President and CEO of Manulife Financial Corp, Dominic D’Alessandro, arrived in Indonesia today to celebrate Manulife Indonesia’s 20th anniversary.

Today’s celebration included company executives, staff and agents for a total audience of 1,000, and culminated in a number of employees being honoured with 20-year service awards. The firm was founded in 1985.

Outside of Jakarta, in 20 cities across the country, Manulife Indonesia branch offices conducted the “Manulife CARE Fiesta” that included community activities throughout the month of July, such as blood donor, immunization and dental hygiene clinics; visits to schools and orphanages; distribution of student scholarships; and the official opening of the “SDN 25 Manulife” school in Banda Aceh.

“Proudly, today we are marking an important milestone for our company in Indonesia,” said D’Alessandro, in a release. “Manulife Indonesia has enjoyed significant growth and an excellent reputation over the last two decades and we continue to look forward to a bright future in this country.”

“Manulife Indonesia has so many reasons to be celebrating today, most important of which is our 20th birthday,” said John Harrison, President Director, Manulife Indonesia. “Today, our business is stronger than ever, with each of our core business lines — life insurance, pensions, mutual funds — ranking third, second and first in the market, respectively. We are extremely pleased with our solid market positioning and the foundation we have built that will serve to drive our business to even greater heights in the years to come.”

Manulife Indonesia operates through a network of 139 branch offices in 36 cities throughout the country. It is supported by 5,000 employees and full-time professional agents who serve more than 950,000 customers.