services, qualify him to serve as the Chair of the Board and a member of the corporate governance and nominating committee. Mr. Lindsay also has extensive experience navigating environmental, social and governance (ESG) topics, which supports Manulife’s efforts to manage associated risks and opportunities and implement its Impact Agenda to improve health and well-being, support financial resilience, and contribute to a healthier planet.

Mr. Lindsay was previously President and CEO of Teck Resources Limited, Canada’s largest diversified mining, mineral processing and metallurgical company, a position he held since 2005 where he led Teck to achieve top rankings from ESG rating agencies such as S&P Global, MSCI and ISS ESG. His experience also includes almost two decades with CIBC World Markets Inc., where he ultimately served as President after periods as Head of Investment and Corporate Banking and Head of the Asia Pacific Region.

Mr. Lindsay currently serves as Chair of the Board of Directors of Trans Mountain Corporation. He recently stepped down from the Board of Directors of Alpine Canada. He is a Heritage Governor of the Royal Ontario Museum. He was Chair of the International Council on Mining and Metals, Chair of the Board of Governors for Mining and Metals at the World Economic Forum, and Chair of the Business Council of Canada. He is a recipient of the Canadian Business Leader Lifetime Achievement Award from The Canadian Chamber of Commerce.

Mr. Lindsay earned a Bachelor of Science in Mining Engineering from Queen’s University and holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, and has been the recipient of an Honorary Doctor of Laws from the University of Windsor and Honorary Doctorate of Technology from the British Columbia Institute of Technology.

Mr. Lindsay also sits on the following public company board: 

BHP Group Limited, 2024-present

Phil Witherington was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of Manulife, one of the largest insurance and asset management companies in the world, on May 8, 2025.

Prior to this appointment, Mr. Witherington was President and Chief Executive Officer, Manulife Asia, and before that he served five years as Chief Financial Officer at Manulife. As Chief Financial Officer he was responsible for managing Manulife’s global financial affairs and successfully led the implementation of IFRS 17 and IFRS 9 at Manulife. Mr. Witherington joined Manulife in 2014 as Chief Financial Officer of Manulife Asia and served as its Interim President and Chief Executive Officer in 2017. He has been a member of Manulife’s Executive Leadership Team since 2018.

Mr. Witherington has more than 25 years of experience in insurance and financial services, globally, and in developed and emerging markets within Asia. Prior to joining Manulife, Mr. Witherington led finance in Asia Pacific for the Retail Banking and Wealth Management business at HSBC and earlier served as the Deputy Regional Chief Financial Officer for its Asian insurance businesses. Previously, Mr. Witherington was Vice President Finance at AIA, based in Hong Kong. He also spent a decade with KPMG in London and Hong Kong, specializing in financial services audit and advisory services, with a particular focus on financial services clients.

Mr. Witherington is deeply committed to fostering positive change in the communities where Manulife operates. Under his leadership, Manulife continues to advance initiatives and thought leadership that promote lifelong health, financial resilience, sustainability, and inclusive growth.

Mr. Witherington holds an Executive MBA jointly awarded by the University of Edinburgh Management School (United Kingdom) and the École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées (Paris, France). He is also a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales (FCA) and the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (FCPA).

Nicole Arnaboldi is a partner at Oak Hill Capital Management, a private equity firm. She is a former senior executive at Credit Suisse, a global financial services company, and its predecessor Donaldson, Lufkin and Jenrette Securities Corporation, holding a number of senior roles in their wealth and asset management businesses, including Senior Advisor, and prior to that, Vice Chairman, Credit Suisse Asset Management.

Ms. Arnaboldi is a member of the boards of Commonfund and Merit Hill Capital (non-public companies). She also serves on various Harvard University advisory boards, including for HarvardX and Harvard Law School.

Ms. Arnaboldi holds a Bachelor of Arts from Harvard College, and a JD and an MBA from Harvard University.

Ms. Arnaboldi also sits on the following public company board:

NextEra Energy, Inc.:           2022-present

Guy Bainbridge is a former partner with KPMG LLP. He has acted as the key audit leader of several of the UK and world’s largest financial institutions and served on KPMG’s UK and Europe boards of directors.

Mr. Bainbridge serves on the board of directors and is a member of the audit committee and board risk committee of Nationwide Building Society (a member-owned, non-public company). He also serves on the board of directors of ICE Clear Europe Limited (a non-public company) and as chair of the audit committee.

Mr. Bainbridge is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and holds a Master of Arts from the University of Cambridge.

Nancy Carroll is a former partner in the Financial Services Group and head of the National Insurance and Reinsurance Group of McCarthy Tétrault LLP, with over 40 years of experience as a leading legal advisor to Canadian and global insurance and reinsurance companies, banks and their boards on complex regulatory, M&A, transactional, compliance, governance and strategic matters.

Ms. Carroll sits on the board of The Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation, is a member of the Law Society of Ontario and was awarded an ICD.D designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors and the Rotman School of Business at the University of Toronto.  She holds a JD from the University of Toronto, a Master of Arts in International Political Studies from Queen’s University, and a Bachelor of Arts from Mount Allison University. 

