Hitesh Shah

Hitesh Shah
Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer

Hitesh Shah is responsible for product development and management, customer relationship management, branding and marketing at Manulife Singapore.

Hitesh has more than 25 years experience in Financial Services, spanning Marketing, Product Management, Strategic Consulting, Mergers & Acquisitions and Business Development. He has worked in the UK, New Zealand, Australia, Asia and for the last 8 years in Singapore. Whilst in Singapore, Hitesh was a Partner in a Top 4 Accounting firm and led the actuarial / strategic consulting business in South and SE Asia. Thereafter, he led the Marketing function of a leading insurer for 4½ years and achieved No. 1 in sales for four consecutive years, a result of strong alignment between multi-channel distribution and an enhanced product manufacturing capability. He recently led the Product Management and Business Intelligence functions of another leading insurer in Singapore.

Hitesh is passionate about customers, differentiated marketing, people development and creating value for all stakeholders. He is a graduate of the City University in London and is a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries of the UK.