Financial Services >> CEO Interviews >> April 18, 2005
JOHN D. DESPREZ III serves as President and Chief Executive Officer,
John Hancock Financial Services, Inc., a division of Manulife Financial
Corporation. In this capacity, Mr. DesPrez directs the company's wealth
management operations in the United States. Additionally, Mr. DesPrez
serves on the Manulife Executive and Management Committees. Mr. DesPrez,
based in Boston, is responsible for the growth and success of John
Hancock wealth management's core businesses: group pensions, mutual
funds, fixed and variable annuities and college savings. He also has
responsibility for the common investment platform that underlies many of
these products. In addition, Mr. DesPrez oversees the various wholesale
distribution arms of John Hancock's wealth management businesses. Profile
Mr. DesPrez: John Hancock's US wealth management unit demonstrates the
strength of the Manulife and John Hancock merger. Two
