Manulife John Hancock Retirement Promotes Bridgette Rutter to Divisional Vice President, Midwest Sales
- Veteran Manulife John Hancock Retirement DVP Ray Hemstreet Retires
- Steve Davis Moves to DVP Role in Northeast
- Tom Lyman Promoted to Regional Vice President, Midwest Sales, in Greater Chicago area
Boston, April 2 – Following the retirement of Manulife John Hancock Retirement divisional vice president Ray Hemstreet, the company appointed Bridgette Rutter as divisional vice president, Midwest sales. In this role, she will lead sales and relationship development efforts with financial representatives and plan consultants serving the firm’s core market segment.
Ms. Rutter brings more than 20 years of experience at Manulife John Hancock Retirement and will report to Gary Tankersley, head of Core Segment. She began her career with the firm as a sales associate and advanced through progressively senior roles, most recently serving as senior regional vice president in the Greater Chicago area. Tom Lyman, currently serving Manulife John Hancock Retirement in New York City, was promoted to fill Ms. Rutter’s regional vice president role in Greater Chicago.
“Bridgette’s leadership, client focus, and results-driven approach have already made a significant impact, and I look forward to seeing her success in this expanded role,” said Mr. Tankersley. “We are fortunate to have her leading our Midwest sales organization.”
Ms. Rutter succeeds Stephen Davis, who has been appointed divisional vice president, Northeast sales. Mr. Davis joined Manulife John Hancock Retirement in 2015 and succeeds Mr. Hemstreet, whose retirement was announced last year. Mr. Davis will build on his strong relationships in the area to expand Manulife John Hancock Retirement’s business throughout the region.
“With these changes, we are confident in our ability to support financial professionals, grow our business and ultimately help more Americans save for retirement,” said Mr. Tankersley.
On Mr. Hemstreet’s retirement, Mr. Tankersly added, “With more than 30 years in our retirement organization, we cannot overstate the impact Ray has had on our business, clients and colleagues and are grateful for his leadership and mentorship and wish him the best in his well-earned retirement.”
About Manulife John Hancock Retirement
Manulife John Hancock Retirement is the U.S. retirement business of Manulife Investment Management. For more than 50 years, John Hancock has helped people plan and invest for retirement; today, we’re one of the largest full-service providers in the United States.1 We take a hands-on consultative approach based on the idea that no two plans—and no two plan participants—are exactly alike. We partner with plan sponsors, advisors, and third-party administrators to ensure that every plan is personal to the participant and delivers proven results.1
As of December 31, 2025, Manulife John Hancock Retirement serviced over 56,000 retirement plans with over 3.3 million participants2 and over $266 billion in AUMA.
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As part of Manulife Financial Corporation, Manulife Wealth & Asset Management’s mission is to make decisions easier and lives better by helping people invest confidently to pursue a more secure financial future. Our strength comes from the diversity of our global asset management expertise and distribution capabilities. Our global investment teams span equities, fixed income, alternative credit, private markets, and multi-asset solutions. We provide investment, financial advice, and retirement plan services to millions of individuals, institutions, and retirement plan members worldwide. At the heart of our approach are three cultural pillars: Partner for Progress, Trust through Transparency, and Intellectual Curiosity. These values shape how we build long term relationships, develop differentiated investment strategies, and empower advisors and clients to seek meaningful financial outcomes. Whether through cutting-edge technology, AI innovation, personalized advice, or sustainable stewardship, Manulife Wealth & Asset Management is a trusted partner helping clients navigate complexity and invest with confidence. Not all offerings are available in all jurisdictions. For additional information, please visit manulifeim.com.
John Hancock Retirement Plan Services LLC provides administrative and/or recordkeeping services to sponsors or administrators of retirement plans through an open-architecture platform. John Hancock Trust Company LLC, a New Hampshire non-depository trust company, provides trust and custodial services to such plans, offers an Individual Retirement Accounts product, and maintains specific Collective Investment Trusts. Group annuity contracts and recordkeeping agreements are issued by John Hancock Life Insurance Company (U.S.A.), Boston, MA (not licensed in NY), and John Hancock Life Insurance Company of New York, Valhalla, NY. Product features and availability may differ by state. All entities do business under certain instances using the John Hancock brand name. Each entity makes available a platform of investment alternatives to sponsors or administrators of retirement plans without regard to the individualized needs of any plan. Unless otherwise specifically stated in writing, each entity does not, and is not undertaking to, provide impartial investment advice or give advice in a fiduciary capacity. Securities are offered through John Hancock Distributors LLC, member FINRA, SIPC.
1 PLANSPONSOR 2025 Defined Contribution Recordkeeping Survey© 2025 Asset International, Inc.,” PLANSPONSOR, 2025. 2 Participant Counts reflect all active participants with a balance.
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