Manulife Japan appoints new CEO

Hitoshi Morita has been named president and CEO and representative executive officer of Manulife Japan, with his appointment becoming effective on 1 September 2012 Morita has held various leadership roles at Manulife in human resources, strategic initiatives and business development, after joining Manulife Japan in 2006 Prior to joining Manulife, he worked for Japanese and overseas insurance companies in product development, risk management and strategic planning roles