Manulife Asset Management Hires Kevin Chisholm, CFA, for Institutional Sales Team

BOSTON, Feb. 6, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Manulife Asset Management said today that Kevin Chisholm, CFA, has joined the firm as an institutional sales territory associate, focusing primarily on the eastern U.S. Mr. Chisholm is based in Boston and reports to Frank Saeli, Head of U.S. Sales and Relationship Management.

"Kevin brings a deep understanding of the defined contribution and sub-advisory market to our firm. He will be a strong addition to our team as we continue to build out the sales organization and pursue opportunities in the DCIO and sub-advisory market," said Mr. Saeli.

Previously, Mr. Chisholm was with Cerulli Associates as an Associate Director with responsibility for research, analysis, and recommendations regarding retirement markets. He was responsible for the publication of Cerulli's annual Retirement Markets and Retirement Investor reports, and was the lead author of "State of Large and Mega Defined Contribution Plans" and "State of DCIO." Prior to joining Cerulli, Mr. Chisholm was an Investment Consultant at The Bostonian Group, working on investment due diligence and advising defined contribution plan sponsors on investment selection, and was in the investor services group at BlackRock. He holds a B.A. from the College of the Holy Cross and is a CFA charterholder.

About Manulife Asset Management

Manulife Asset Management is the global asset management arm of Manulife Financial, providing comprehensive asset management solutions for institutional investors and investment funds in key markets around the world. This investment expertise extends across a broad range of public, private, and alternative asset classes, as well as asset allocation solutions. As at September 30, 2013, assets under management for Manulife Asset Management were C$265 billion (US$258 billion).

Additional information about Manulife Asset Management may be found at ManulifeAM.com.

About Manulife Financial

Manulife Financial is 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 Financial and its subsidiaries were C$574.6 billion (US$558.7 billion) as at September 30, 2013. The Company operates as Manulife Financial in Canada and Asia and primarily as John Hancock in the United States.

Manulife Financial Corporation trades as 'MFC' on the TSX, NYSE and PSE, and under '945' on the SEHK. Manulife Financial may be found on the Internet at manulife.com.

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