John Hancock Retirement Plan Services Appoints Nick McParland National Sales Manager, Mid, Large and Taft-Hartley Markets

BOSTON, Aug. 22, 2017

McParland has been with John Hancock Retirement Plan Services since 2013, most recently responsible for new business sales and relationship management across the country in the Taft-Hartley area. The Taft-Hartley team will report to Scott Francolini, senior vice president of strategic relationship management, until McParland's successor is named.

Before joining John Hancock, McParland was director of Institutional Services at Intercontinental Real Estate and was responsible for raising capital for private equity real estate and hedge fund of funds from institutional investors.  Before that, he held various positions at other financial organizations with responsibilities ranging from institutional sales to relationship management.

"Nick has shown leadership and ability serving the mid and large market and we're excited to have him take on this important role as we continue to expand our presence in this market," said Bob Carroll, vice president and head of national sales, John Hancock Retirement Plan Services.

McParland earned a bachelor's degree in economics from St. Lawrence University.

John Hancock is a leader in the retirement plan services marketplace, servicing more than 57,000 plans and helping more than 2.7 million participants¹, making it one of the largest full-service providers of 401(k) plans across all plan sizes².

About John Hancock Financial and Manulife 
John Hancock Financial is a division of Manulife, a leading Canada-based financial services group with principal operations in Asia, Canada and the United States. Operating as Manulife in Canada and Asia, and primarily as John Hancock in the United States, our group of companies offers clients a diverse range of financial protection products and wealth management services through its extensive network of employees, agents and distribution partners. Assets under management and administration by Manulife and its subsidiaries were over $1 trillion (US$754 billion) as at June 30 2017. 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.