Steve Finch is the President & Chief Executive Officer of Manulife Asia, overseeing operations throughout Manulife’s Asia franchise, which includes Hong Kong and Macau, mainland China, Japan, Singapore, Vietnam, Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia, Cambodia, Myanmar and the International High Net Worth business. Steve has been with Manulife for over 30 years and has been a member of Manulife’s Executive Leadership team since 2016.

Steve served as Manulife’s Chief Actuary, overseeing Actuarial, Risk and Life Reinsurance functions globally, before taking on his current role. A proven leader across functional and commercial areas of Manulife’s business, he contributed significantly to the company’s transformation and financial performance through numerous historic transactions and played a key role in Manulife’s transition to IFRS 17 and IFRS 9 accounting standards.

Steve had previously held the role of Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer at John Handcock, where he oversaw the overall financial management of Manulife’s U.S. operations. Prior to this, he was also the Executive Vice President and General Manager for John Hancock’s life insurance business, wherein he managed all aspects of the individual life insurance business in the U.S., including Sales, Distribution, Marketing, Product, Information Technology, New Business and Customer Service Operations and Finance.

Steve is a graduate of Queen’s University and holds a B.ScH in Statistics. He is a Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries and a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries.

Sally Yim is a Managing Director in the Financial Institutions Group. Based in Hong Kong SAR, China, Sally is the Head of APAC Financial Institutions, responsible for Moody’s analytical teams covering ratings and research on APAC banks, insurance companies, and non-bank financial institutions such as securities and leasing companies. She is also a co-head of Moody’s Global Banking and Global Insurance & Asset Management rating franchises. In addition, Sally leads the Global Financial Institutions Group’s Environment, Social & Governance (ESG) efforts.

Sally joined Moody’s in February 2005 as an Associate Analyst in New York, covering property & casualty insurers. She transferred to Hong Kong in 2006 and completed a short stint in the Corporate Finance Group, supporting analysts in the
oil & gas, petrochemical and steel sectors. Sally rejoined the Financial Institutions Group as an Analyst in January 2007. Since then, Sally has covered various Asian financial institutions, including insurance companies, banks and securities firms and subsequently, became a manager overseeing various teams covering the ratings and research of Greater China and Korean financial institutions.

Prior to joining Moody’s, Sally worked as a Senior Auditor at Ernst & Young LLP in New York, specializing in private and public insurers. She also worked at Ernst & Young’s National Professional Practice, where she focused on technical accounting research, while assisting in accounting consultations.

Sally holds a Bachelor of Business Administration and Master of Accounting from the University of Michigan. She is a CFA charterholder and also a Certified Public Accountant.

Stefan Angrick is the Head of Japan and Frontier Market Economics at Moody's in Tokyo. He holds a master's degree from Leipzig University and a PhD from the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies in Tokyo. He has previously held positions with Oxford Economics, the Asian Development Bank Institute, the Bank of Finland, and Keio University.

Andrew is a Senior Director of the Insurance Solutions business in the Moody’s Hong Kong office. He has worked for over 20 years assisting customers in the application of enterprise software solutions. Andrew focuses on a variety of client-focused work including the development of our IFRS 17 proposition, and direct oversight of implementation projects. In this role he collaborates with advisory services, research, product, sales, and implementation services teams to deliver tailored solutions for insurers.

Andrew has over 10 years’ experience in risk management for pensions, banks, asset managers, and insurers. Before joining Moody’s Analytics, he worked at Markit/QuIC, Algorithmics, Mercer, and RBC. Andrew is a CFA Charterholder, and holds a variety of designations including the FRM, PRM, and CAIA.

Frank Yuen is a Vice President–Senior Analyst with Moody’s Ratings Financial Institutions Group. Based in Hong Kong, he covers a portfolio of insurers in Hong Kong, China and other parts of Asia Pacific.

Before joining Moody’s, Frank was an Equity Research Analyst, covering regional banks and insurers at BNP Paribas and Standard Chartered. In addition, Frank has worked as a management trainee and actuarial intern at a global bank and also an insurance company. 

Frank graduated from The Chinese University of Hong Kong, majoring in Actuarial Science, and is a CFA and FRM charterholder