Executive Bio
Mr. Anil Wadhwani has been the Chief Executive Officer of Manulife Asia and President of Manulife Asia at Manulife Financial Corporation since November 13, 2017 and The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company since November 14, 2017. Mr. Wadhwani served as Senior Executive Vice President of Manulife Financial Corporation since November 13, 2017. He has been the Head of Consumer Banking in Europe, Middle East & Africa at Citigroup Inc. since October 2013. He served as the Global Head of Operations for Citi's consumer bank. He served as an Asia Pacific Head of Cards & Personal Loans and ASEAN Head of Consumer Bank at Citigroup Inc. until October 2013. He served as the Head of Cards and Personal Loans for Asia Pacific at Citibank Singapore Limited since March 2012 and served as its Chief Executive Officer until March 2, 2012. He served as Consumer Markets Head for Singapore at Citigroup in September 2008 and in May 2010 took the additional responsibility for Citibanking across the Region. In August 2012, he took on the additional responsibility for the South East Asia Cluster consumer business for Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, IPB/NRI, Thailand, Vietnam and Guam. He is a long-term Citi employee, having joined in 1992 working in various frontline assignments in both Cards and Retail Banking, as well as leading Customer Franchise in India. Among other achievements, he established the Suvidha franchise in multiple geographies in India, which is widely regarded as a unique customer acquisition and delivery model and serves as a template for many of its Bank-At-Work initiatives around the world. He served as a Member of Supervisory Board at Bank Handlowy W Warszawie SA from June 24, 2014 to June 20, 2016. He served as an Independent Non Executive Director of Citibank Berhad from February 22, 2013 to October 11, 2013. Mr. Wadhwani graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce and Masters in Management Studies from Mumbai University.