Steve Kandarian (Steven A. Kandarian) assumed the role of President and CEO in 2011 after Robert Henrikson retired from his job at one of America’s largest insurance and financial services companies, MetLife, Inc. The MetLife CEO Steven Kandarian also became the Chairman of the board of directors the succeeding year. Under his leadership, the company has strengthened its position in the market with strategic initiatives including portfolio diversification.
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MetLife Competitors
The Fortune 500 company Metlife has a bevy of competitors in the insurance market. They include:
- Prudential Financial
- New York Life Insurance
- Aviva
- Allianz
Salary & Net Worth – Investors, Funding, & Valuation
In 2017, MetLife CEO Steven Kandarian earned a total salary of 14.7 million USD, 3.6% down from his previous year’s pay of 15.3 million USD. His net worth will be shared shortly.
MetLife Inc.’ valuation in terms of market cap is estimated to be around 47.5 billion USD. 79.7% of company’s shares are under the ownership of institutional investors and 0.1% belongs to insiders. Wellington Management Group Llp, Vanguard Group Inc, and Blackrock Inc. are reportedly the largest investors in the company.
Funding related details will be updated soon.
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Career & Education – Company, University, & College
The current CEO, Chairman, and President of the company, Steve Kandarian’s journey with MetLife began in 2005 when he was elected to the position of its EVP and CIO. Between 2007 and 2012, he was involved in company’s enterprise-wide strategy, which helped it in its global expansion. Other than that, from 2001 to 2004, he was with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) as Executive Director. Before joining PBGC, he ran a PE firm Orion Partners, LP as one of its Founders and Managing Partner. Prior to that, he worked at Lee Capital Holdings as Managing Director. His first job was at Rotan Mosle, Inc where he worked as an Investment Banker.
Steve did his graduation from William H. Hall High School. He attended Clark University to obtain bachelor’s degree. He also went to Harvard Business School for an MBA and to Georgetown University Law Center for a J.D.
Contact Steven Kandarian – Email Address | Twitter | LinkedIn
Steve Kandarian’s contact details including email ID will be published soon.
MetLife Customer Care Number | Help & Support
For customer service help and support, you can visit company’s Contact Us page where phone numbers relating to different queries have been listed.
Wiki Trivia on Steven Kandarian – Age, Wife, Family, & More
MetLife CEO Steve, age 66, was born as Steven Albert Kandarian in West Hartford, Connecticut to Albert (father) and Lillian (mother). He had one sister Linda Kandarian Ryan who breathed her last in 2009 due to cancer. She went to the University of Hartford for Master’s degree and pursued her career as a school teacher and a publishing consultant. Steven and his wife have three children. Steve has inherited sense of humor from his father Albert and sense of art from her mother Lillian. Not a risk-taking investor, he bought the stock of a publicly listed company for the first time when he was 12 years. Since an early age, he was fond of maths and numbers.
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