Global insurance giant Manulife announced that Leagh Turner has been appointed to its board of directors, effective November 10, 2020.
A veteran leader in the tech sector, Turner is currently the president and chief operating officer of Ceridian HCM Holding Inc., a global human capital management software company. Before that, she has served in many senior leadership roles at SAP, including global chief operating officer for their strategic customer program. She also held sales leadership positions at MicroStrategy, Oracle, and Xerox, where she began her career in sales.
Turner is known as a strong advocate for the advancement of women in leadership and has been recognized twice on the WXN (Women’s Executive Network) Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women list.
“Leagh brings extensive leadership expertise leveraging people, process and technology to drive organizational transformation,” said John Cassaday, chairman of the board at Manulife. “This expertise will be exceptionally valuable in supporting Manulife’s strategy and especially our focus on being a digital customer leader. We are delighted to welcome her to our board.”
As a new member of the board, Turner will be joining the management resources and compensation committee, as well as the risk committee.
