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Exhibit 99.1
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For Investors: | Conor Murphy | |||
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METLIFE NAMES NICHOLAS D. LATRENTA GENERAL COUNSEL
NEW YORK, May 4, 2010 MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET) announced today that Nicholas D. Latrenta, 58,
has been named general counsel. He succeeds James L. Lipscomb, who retired from the position at the
end of April after almost 38 years of service.
As general counsel and head of MetLifes legal affairs organization, Latrenta will lead the
companys global legal operations. He also will oversee MetLifes government and industry relations
department and the companys corporate ethics and compliance group.
Latrenta had been serving as senior chief counsel, overseeing legal matters for MetLifes U.S. and
International businesses since March 2007. Previously, he had been chief counsel for the companys
Institutional Business. From October 2000 through June 2004, Latrenta was senior vice president,
Institutional Business. In this role, he was responsible for the management, product development
and positioning of MetLifes group life, disability, dental, long-term care and legal plans
businesses and related marketing, planning, and business development activities. In 1999, he headed
MetLifes International business.
Nicks deep institutional knowledge, insurance industry expertise and his experience as both a
senior legal officer and a business leader at MetLife clearly make him the ideal choice to lead our
legal affairs organization, said C. Robert Henrikson, chairman, president & chief executive
officer.
Previously, he also served as head of the companys corporate accounts pensions group and also as
vice president and corporate secretary. He held several positions in MetLifes law department after
joining the company in 1969 as a trainee in the personal life insurance administration department.
Latrenta received a B.B.A. degree, summa cum laude, in business administration from the College of
Insurance in 1974 and a J.D. degree, cum laude, from Seton Hall Law School in 1979. He is a fellow
of the Life Management Institute (FLMI), a chartered life underwriter (CLU) and is admitted to
practice law in both New York and New Jersey.
MetLife, Inc. is a leading provider of insurance, employee benefits and financial services with
operations throughout the United States and the Latin America, Europe and Asia Pacific regions.
Through its subsidiaries and affiliates, MetLife, Inc. reaches more than 70 million customers
around the world and MetLife is the largest life insurer in the United States (based on life
insurance in-force). The MetLife companies offer life insurance, annuities, auto and home
insurance, retail banking and other financial services to individuals, as well as group insurance
and retirement & savings products and services to corporations and other institutions. For more
information, visit www.metlife.com.
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