- Andrew G. Arnott appointed to
global head of retail
- Colin Fitzgerald joins as
global head of institutional
BOSTON and LONDON, May 3, 2023
/PRNewswire/ - Manulife Investment Management, the global wealth
and asset management brand of Manulife, has announced new
appointments to its institutional and retail channels. Andrew G. Arnott has been appointed to global
head of retail, with responsibility for the organization's global
retail business, and Colin
Fitzgerald has been named global head of institutional, with
the vision of creating a unified presence for our institutional
customers across both public and private market investment
solutions.
Mr. Arnott and Mr. Fitzgerald are accountable for the strategy,
growth, and overall success of the retail and institutional
organizations, respectively. They join Aimee R. DeCamillo, global head of retirement,
in delivering the global strength of Manulife's wealth and asset
management business and, together, serve more than 17 million
customers across five continents. Mr. Arnott, Ms. DeCamillo, and
Mr. Fitzgerald report to Paul R.
Lorentz, CEO, Manulife Investment Management, and are
members of the leadership team.
"I'm pleased to announce Andy and Colin in these new positions
to support our investors' objectives and our overall global growth
strategy," said Mr. Lorentz. "They join Aimee DiCamillo, our global head of retirement,
who was appointed last year, in pivotal roles for our firm.
Together, they'll enhance the overall experience we're delivering
to our institutional, retirement, and retail clients. Our
investors' success and the value we provide to them is dependent on
our ability to take the best ideas from all our regions and
investment teams and apply them on a global scale. I have
confidence in Aimee, Andy, and Colin and in their leadership, which
will bring collaborative innovations and solutions to our
customers."
Global head of retail
Mr. Arnott has held multiple leadership roles at Manulife
Investment Management, including head of wealth and asset
management, United States and
Europe, and president and CEO,
John Hancock Investment Management, the U.S. retail brand of
Manulife Investment Management. Mr. Arnott brings a wealth of
organizational and industry expertise to his position, including
more than 25 years of experience in the asset management industry.
Since 2012, he's led all aspects of John Hancock Investment
Management's business, from investments, sales, marketing, finance,
and product development to operations and technology. During this
time, he oversaw a more than 300% increase in the U.S. retail
business's assets under management. He holds a bachelor's degree in
business administration from Boston
University and a master's in finance from Northeastern University.
"I'm excited to focus on the global product and retail strategy
at a time when evolving our business to meet the growing needs and
expectations of individual investors is paramount. I'm confident
that these global enhancements to our operating model will bring
new opportunities to investors. "Working with the leaders of our
public and private markets investment teams on additional solutions
for our retail investors is just one of the ways we'll find more
synergies to leverage our diverse investment capabilities and
global footprint," said Mr. Arnott.
Based in Boston, Mr. Arnott
will work in collaboration with regional heads to ensure the retail
strategy reflects the nuances of local markets while focusing on
expanding global distribution relationships and increasing global
efficiency. Through a product development pipeline strengthened by
investment teams in 19 markets, as well as one of the largest
subadvisor platforms in the world, and overseen by a global manager
research team, the firm is well positioned to meet the growing
needs of individual investors.
Global head of
institutional
Mr. Fitzgerald joins Manulife Investment Management from Credit
Suisse, where he was global head of distribution, asset management,
responsible for expanding the company's global distribution
footprint. Prior to that, he was at Invesco where he served as CEO
of Invesco Asset Management Limited, head of EMEA distribution, and
head of EMEA institutional. He also spent time as head of
institutional for Fidelity and as global head of key accounts and
consultants at Robeco. His extensive experience in sales, business
development, and international institutional markets extends back
many years through roles in the United
Kingdom, the Netherlands,
Malaysia, and the United States.
"I am truly delighted and humbled to have the opportunity to
contribute to Manulife Investment Management's ongoing success.
Throughout the years, it has built upon a foundation of making
decisions easier and lives better to provide investment solutions
to clients around the world," said Mr. Fitzgerald. "By consistently
engaging with our clients and leveraging technology, we strive to
deliver a seamless and personalized experience that surpasses
expectations. I look forward to growing the institutional business
hand in hand with our teams and delivering the expertise and
capabilities that meet investors' current and future needs."
Based in London, Mr. Fitzgerald
will work closely with the institutional leadership team to build
on the growth of Manulife Investment Management's institutional
business, which serves clients across the globe. The firm's global
set of capabilities include asset allocation, specialized
fixed-income and equity investing, and private markets expertise,
which includes agriculture, timberland, infrastructure equity,
private equity and credit, and real estate equity. It manages over
$400 billion of institutional client
assets with a team of more than 650 investment professionals.
About Manulife Investment
Management
Manulife Investment Management is the global brand for the
global wealth and asset management segment of Manulife Financial
Corporation. We draw on more than a century of financial
stewardship and the full resources of our parent company to serve
individuals, institutions, and retirement plan members worldwide.
Headquartered in Toronto, our
leading capabilities in public and private markets are strengthened
by an investment footprint that spans 19 geographies. We complement
these capabilities by providing access to a network of unaffiliated
asset managers from around the world. We're committed to investing
responsibly across our businesses. We develop innovative global
frameworks for sustainable investing, collaboratively engage with
companies in our securities portfolios, and maintain a high
standard of stewardship where we own and operate assets, and we
believe in supporting financial well-being through our workplace
retirement plans. Today, plan sponsors around the world rely on our
retirement plan administration and investment expertise to help
their employees plan for, save for, and live a better retirement.
Not all offerings are available in all jurisdictions. For
additional information, please visit manulifeim.com.
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