John Hancock Financial Names John G. Vrysen as President, John Hancock Annuities

John Hancock Financial Services has named John G. Vrysen to serve as President of its Annuities business, effective immediately. The annuities business includes fixed and variable annuities, immediate annuities, structured settlements and institutional fixed products. In his new role, Mr. Vrysen reports to Hugh McHaffie, President, U.S. Wealth Management.

"John has held many leadership roles at our company, including spending several years in the Variable and Fixed Annuities businesses, making him an excellent choice to lead those businesses today," said James R. Boyle, President of John Hancock Financial Services.

Previously, Mr. Vrysen had served as head of Strategic Initiatives for John Hancock since 2008, directing projects that included the recently completed merger of a number of the company's life insurance subsidiaries, resulting in a more efficient capital and operating structure. In his 34-year career with Manulife and John Hancock, he has held a variety of positions, including chief actuary for variable annuities, chief financial officer for US operations, chief operations officer for Wood Logan, general manager of fixed annuities, and chief operating officer for John Hancock Funds. He is currently a Director/Trustee on the boards of John Hancock Life Insurance Company (U.S.A.) and John Hancock Funds.

Mr. Vrysen succeeds Marc Costantini as head of John Hancock's annuities businesses. Mr. Costantini has taken on responsibility for Strategic Initiatives, and will report to Mr. Boyle.

About John Hancock Financial and Manulife Financial Corporation John Hancock Financial is a unit of Manulife Financial Corporation, a leading Canada-based financial services group serving millions of customers in 21 countries and territories worldwide. Operating as Manulife Financial in Canada and in most of Asia, and primarily as John Hancock in the United States, Manulife Financial Corporation offers clients a diverse range of financial protection products and wealth management services through its extensive network of employees, agents and distribution partners. Funds under management by Manulife Financial and its subsidiaries were C$492 billion (US$473 billion) as at September 30, 2011. Manulife Financial Corporation trades as 'MFC' on the TSX, NYSE and PSE, and under '945' on the SEHK. Manulife Financial can be found on the Internet at manulife.com.

The John Hancock unit, through its insurance companies, comprises one of the largest life insurers in the United States. John Hancock offers a broad range of financial products and services, including life insurance, fixed and variable annuities, fixed products, mutual funds, 401(k) plans, long-term care insurance, college savings, and other forms of business insurance. Additional information about John Hancock may be found at johnhancock.com.

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