BOSTON, March 1, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- John Hancock Retirement Plan Services (JHRPS) has promoted Rebecca DeHainaut to regional vice president in John Hancock's Northern Ohio region.  In this role, she is responsible for sales and relationship development with financial representatives and plan consultants throughout the Northern Ohio area. She reports to Stephen Davis, divisional vice president, JHRPS.

"In the past two years, Rebecca has done an outstanding job working in the financial advisor and TPA community," said Bob Carroll, national sales manager, JHRPS. "Her experience in leadership, client satisfaction and effective communication will be an asset to our company in this region."

Having joined JHRPS in 2008 as a relationship manager in Pittsburgh, DeHainaut most recently served as business development director for Western Pennsylvania and North Central Ohio. Prior to joining John Hancock, she had been a client executive responsible for client satisfaction among a group of 401(k), defined benefit and multiple employer plans for a large retirement plan provider.

"Northern Ohio will be the permanent beneficiary of Rebecca's knowledge, leadership and sales strategy as we look to grow in this area," added Davis.

DeHainaut holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature from the University of Scranton.

About John Hancock Retirement Plan Services
As of December 31, 2017, John Hancock Retirement Plan Services serviced over 57,000 plans with over 2.8 million participants and $164 billion in FUM Assets.1

About John Hancock and Manulife
John Hancock is a division of Manulife Financial Corporation, a leading international financial services group that helps people achieve their dreams and aspirations by putting customers' needs first and providing the right advice and solutions. We operate primarily as John Hancock in the United States, and Manulife elsewhere. We provide financial advice, insurance and wealth and asset management solutions for individuals, groups and institutions. Assets under management and administration by Manulife and its subsidiaries were over $1.04 trillion (US$829.4 billion) as of December 31, 2017. Manulife Financial Corporation trades as MFC on the TSX, NYSE, and PSE, and under 945 on the SEHK. Manulife can be found at manulife.com.

One of the largest life insurers in the United States, John Hancock supports approximately 10.7 million Americans with a broad range of financial products, including life insurance, annuities, investments, 401(k) plans, and college savings plans. We also offer advice through Signator, a network of independent financial advisors. Additional information about John Hancock may be found at johnhancock.com.

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1 John Hancock Retirement Plan Services consists of John Hancock Life Insurance Company (U.S.A.) (not licensed in New York), John Hancock Life Insurance Company of New York (licensed in New York), Valhalla, New York and John Hancock Retirement Plan Services, LLC. Approximate unaudited figures for John Hancock Retirement Plan Services division, provided on a U.S. statutory basis.

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