MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET) announced today that Rebecca Tadikonda will
join the company as chief enterprise strategy officer effective July 21,
2014. She will report to Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
Steven A. Kandarian.
Tadikonda will lead a team responsible for MetLife’s global strategy to
drive top-line and bottom-line financial performance. She succeeds
Kishore Ponnavolu, now president of MetLife Auto & Home.
“An aligned, integrated enterprise strategy is essential to creating
value for customers and shareholders,” Kandarian said. “With her
extensive experience advising financial services firms, Rebecca will
play a critical role in helping MetLife continually adapt to a changing
external environment.”
Tadikonda joins MetLife from Bain & Company, where she was a partner in
the Financial Services practice. She started her career with Bain in New
York and then rejoined the company in 2003, where she has counseled
insurance clients on large business transformations, global growth
strategies, the customer experience, and operational excellence.
Tadikonda has also held positions at Verisign and DHL Worldwide Express.
Tadikonda earned a B.A. in economics from Dartmouth College and an
M.B.A. from Stanford University.
About MetLife
MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET), through its subsidiaries and affiliates
(“MetLife”), is one of the largest life insurance companies in the
world. Founded in 1868, MetLife is a global provider of life insurance,
annuities, employee benefits and asset management. Serving approximately
100 million customers, MetLife has operations in nearly 50 countries and
holds leading market positions in Japan, Latin America, Asia, Europe and
the Middle East. For more information, visit www.metlife.com.
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