Manulife Funding Administration (Manulife IM) has appointed Ryan Hanna as international chief working officer of personal markets to scale up that phase of the enterprise.
He brings practically twenty years of expertise to the position, most not too long ago at GCM Grosvenor.
The asset supervisor stated that Hanna shall be liable for spearheading and implementing key strategic progress and operational initiatives for personal markets, in partnership with funding management and enterprise companions, throughout Manulife IM’s $100bn (£82bn) diversified non-public markets platform together with infrastructure, actual property, non-public fairness, non-public credit score, timberland and agriculture.
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He shall be primarily based in New York and report back to Anne Valentine Andrews, international head of personal markets.
“We’re thrilled to welcome Ryan to our workforce given his deep non-public markets management expertise and progress mindset,” stated Andrews.
“His background driving strategic initiatives and understanding investor wants within the alternate options business shall be invaluable as we proceed to boost our platform and capabilities to forge deeper partnerships with purchasers.
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“Institutional and particular person buyers alike are demanding extra entry to personal markets to strengthen and diversify their portfolios and obtain their long-term funding targets. Manulife IM is dedicated to the continued growth of our international non-public markets platform and Ryan’s management shall be essential for delivering that progress to buyers and companions.”
Most not too long ago, Hanna served as co-head of the worldwide consumer group at GCM Gosvenor, the place his mandate included capital formation, investor relations, product improvement, and international platform growth and he was a member of the management workforce. He additionally labored intently with purchasers on strategic partnership options.
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Earlier than GCM Grosvenor, Ryan labored as a principal at Segal Marco Advisors and at The Marco Consulting Group.
“I’m excited to affix Manulife IM and have been very impressed by the variety of its funding capabilities, international attain, insurance coverage heritage and its lengthy historical past of managing non-public markets property,” stated Hanna. “That is an thrilling time in non-public markets, and I’m happy to be a part of a workforce targeted on delivering for purchasers and companions.”