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Personal profile

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John Spence is the Managing Director of Asian Capital Advisors, a firm specializing in strategic advisory services in Asia’s insurance sector, with a focus on mergers and acquisitions, distribution partnerships, and insuretech innovation.

Based in Hong Kong since 2000, John has shaped strategy and growth at Generali Asia, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods (KBW), Macquarie Funds Group and Manulife Financial. His earlier career included tenures with Manulife Financial in Canada, and in Australia with National Australia Bank, Colonial Mutual, AMP Society and KPMG

John holds a Masters of Business Administration (MBA) from Australian Graduate School of Management (AGSM) at the University of New South Wales Business School, Bachelor of Economics (BEc) from Sydney University, is a Fellow Chartered Accountant Australia and New Zealand (FCA ANZ), Fellow Australian Institute of Banking and Finance (FFin), Governance Institute of Australia (FGIA FCIS); Australian Institute of Company Directors (FAICD) and the Hong Kong Institute of Directors (FHKIoD).