Ms. Vibha Hamsi Coburn (“Vibha”) holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Western Australia, post graduate diploma from the Securities Institute of Australia [Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) equivalent] and a Bachelor of Commerce (Hons) from Delhi University. She is also a Graduate member of Australia Institute of Company Directors (GAICD). Vibha was formerly the Chief Distribution Officer at Manulife Asia, responsible for developing and executing strategy for Manulife distribution across Asia, including championing the adoption of digital channels.

Under her leadership, Manulife’s agency force grew significantly and became the world’s third best amongst international insurers in terms of Million Dollar Round Table membership. At the same time, she has helped to vastly strengthen Manulife’s bancassurance capabilities, delivering strong growth to its regional partnerships and renewing and establishing new partnerships in Vietnam, Indonesia and Myanmar. She has also championed the development and adoption of digital tools throughout all channels in distribution.

Prior to joining Manulife, Vibha had a wide range of senior roles over thirty (30) years in banking, insurance and management consulting across Asia, Europe and Australia. These included roles in e-business, sales, customer acquisition, finance, wealth management, liabilities, mortgages, and credit cards. Vibha also sits on the Boards of Manulife Insurance Berhad (“MIB”) and Manulife Investment Management (M) Berhad (“MIMMB”), L.I.A.M. Holding Sdn. Bhd. and L.I.A.M. Property Sdn. Bhd.

Both MIB and MIMMB are the wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Company.