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MCBL Board of Directors

Bonnie Qiu

Chairperson

Bonnie Qiu was appointed Chairperson effective February 2025. She is the Chief Distribution Officer, Asia and a member of Manulife’s Asia Segment Executive Leadership Team and Global Leadership Team.

Bonnie is responsible for driving the development and growth of Manulife’s multichannel distribution platform across its 12 insurance markets in Asia - from elevating agency performance and service quality to deepening bancassurance and broker partnerships, and maximizing the impact of its digital transformation.

Bonnie brings a wealth of experience in the financial services industry and deep insights into Asia, especially in Greater China. She joins Manulife from HSBC, where she was most recently Managing Director, Business Development Asia Pacific, responsible for uplifting collaboration revenues between lines of businesses, as well as inorganic growth. With over two decades of experience at HSBC across the globe, Bonnie has held various leadership global, regional and country roles in Wealth including Insurance and Investments, Mass Affluent & High Net Worth Banking, as well as Country CEO. Her passion across all her roles is strategic business growth and consistently driving business revenue outcomes. In addition to her executive roles, Bonnie also has board experience across bank and insurance entities, and chairperson on a country banking association.

Amy Gochuico

Executive Director

Amy Gochuico was appointed President and CEO of MCBL effective 1 April 2025.

Amy brings 30 years of local and regional experience in sales and marketing, including 20 years of deep expertise in bancassurance leadership. With a proven track record in establishing successful bank partnerships and driving consistent growth, she excels in relationship management, strategic planning, and capability building.

She joins MCBL from Manulife Indonesia as Chief Bancassurance Officer, where she served as a member of the Board of Directors, focusing on corporate governance, regulatory relationships, and financial sustainability. As Chief Bancassurance Officer, she was responsible for the profitability of the bancassurance channel of Manulife Indonesia, which comprises 65% of the company's portfolio, and led efforts in business development and team leadership. 

Rahul Hora

Director

Rahul Hora is President and Chief Executive Officer of Manulife Philippines. He was elected to the Board in 2022.

As President and CEO, Rahul is responsible for the development and execution of Manulife's strategy in the Philippines, supercharging the business so we can continue making every day better for more Filipinos.

Hora is an insurance industry veteran, having taken on various sales and distribution leadership roles in operations, agency, and bancassurance across geographies. He joins Manulife from another multinational insurance company, where he held distribution roles at market and regional levels, and most recently led their life and non-life insurance operations in the Philippines

Patrick Cheng

Non-Executive Director

Patrick Cheng was elected as a Non-Executive Director of the Company in December 2019. He is currently the Chief Financial Officer of China Banking Corporation, the Chairman of China Bank Insurance Brokers, Inc.’s Board of Directors, and a director of China Bank Savings Inc.

Patrick has a deep experience in banking starting with Citibank N.A. as the Vice-President for Global Consumer Bank where he held positions of increasing responsibility such as Treasury and Investments Director, Retail Bank Business Director and Insurance Director. He then became HSBC Manila Branch’s Senior Vice-President for Premier and Wealth Management , and thereafter the President and CEO of HSBC Savings Bank (Phils) Inc. He was also a two term President of the Chamber of Thrift Banks. Patrick also served as the Philippine Bank of Communications Executive Vice President and Head of Trust & Wealth Management, and China Banking Corporation's Senior Vice President and Trust Officer.

Patrick graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of the Philipines-Diliman with a degree in Business Administration and Accountancy. He also graduated with distinction from Hult International School of Business in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with a Master’s degree in Management. He placed 7th in the National Certified Public Accountants Exam.

James Dee

Non-Executive Director

James Dee is the President of China Bank Savings Inc. (CBSI). The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) approved his secondment appointment on November 19, 2012.  

Prior to his election as director/president of CBSI, he was the Asset-Liability Management Head of the Treasury Group of China Bank Corp[oratiomn since 2009, and Treasurer and Head of Treasury Group of CBSI since 2012. Mr. Dee is also a member of CBSI Board-level committees - Vice Chairman of the Retirement Committee and Remuneration Commiteee, and a member of the Executive Committee. In the past, he also held key positions at the Trust Group of China Bank and Citibank, N.A. Philippines. 

Mr. Dee holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of the Philippines, and a Master's degree in Business Management from the Asian Institute of Management. He trained with the Regional Treasury Certifications from Citigroup, N.A.; Treasury Certification Program from Ateneo-BAP, and ICAAP Risk Models Validation from SGV. Furthermore, he graduated with distinction on a one-year course on Trust Operation from the Trust Institute Foundation of the Philippines.

Conrado Favorito

Independent Director

Conrado Favorito is an Independent Director of Manulife Philippines, Manulife Financial Plans, Inc., and Manulife China Bank Life Assurance Corp. He was first elected as director of the Company in April 2018.

He is currently the CEO-President and Chief Consultant of his company, Mr. Fave Management Training & Consulting Services. He acts as his company’s Management Consultant, TQM & ISO 9001 Adviser, Keynote Speaker, Trainer for Webinars and Seminars, and Book Editor. Likewise, he serves as a consultant/ adviser of Inkwell Publishing Co., Inc., VFP Business Support Services, Inc., and Blue Macay Food Manufacturing Group. He is also an accredited speaker/ trainer/ consultant of South East Asia Speakers & Trainers Bureau Inc., Ariva Academy, and SMESoft.

Conrad holds a Pre-Divinity/Philosophy degree from the Ateneo de Manila University and a Master in Business Management degree from the Asian Institute of Management.

Maria Theresa Quirino

Independent Director

Maria Theresa Quirino is an Independent Director of Manulife Philippines, Manulife Financial Plans, Inc., and Manulife China Bank Life Assurance Corp. She was first elected as director of the Company in December 2023. 

Tere has over 35 years of work experience in public financial management reforms and banking operations (asset and liability management, treasury and treasury operations, and risk management). She has worked for 10 years with the various projects of multilateral and bilateral agencies (Asian Development Bank, DFAT/Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade by the Australian Government and USAID) as consultant/adviser on various government reforms in the areas of budget and treasury management, public debt management, tax administration, procurement, and domestic resource mobilization. 

Prior to this, Tere worked with the Development Bank of the Philippines for over 15 years, last holding the position of Senior Executive Vice President and Treasurer/CFO.   

Tere holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the Polytechnic University of the Philippines and is a Certified Public Accountant.

Wilton Kee

Non-Executive Director

Wilton Kee is Chief Financial Officer, Manulife (International) Limited. As a member of Manulife Hong Kong’s senior management team, Mr. Kee oversees the company's financial functions including financial reporting, planning and control, capital management and planning, asset-liability management, treasury and other finance-related matters.

Mr. Kee has solid experience in actuarial pricing, financial reporting and risk management, both in Hong Kong and Japan. He spent the earlier part of his career in the Asia regional office of a leading international insurance group.

He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Actuarial Science from the University of Hong Kong and is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries (FSA) of the United States. He has also attained the Financial Risk Manager (FRM) designation issued by the Global Association of Risk Professionals and holds a Certificate in Quantitative Finance (CQF).