Carl "Rob" Robert Henrikson (born May 21, 1947) was the Chairman of the Board, President and

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of MetLife, Inc. Henrikson was appointed CEO on March 1, 2006 and Chairman of the Board on April 25, 2006. Henrikson was succeeded by

Steven A. Kandarian Steven A. Kandarian was the president, chairman, and chief executive officer of MetLife. He became president and CEO on May 1, 2011, and chairman in January 2012 succeeding Robert Henrikson, who retired from those roles. Kandarian retired from Met ...

as Chair, President and CEO of MetLife, Inc. in 2011. Henrikson received a

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from the

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in 1969 and a

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from

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in 1972. In addition, he is a graduate of the

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's Advanced Management Program.He has testified at a number of

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s on

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and

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matters. He is a board member of the

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, a board member of The

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for Corporate Leadership and a board member

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of the American Benefits Council. He also serves on the National Board of Advisors at the

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, the board of directors of The

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, and is a

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of the American Museum of Natural History. He serves as chairman of the board of th
S.S. Huebner Foundation for Insurance Education
and as a member of the Emory Law School Council and the Emory Campaign Steering Committee. In 2006, he was honored with Emory Law School's Distinguished Alumni Award, and was elected to Emory's Board of Trustees as an Alumni Trustee in 2007.

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