Julie Dickson is a former Superintendent of Financial Institutions, Canada, Canada’s main financial services regulator. She currently serves on the Canadian Public Accountability Board, and the board of the Dubai Financial Services Authority.

Ms. Dickson is an Officer of the Order of Canada and holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of New Brunswick and a Master of Economics from Queen’s University.

Michael Durland is a former senior executive at The Bank of Nova Scotia, holding a number of senior roles in their capital markets division, including Group Head and CEO, Global Banking and Markets. He is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Melancthon Capital Corporation, a private company primarily focused on the provision of capital and advisory services to emerging Canadian companies. He brings a sophisticated risk taking and risk structuring capability set to the board, along with international business experience.

Mr. Durland is the Chancellor of Saint Mary’s University. He is a member of the board of the True Patriot Love Foundation (not-for-profit organization), as well as the boards of Receptiviti Inc. and LifeRaft Inc., and the former Chair of Truleaf Sustainable Agriculture (non-public companies). He is a Distinguished Fellow at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at the University of Toronto and a former a member of the Board of the Dalhousie Medical Research Foundation, the Business Strategy Committee of the Global Risk Institute and the Advisory Boards of the Centre for Social Impact at Queen’s University and the Master of Management Analytics Program at Queen’s University.

Mr. Durland holds a Bachelor of Commerce from Saint Mary’s University and a Ph.D. in Management from Queen’s University.

Donald Kanak is a former senior executive with deep insurance experience in Asia. Most recently, he held several roles with Prudential Holdings Ltd. (part of Prudential plc). He ultimately served as Chairman, Insurance Growth Markets and Chairman, Prudence Foundation, and, prior to that, Chairman, Eastspring Investments and Chairman of Prudential Corporation Asia. He served in senior executive positions at American International Group (AIG) for over 14 years before joining Prudential Holdings Ltd.

Mr. Kanak has been a Senior Fellow of The Program in International Financial Systems (PIFS) since 2007 and a director since 2017. His research has focused on solutions for achieving climate objectives and for developing capital markets in emerging economies. He currently serves as Chairman of the Board of PreachFor Foundation.  Previously, he served as a trustee of the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF)-Hong Kong, Chairman and executive board member of the EU-ASEAN Business Council and a member of the board of the Hong Kong Financial Services Development Council (non-public entities).

Mr. Kanak holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of North Carolina, a JD from Harvard Law School, and a MLitt from Oxford University in management studies.

Anna Manning is the former President and Chief Executive Officer of Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated (RGA), a global reinsurance company focusing on life and health solutions. Prior to joining RGA, she spent 19 years with the Toronto office of Towers Perrin’s Tillinghast insurance consulting service, providing consulting services to the insurance industry on mergers and acquisitions, value-added performance measurement, product development, and financial reporting.

Ms. Manning is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries and the Canadian Institute of Actuaries and holds a B.Sc. in Actuarial Science from the University of Toronto.

John Montalbano is an experienced wealth and asset management executive and former senior executive at the Royal Bank of Canada, having previously served as Chief Executive Officer of RBC Global Asset Management and Vice Chair of RBC Wealth Management.  He is currently Principal of Tower Beach Capital Ltd., a private enterprise focused on venture capital investments.

Mr. Montalbano currently serves as a director of the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and a number of other non-public companies. He also serves on various not-for-profit and advisory boards, including the Rideau Hall Foundation and UBC Sauder School of Business faculty advisory board.

Mr. Montalbano is a Chartered Financial Analyst and holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of British Columbia. 

Mr. Montalbano also sits on the following public company boards:

AbCellera Biologics Inc.:                2020-present

Eupraxia Pharmaceuticals Inc.:    2021-present

May Tan is a senior financial services executive who has held a number of senior roles at Standard Chartered Bank, including the position of Chief Executive Officer, Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong). She has over 30 years of experience in corporate finance, banking, and capital markets in Asia. She holds the Fellow Chartered Accountant designation from the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and the Certified Public Accountant (Fellow) designation from the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

Ms. Tan is a director on the following non-public boards: MSIG Insurance (Hong Kong) Limited, Shanghai Guardian Limited and 701 Limited. Ms. Tan is also a council member of the Asian Corporate Governance Association.

Ms. Tan received a B.A. in Economics and Accounting from the University of Sheffield.

Ms. Tan also sits on the following public company boards:

CLP Holdings Limited                                      2018-present

Hang Lung Group Limited                               2024-present

Leagh Turner is a seasoned global executive in the technology sector currently holding the position of CEO for Coupa Software Inc., a business spend management software company. Previously, Ms. Turner was the Co-CEO of Ceridian HCM Holding Inc., a global human capital management software company. She also serves as a director of Plan International Canada. Ms. Turner is a strong advocate for the advancement of women in leadership and has been recognized twice on the WXN (Women’s Executive Network) Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women list.

Ms. Turner holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Western Ontario.

John Wong is a former Senior Partner and the former Chairman of Greater China for Boston Consulting Group (BCG), where he currently serves as a Senior Advisor. He is a trusted consultant with almost 30 years of experience serving global clients in the Asian healthcare market and a deep expertise in building businesses in biopharmaceuticals, medical technology, and consumer health.

Mr. Wong holds an MBA from Harvard University, a Master of Science in Chemical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from Imperial College London.