– USA, NY – MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET) today announced the election of Laura Hay to its board of directors, effective immediately.
“We are pleased that Laura has joined MetLife’s Board of Directors and look forward to working with her. Laura has deep expertise in the insurance sector and is a transformational leader who is passionate about our business and what drives value for stakeholders,” said Board Chairman, Glenn Hubbard.
About Laura Hay
Laura Hay was Global Head of Insurance at KPMG LLP before her retirement in 2023, where she was an advisor on transformation, growth strategy, customer-focused innovation, and risk mitigation to global boards and executive management teams. She led a team of more than 10,000 professionals in more than 90 countries providing audit, tax, and advisory services, and led KPMG’s insurance practice to become the firm’s fastest-growing financial services sector.
In her more than 35-year career, Laura Hay has had extensive experience in technical accounting, client engagement, change management, risk identification and mitigation, and knowledge transfer through training. She has launched multiple initiatives to develop female financial services leaders. Laura Hay was a member of the KPMG Global Financial Services Leadership Team and served on KPMG’s U.S. board of directors for five years and the KPMG Americas board for three years. She started her career at MetLife in an Actuarial Development Program.
Laura Hay is a member of the board of the Girl Scouts of Greater New York and the New Jersey Theater Alliance. She is a former trustee of the St. John’s University Greenberg School of Risk Management, Insurance, and Actuarial Science. She was also previously on the board of the International Insurance Society and a trustee of the International Insurance Charitable Foundation and the KPMG U.S. Foundation.
Her leadership has been recognized by numerous publications, including “Elite Woman 2023” by Insurance Business America. She received the No. 1 ranking in The Consulting Report’s “Top 25 Financial Services Consulting Leaders” in 2022 and was named “Most Influential Woman in Re/Insurance” by Intelligent Insurer in 2017. Hay was named an “Inspiring Woman in Finance” in 2022 by the CPCU Society.
Laura Hay received her Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from the University of California, Berkeley.
About MetLife
MetLife, Inc. through its subsidiaries and affiliates, is one of the world’s leading financial services companies, providing insurance, annuities, employee benefits, and asset management to help individual and institutional customers build a more confident future. Founded in 1868, MetLife has operations in more than 40 markets globally and holds leading positions in the United States, Japan, Latin America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.
SOURCE: www.metlife.com.
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