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Exhibit 99.2
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For Investors: | John McCallion | |||
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METLIFE NAMES MARTIN LIPPERT HEAD OF GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY
NEW YORK, Aug. 22, 2011 MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET) today announced that Martin Lippert will join
the company as executive vice president and head of global technology, effective Sept. 6, 2011.
Lippert will report to President and Chief Executive Officer Steven A. Kandarian and become a
member of MetLifes executive group.
Marty has long been acknowledged as one of the most innovative technology thinkers in the
financial services industry, Kandarian said. His 30 years of experience in leading technology
change will help MetLife successfully complete its transformation from the leading domestic life
insurer to a truly global financial services enterprise.
Most recently, Lippert served as chief operations and technology officer for Citigroup, where he
drove change across Citis newly centralized Global Technology and Operations Division. Among his
accomplishments at Citi was repositioning the division to more effectively transfer strengths from
one geography to another. This helped drive efficiency and lift product capability during one of
the industrys most challenging times.
Prior to joining Citigroup, Lippert spent 11 years as vice chairman and group head of global
technology and operations for the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), where he transformed the underlying
technology base of the company in terms of both infrastructure and customer-data management. In
surveys by Forrester Research and Gartner Inc., RBC was recognized as best in class in technology
globally among financial institutions during Lipperts tenure.
Lippert began his career in the information technology department of Mellon Bank, where he spent 16
years in progressively responsible positions, culminating in his being named executive vice
president for information management & research in 1993. He earned a bachelor of science degree
from the University of Pittsburgh in 1981.
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MetLife, Inc. is a leading global provider of insurance, annuities and employee benefit programs,
serving 90 million customers in over 60 countries. Through its subsidiaries and affiliates, MetLife
holds leading market positions in the United States, Japan, Latin America, Asia Pacific, Europe and
the Middle East. For more information, visit www.metlife.com.
This press release may contain or incorporate by reference information that includes or is
based upon forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements give expectations or forecasts of future events.
These statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or
current facts. They use words such as anticipate, estimate, expect, project, intend,
plan, believe and other words and terms of similar meaning in connection with a discussion of
future operating or financial performance. In particular, these include statements relating to
future actions, prospective services or products, future performance or results of current and
anticipated services or products, sales efforts, expenses, the outcome of contingencies such as
legal proceedings, trends in operations and financial results.
Any or all forward-looking statements may turn out to be wrong. They can be affected by inaccurate
assumptions or by known or unknown risks and uncertainties. Many such factors will be important in
determining the actual future results of MetLife, Inc., its subsidiaries and affiliates. These
statements are based on current expectations and the current economic environment. They involve a
number of risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict. These statements are not
guarantees of future performance. Actual results could differ materially from those expressed or
implied in the forward-looking statements. Risks, uncertainties, and other factors that might cause
such differences include the risks, uncertainties and other factors identified in MetLife, Inc.s
most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K (the Annual Report) filed with the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission (the SEC) and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed by MetLife, Inc. with the
SEC after the date of the Annual Report under the captions Note Regarding Forward-Looking
Statements and Risk Factors, MetLife, Inc.s Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 1, 2011 and
other filings MetLife, Inc. makes with the SEC. MetLife, Inc. does not undertake any obligation to
publicly correct or update any forward-looking statement if we later become aware that such
statement is not likely to be achieved. Please consult any further disclosures MetLife, Inc. makes
on related subjects in reports to the SEC.
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