MR MATTHEW EDWARD LAWRENCE

United Kingdom

Male

43

Non Executive Director

Non Independent and Non Executive

Mr. Matthew Edward Lawrence ("Mr. Lawrence") joined Manulife as Regional Controller, Asia, effective 30 June 2019. In this role, he is responsible for financial reporting matters for the Asia region, overseeing the Financial Planning & Analysis, Management Reporting, and Accounting Policy teams.
Mr. Lawrence has over twenty (20) years of experience in the insurance industry, holding leadership positions in both the corporate and professional services fields that span across North America, Europe and Asia. Prior to joining Manulife, he worked at Prudential where he held a series of progressive roles; most recently as Finance Director in Prudential Assurance Company Singapore, where he was responsible for strategic planning and analysis, financial reporting, finance operations, and finance innovation. In addition, he also championed the company-wide use of robotic process automation. Prior to that, he spent many years at KPMG and has consultancy experience that covers accounting advisory, audit, and transaction services.
He speaks frequently at industry events on the subject of accounting change for insurance, most recently speaking at events in Singapore, Hong Kong and South Korea.