UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): April 13, 2017
METLIFE, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| Delaware | 1-15787 | 13-4075851 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 200 Park Avenue, New York, New York | 10166-0188 | |||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
212-578-9500
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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| Item. 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On April 17, 2017, MetLife, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that, effective June 1, 2017, Peter M. Carlson will become Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of its Brighthouse Financial, Inc. subsidiary and leave his role as Company Executive Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer.
On the same date, the Company also announced that its Board of Directors had, on April 13, 2017, appointed William O’Donnell to replace Mr. Carlson as Company Executive Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer, also effective June 1, 2017. Mr. O’Donnell, age 49, has held numerous leadership positions over his 28 year career with the MetLife enterprise. He has served as head of financial management reporting since March, 2014, with managerial responsibilities including enterprise financial planning and analysis; financial support for internal services organizations such as Legal Affairs, Human Resources, Marketing, and Communications; and the Global Employee Benefits chief financial officer. He served as chief financial officer for MetLife’s Global Employee Benefits business from January 2013 to March 2014. He served as head of financial planning and projection for MetLife’s Latin America business from March 2012 until January 2013. He has been a Senior Vice President of MetLife Group, Inc. since 2014, and a Vice President of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company since 2004.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| METLIFE, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Timothy J. Ring | |
| Name: | Timothy J. Ring | |
| Title: | Senior Vice President and Secretary | |
Date: April 17, 2017
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