MFC Global Investment Management Appoints Francoys Levert, CFA, to Sales Team

TORONTO, July 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --MFC Global Investment Management (MFC GIM) has named Francoys Levert as Managing Director, Sales & Relationship Management. Mr. Levert reports to Frank Saeli, Head of Sales & Relationship Management for North-America. Based in Montreal, Mr. Levert will lead sales and relationship management efforts in Quebec and in Eastern Canada.

"As we expand our distribution initiatives in the North American institutional marketplace, we will depend on the experience and dedication of Francoys and our growing sales team to market our investment strategies to a broad range of clients," said Mr. Saeli.

Prior to joining MFC GIM, Mr. Levert, 39, was a Managing Director with State Street Global Markets, responsible for the institutional foreign exchange sales activities in Canada. He managed a team of sales professionals located in Toronto and Montreal, focused on developing foreign exchange trading activity with non-custody clients of State Street. Mr. Levert was with State Street for 12 years. Prior to that, he held investment banking and analyst positions with Credit Lyonnais and Societe Generale. Mr. Levert is a Chartered Financial Analyst and holds a B.A. in finance from Ecole des HEC in Montreal. He is a resident of Montreal.

About MFC Global Investment Management(R)

MFC Global Investment Management(R) is the asset management division of Manulife Financial. MFC Global Investment Management's diversified group of companies provides comprehensive asset management solutions for institutional investors, investment funds and individuals in key markets around the world. This investment expertise extends across a full range of asset classes including equity, fixed income and alternative investments such as oil and gas, real estate, timber, farmland, as well as asset allocation strategies.

MFC Global Investment Management has investment offices in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Japan, Hong Kong, and throughout Asia. As of March 31, 2009, assets under management together with assets managed for Manulife's general fund exceeded Cdn$286 billion. Additional information about MFC Global Investment Management may be found at www.mfcglobal.com.

MFC Global Investment Management(R), Manulife and the block design are trademarks of The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company and are used by it and its affiliates including Manulife Financial Corporation.

About Manulife Financial

Manulife Financial is a leading Canadian-based financial services group serving millions of customers in 19 countries and territories worldwide. Operating as Manulife Financial in Canada and Asia, and primarily through John Hancock in the United States, the Company 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 Cdn$405 billion (US$322 billion) as at March 31, 2009.

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 www.manulife.com.

SOURCE MFC Global Investment Management