Manulife Financial Corp. has appointed Scott Hartz as executive vice president, general account investments, the company said Monday.

In this role, Hartz oversees all U.S., Canadian and Asian general account investments, with total assets exceeding $166 billion.

Previously, Hartz, 48, oversaw all U.S. balance sheet investments for Manulife, a post he assumed in 2007. From 2004 to 2007 he was senior vice president and head of the bond & corporate finance group, overseeing all U.S. bond assets, having been the lead portfolio manager for the general account since 1998. He began his career with John Hancock in 1983.

Hartz is a graduate of Colby College and is both a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries (FSA). He resides in Duxbury, Mass.

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