Colin Simpson

CFO, John Hancock

Colin Simpson is the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for John Hancock, the US division of Toronto-based Manulife. In this role, Mr. Simpson will report to Philip Witherington, Senior Executive Vice President and Global CFO of Manulife. 
 

Colin brings over 20 years of experience to his role, serving most recently as the Interim Group CFO for Aviva, where he was the Canadian CFO since 2016. Prior to taking on the CFO role, Colin was Aviva’s Director of Investor Relations for two years in 2013. 
 

Previously, Mr. Simpson held executive roles at Goldman Sachs and Bear Stearns Investment Bank, where he was an equity analyst covering the European insurance sector. Colin also held prior actuarial roles at the Reinsurance Group of America and Gen Re. 
 

Mr. Simpson holds a BSc in Statistics from the University of Cape Town and is a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries (FIA).