John Hancock Retirement Plan Services Hires Chris Bradford As Regional Vice President in Mountain States Division

BOSTON, Oct. 14, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- John Hancock Retirement Plan Services (JH RPS) announced it has hired Chris Bradford as regional vice president, responsible for sales and relationship development with financial representatives and plan consultants in Colorado, Wyoming and Montana. He reports to Gary Tankersley, divisional vice president, Mountain States Division.

"We are pleased to have Chris on our sales team," said Bob Carroll, national sales manager, John Hancock RPS. "His experience in the industry and the mountain states area will help John Hancock grow in this region."

Bradford has nearly 20 years of experience in the retirement plan services industry, and most recently served as a 401(k) sales director handling Colorado, Utah and Wyoming for a significant retirement plan provider.

Bradford is a graduate of Westminster College with a degree in Business Administration. He holds the Accredited Investment Fiduciary (AIF®) designation and Series 6 and 63 licenses as well as life, accident and health insurance licenses.

About John Hancock Financial and Manulife Financial
John Hancock Financial is a division of Manulife Financial, a leading Canada-based financial services group with principal operations in Asia, Canada and the United States. Clients look to Manulife for strong, reliable, trustworthy and forward-thinking solutions for their most significant financial decisions. Our international network of employees, agents and distribution partners offers financial protection and wealth management products and services to millions of clients. We also provide asset management services to institutional customers. Funds under management by Manulife and its subsidiaries were approximately C$637 billion (US$597 billion) as at June 30, 2014. We operate as John Hancock in the U.S. and as Manulife in other parts of the world. Manulife Financial Corporation trades as 'MFC' on the TSX, NYSE and PSE, and under '945' on the SEHK. Manulife 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 and administers a broad range of financial products, including life insurance, annuities,investments, 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.

John Hancock Life Insurance Company (U.S.A.), John Hancock Life Insurance Company of New York and John Hancock Retirement Plan Services LLC are collectively referred to as "John Hancock".

John Hancock Retirement Plan Services LLC and Manulife Asset Management Trust Company (conducting business as "John Hancock Trust Company") offer service programs for retirement plans through which a sponsor or administrator of a plan may invest in mutual funds, ETFs and collective investment trusts on behalf of plan participants. Mutual funds, ETFs and collective investment trusts available through Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC ("Fidelity") have not been individually selected by John Hancock or Fidelity Investments®. Administrative and recordkeeping services are provided by John Hancock Retirement Plan Services LLC.  Group annuity contracts are issued by: John Hancock Life Insurance Company (U.S.A.), Boston, MA 02210 (not licensed in New York) and John Hancock Life Insurance Company of New York, Valhalla, NY 10595.  Product features and availability may differ by state.  John Hancock Trust Company provides trust and custodial services. Securities products, when offered, are offered through John Hancock Distributors LLC, member FINRA/SIPC.

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SOURCE John Hancock Retirement Plan Services