The Canada-headquartered firm has made further appointments in its Asia-Pacific business, in this case in Singapore.

Manulife Singapore, which provides insurance, retirement and wealth management solutions, has made two additions to its team, coming in the wake of a number of other appointments at the Manulife group of firms in Asia.

Neil Bowyer has been appointed as chief bancassurance officer of Manulife Singapore – a newly-created role. He is responsible for the overall development of the company’s bancassurance operations in Singapore, including strategic development, distribution services, training and sales. He has more than 20 years of industry experience and has spent the last six years working in Singapore.

Arijit Chakraborty has been appointed as chief legal and compliance officer of Manulife Singapore. He has significant experience in handling legal, compliance and regulatory matters in the financial and investment space. He started his career in Singapore as a lawyer specialising in merger and acquisition transactions at Temasek Holdings and has held senior roles with other insurance companies. In his last role, he was the general counsel for one of the largest European insurers in its Singapore office.

For details on other recent Asia developments at the Manulife group of businesses, see here.