COMPANY

Founded in 1863 as the National Union Life and Limb Insurance Company. Changed name in 1868 after a refocus on life insurance. Revenues $31.947B (2000), employees 46,700 (2000).

Official Website:
http://www.metlife.com/

Industry:
Insurance

Ticker:
NYSE:MET

Corporate headquarters:
New York City

Sales:
$53.0B (2007)

Employees:
50,000

EXECUTIVES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Robert H. Benmosche	Business	29-May-1944		CEO of AIG
J. Barry Griswell	Business	c. 1949		CEO of Principal Financial Group, 2000-08
C. Robert Henrikson	Business	c. 1947		CEO of MetLife
Harry P. Kamen	Business	c. 1932		CEO of Metropolitan Life, 1993-98
Nicole R. Nason	Government	12-Aug-1970		NHTSA Administrator
Catherine A. Rein	Business	7-Feb-1943		Senior EVP at MetLife

CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Eduardo Castro-Wright	Business	c. 1953		Vice Chairman of Wal-Mart
Burton A. Dole, Jr.	Business	c. 1938		CEO of Puritan Bennett, 1980-95
Cheryl W. Grise	Business	c. 1953		Northeast Utilities senior executive
C. Robert Henrikson	Business	c. 1947		CEO of MetLife
James R. Houghton	Business	6-Apr-1936		CEO of Corning, 2002-05
Glenn Hubbard	Economist	4-Sep-1958		George W. Bush economist
Helene L. Kaplan	Attorney	19-Jun-1933		Of Counsel, Skadden Arps
John M. Keane	Military	1-Feb-1943		US Army Vice Chief of Staff, 1999-2003
James M. Kilts	Business	10-Feb-1948		CEO of Gillette, 2001-05
Charles M. Leighton	Business	c. 1935		CEO of CML Group, 1969-98
Sylvia M. Mathews	Administrator	1965		Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Hugh B. Price	Activist	1941		President of the Urban League, 1994-2003
David Satcher	Government	2-Mar-1941		US Surgeon General, 1998-2002
Kenton J. Sicchitano	Business	c. 1944		Former Partner, PWC
William C. Steere, Jr.	Business	17-Jun-1936		CEO of Pfizer, 1991-2001
Lulu Wang	Philanthropist	c. 1944		Tupelo Capital Management

BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Steven L. Shapiro	Business	c. 1940		Alloy, Silverstein, Shapiro, Adams, Mulford & Co.

PAST BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Hank Barnette	Business	c. 1934		CEO of Bethlehem Steel, 1992-2000
Robert H. Benmosche	Business	29-May-1944		CEO of AIG
Harry P. Kamen	Business	c. 1932		CEO of Metropolitan Life, 1993-98
Melvin Laird	Government	1-Sep-1922		US Secretary of Defense, 1969-73
John J. Phelan, Jr.	Business	7-May-1931	4-Aug-2012	CEO of the NYSE, 1984-91
Robert W. Woodruff	Business	6-Dec-1889	7-Mar-1985	President of Coca-Cola, 1923-54

EMPLOYMENT

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Eugene F. Murphy	Business	24-Feb-1934		Vice Chairman of GE, 1997-99

EXTRANEOUS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Kenneth Bialkin	Attorney	9-Sep-1929		Mergers & Acquisitions lawyer

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