Christopher Sechler occupies the position of Secretary & Chief Legal Officer for John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund, Secretary & Chief Legal Officer for John Hancock Income Securities Trust, Secretary & Chief Legal Officer for John Hancock Investors Trust, Secretary & Chief Legal Officer at John Hancock Preferred Income Fund, Secretary & Chief Legal Officer at John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II, Secretary & Chief Legal Officer of John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III, Secretary & Chief Legal Officer for John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Global Shareholder Yield Fund, Secretary & Chief Legal Officer at John Hancock Hedged Equity & Income Fund, Secretary & Chief Legal Officer at John Hancock Emerging Markets Income Fund, Secretary & Chief Legal Officer for John Hancock Strategic Diversified Income Fund, Secretary & Chief Legal Officer of John Hancock Floating Rate High Income Fund, Secretary & Chief Legal Officer at John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund, Secretary & Chief Legal Officer at John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund, Secretary & Chief Legal Officer for John Hancock California Tax Free Income Fund, Secretary & Chief Legal Officer at John Hancock Current Interest, Secretary & Chief Legal Officer of John Hancock Sovereign Bond Fund, Secretary & Chief Legal Officer at John Hancock Funds II, Secretary & Chief Legal Officer for John Hancock Municipal Securities Trust, Secretary & Chief Legal Officer of John Hancock Exchange Traded Fund Trust, Secretary & Chief Legal Officer for John Hancock Collateral Trust and Secretary & Chief Legal Officer for John Hancock Variable Insurance Trust. Mr. Sechler is also Vice President & Deputy Chief Counsel at John Hancock Funds LLC.

In the past he was Senior Counsel, Assistant VP & Assistant Secretary at John Hancock Investment Management LLC.