Donald Guloien
Donald Arthur Guloien (born April 27, 1957) is a Canadian business executive who was the president and CEO of Manulife, Canada’s largest life insurance company.
He was born in Parry Sound, Ontario, and grew up in Sarnia before settling in Toronto. His father was a professional engineer. He went to Silverthorn Collegiate Institute and earned a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Toronto in 1980.
Guloien joined Manulife in 1981 as a research analyst and worked his way up in both Canada and the United States. In 1990, he became Vice President of the U.S. Individual Business. From 1994 to 2001 he led Manulife’s business development, overseeing major moves such as merging with The North American Life Assurance Company, selling Manulife’s U.K. business, Manulife’s initial public offering (the largest in Canadian history at the time), and Manulife’s entry into Japan.
From 2001 to 2009, he served as Chief Investment Officer, growing Manulife Asset Management and overseeing the integration of John Hancock Financial’s investment operations in 2004. In 2007 his responsibilities expanded to include Asia, covering insurance operations in many countries and accounting for about one-third of Manulife’s global footprint.
He was named president and CEO on May 7, 2009. In May 2017, it was announced he would retire, with Roy Gori taking over on October 1, 2017. In 2018, he and his wife Irene Boychuk started Guloien Capital, a venture capital firm that backs early-stage companies. He is married and has two children.
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