Mr. Warren A. Thomson

Biography

Warren Thomson, FCPA is the Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer of Manulife and Chairman of Global Wealth and Asset Management. He is a member of Manulife's Executive Committee. He is responsible for Manulife's world-wide investment and wealth management operations which manage and administer assets of over $970 billion* on behalf of the company's general fund and clients. Assets under management and administration include fixed income and equity securities and alternative assets such as real estate, timberland, agricultural land and oil and gas properties. Manulife’s wealth and asset management businesses include retirement, retail, and asset management solutions offered worldwide. The general fund sources and manages on-balance sheet assets for Manulife. Prior to becoming Chief Investment Officer in 2009, Mr. Thomson was responsible for managing Manulife Asset Management. In addition to being responsible for Manulife Asset Management’s fixed income and equity security management subsidiaries, he also had oversight of Manulife Real Estate, Hancock Timber Resource Group, Hancock Agricultural Investment Group, and NAL Resources. Previously, Mr. Thomson was responsible for overseeing the management of all U.S. fixed income portfolios, including public bonds, private debt and mortgages for John Hancock. Mr. Thomson rejoined Manulife as Senior Vice President, Investments in 2001 after working in the investment banking business focusing on infrastructure financings and international assets. He previously worked for Manulife between 1987 and 1994 as Taxation Vice President. Mr. Thomson started his career in public accounting. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Toronto and is a Fellow of the Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario. *as at September 30, 2017, Canadian dollars

Research Interest

fixed income portfolios, including public bonds, private debt, and mortgages