Warren Thomson is the Chairman of MFC Global Investment Management (MFC GIM), and Senior Executive Vice President, and the Chief Investment Officer of our parent company Manulife Financial Corporation. Mr. Thomson is also a member of Manulife Financial's Executive and Management Committees.

Prior to becoming Chairman in 2009, Mr. Thomson was Chief Executive Officer, responsible for managing MFC Global Investment Management's fixed income and equity security management subsidiaries, and oversight of Manulife Real Estate, Declaration Management & Research, Hancock Timber Resource Group, Hancock Agricultural Investment Group, and NAL Resources.

Previously, Mr. Thomson was responsible for overseeing the management of all U.S. fixed income portfolios, including public bonds, private debt and mortgages for John Hancock.

Mr. Thomson rejoined Manulife as Senior Vice President, Investments in 2001 after serving as President of Norfolk Capital Partners Inc., a boutique investment bank that structured and arranged tax effective financings for high net worth individuals and corporations. He previously worked for Manulife between 1987 and 1994 as Taxation Vice President.

Mr. Thomson holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Toronto and has his Chartered Accountant designation from The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario.