John Hancock Retirement Plan Services Hires Nick Barcelona As Regional Vice President, Mid-Atlantic Division, Focusing on Pittsburgh

BOSTON, April, 27, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- John Hancock Retirement Plan Services (JH RPS) has hired Nick Barcelona as regional vice president, responsible for sales and relationship development with financial representatives and plan consultants in John Hancock's Mid-Atlantic Division, with a focus on Pittsburgh. He reports to Stephen Davis, divisional vice president, Mid-Atlantic Division.

"I am very pleased to have Nick on our sales team," said Bob Carroll, national sales manager, John Hancock RPS. "With more than 15 years of experience in retirement plans and a deep knowledge of the Pittsburgh market, he'll be a tremendous asset as we look to grow John Hancock Retirement Plan Services in this region."

Barcelona most recently served as RVP of retirement plans, handling Pittsburgh, for a significant retirement plan provider.

He is a graduate of Indiana University of Pennsylvania with a degree in Business Management. He holds Series 6, 63 and state insurance licenses in Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

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 by Manulife and its subsidiaries were C$691 billion (US$596 billion) as at December 31, 2014. 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 John Hancock Trust Company LLC provides trust and custodial services, and offers 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 on the JH Enterprise® platform through Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC ("Fidelity"), have not been individually selected by John Hancock Retirement Plan Services LLC or Fidelity Investments®. Securities products, when offered, are offered through John Hancock Distributors LLC, member FINRA/SIPC.

Both John Hancock Life Insurance Company (U.S.A.) and John Hancock Life Insurance Company of New York do business under certain instances using the John Hancock Retirement Plan Services name. 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.  The Investment Management Services Division of John Hancock provides investment information relating to the group annuity contract.

Plan administrative services may be provided by John Hancock Retirement Plan Services LLC or a plan consultant selected by the Plan.

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SOURCE John Hancock Retirement Plan Services