C. Robert Henrikson Becomes Chairman of the Board of Directors of MetLife, Inc.NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- MetLife, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : MET) announced today that President and Chief Executive Officer C. Robert (Rob) Henrikson, 58, has also been named chairman of the board of directors, following the company's annual shareholders meeting, which was held yesterday in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . Henrikson became chief executive officer on March 1, 2006. "MetLife is an outstanding, leading provider of financial solutions for millions of customers around the globe and I'm both honored and excited to be leading this company at a time when our growth prospects have never been better," said Henrikson. "We have long recognized that MetLife's customers are the ones that drive the products and services we offer. Today, we are well positioned to meet the shifting financial needs of those in the U.S. - particularly baby boomers See generation X. who are in or approaching retirement - as well as our expanding customer base in international markets with a new generation of solutions." "MetLife's 138 years of experience in managing mortality and longevity risk for both major corporations and individuals has made us the leader in our marketplace. With the burden of retirement financing shifting from employers to individuals, we have the resources, products and experience to become the leader in providing guaranteed retirement solutions. Our experience, strength in the marketplace and diverse businesses will lead to further growth and benefit all of our stakeholders," added Henrikson. Henrikson, who became a member of the board of directors on April 26, 2005, had previously been unanimously elected by MetLife's board of directors to succeed Robert H. Benmosche. As president and chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. from June 2004 through February 2006, Henrikson provided the strategic oversight and direction to leverage MetLife's product, sales, service and support capabilities in all markets, both domestically and globally. MetLife, Inc. is a leading provider of insurance and other financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. to millions of individual and institutional customers throughout the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . Through its subsidiaries and affiliates, MetLife, Inc. offers life insurance, annuities, automobile and homeowner's insurance and retail banking services to individuals, as well as group insurance, reinsurance The contract made between an insurance company and a third party to protect the insurance company from losses. The contract provides for the third party to pay for the loss sustained by the insurance company when the company makes a payment on the original contract. and retirement and savings products and services to corporations and other institutions. Outside the U.S., the MetLife companies have direct insurance operations in Asia Pacific, Latin America and Europe. For more information, please visit www.metlife.com. |
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