Peter Bethlenfalvy has joined Manulife Financial in the role of senior vice-president, financial regulations. He will be responsible for strategy and monitoring of financial regulatory systems throughout the world.
“We are delighted to have Peter join Manulife,” said Michael W. Bell, senior executive vice-president and chief financial officer. “His global financial expertise and strong capital and regulatory experience will be a great asset to our company.”
Prior to joining Manulife, Bethlenfalvy was co-president of DBRS Ltd., a global provider of credit rating opinions across financial institutions, corporate entities, government bodies and other structured finance groups. He also led a team in developing a sovereign rating franchise, including newly solicited ratings for Brazil, India, Chile, Mexico, the U.K. and Ireland. Prior to DBRS, Bethlenfalvy led his own consulting firm, providing cross-border investment banking advice to Canadian and U.S. clients. He also worked with TD Bank Financial Group for 17 years in positions of progressive responsibility, including six years as president and chief operating officer of TD Securities (USA).
Bethlenfalvy holds both a B.Sc. and an MBA from McGill University and has an MA in political science from the University of Toronto. He is a member of the board of trustees with the Canadian Association of New York and is a distinguished advisor at the University of International Business and Economics in Beijing.