John Hancock Funds Names Karen A. McCafferty To Head Marketing
BOSTON, Dec. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- John Hancock
Funds said that it has hired Karen A.
McCafferty as Senior Vice President and head of marketing.
Ms. McCafferty, who joined the company on December 10, reports to Andrew G. Arnott, President & CEO of John
Hancock Funds.
"Karen is a collaborative leader with deep industry experience
who will help us continue to build the John Hancock Funds brand and
enhance awareness of our position as a world-class provider of
asset management solutions. We are very pleased to welcome her to
John Hancock," said Mr. Arnott.
Most recently, Ms. McCafferty was Senior Vice President,
Director, Marketing, Communications and Corporate Affairs, with
Sovereign Bank (Santander) in Boston, where she was responsible for all
bank-wide marketing and communications. Prior to that she
held several positions at Putnam Investments in Boston, including Managing Director, Group
Director, Retail Marketing Communications, where she oversaw the
planning and development of marketing and communication plans in
support of the firm's retail mutual funds and products across
multiple distribution channels. Earlier, Ms. McCafferty also
was a Vice President with the advertising firm Hill Holliday in
Boston.
Ms. McCafferty holds an MBA from the Sloan
School of Management at the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, and a BA from Boston
College.
About John Hancock Funds
The Boston-based mutual fund business unit of John
Hancock Financial, John Hancock Funds manages more than
$77.8 billion in open-end funds,
closed-end funds, private accounts, college savings and retirement
plans, and related party assets for individual and institutional
investors as at September 30, 2012.
About John Hancock Financial and Manulife Financial
Corporation
John Hancock Financial is a unit of Manulife
Financial Corporation, a leading Canada-based financial services group with
principal operations in Asia,
Canada and the United States. In 2012, John Hancock
celebrates 150 years of serving clients across the United States, while Manulife celebrates
its 125th anniversary. Operating as Manulife Financial
in Canada and in most of
Asia, and primarily as John
Hancock in the United States,
Manulife Financial Corporation 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 C$515 billion
(US$523 billion) as at September 30, 2012. 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 manulife.com. The John Hancock unit, through its insurance
companies, comprises one of the largest life insurers in
the United States. John
Hancock offers a broad range of
financial products and services, including life insurance,
annuities, fixed products, mutual funds, 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.
SOURCE John Hancock Funds