11/09/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 11/09/2026 10:40
| Item 5.02 |
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On November 5, 2026, Cecilio Rodriguez notified the Board of Trustees (the "Board") of John Hancock Comvest Private Income Fund (the "Fund") that he will resign as the Fund's Chief Financial Officer, to become effective as of the close of business on November 16, 2026, in connection with his retirement from Manulife | Comvest Credit Partners to become effective as of December 31, 2026. Mr. Rodriguez's resignation is not a result of any disagreement with the Fund on any matter relating to its operations, policies, or practices, or to any issues regarding its accounting policies or practices.
On November 5, 2026, the Board of the Fund appointed Fernando Silva as Chief Financial Officer of the Fund, to become effective on November 17, 2026. Mr. Silva will continue to serve as the Fund's Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer.
Mr. Silva, 49, has served as the Fund's Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer since May 2026. He has also served as Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) of various trusts within the John Hancock Fund Complex since 2024 and as Vice President, Fund Administration at John Hancock Investment Management since 2024. He serves as Vice President of John Hancock Life & Health Insurance Company, John Hancock Life Insurance Company (U.S.A.) and John Hancock Life Insurance Company of New York (since 2021, including prior positions), and as Assistant Treasurer of John Hancock Investment Management LLC and John Hancock Variable Trust Advisers LLC (since 2020). Previously, Mr. Silva served as Assistant Vice President, Treasury & Portfolio Services at John Hancock Investment Management from May 2020 to June 2024 and as Director, Financial Reporting at John Hancock Investment Management from February 2016 to May 2020. Mr. Silva holds a B.A. in Hispanic Studies from Boston College and an M.S. in Accounting and M.B.A. from Northeastern University.
There is no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Silva and any other person pursuant to which he was appointed as Chief Financial Officer. Since the beginning of the Fund's last fiscal year, there have been no transactions involving the Fund with respect to Mr. Silva that would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission, and no such transactions are currently proposed.