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Michel Khalaf

President and CEO, MetLife, Inc.

Michel Abbas Khalaf (born 1964) is a Lebanese-American business executive. He has been the president and CEO of MetLife since May 2019.2

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About

Prior to becoming CEO, he held senior executive positions at MetLife since 2011, and before that spent 21 years in increasingly senior positions at Alico, which MetLife acquired in 2010.

From Wikipedia’s article on Michel Khalaf, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2

Companies

  • MetLifeChief executive officer Feb 27, 2020 to now7
  • MetLifeBoard member 2019 to now8
  • MetLifePresident Nov 29, 2011 to Dec 16, 20119

Holdings

Stock this person has reported owning, from the forms officers and directors file with the SEC. See the biggest insider stakes.

Shares held

  • MetLife MET697,709 shares10$70.0M at $100.38Mar 2, 2026

As of each latest filing. The line shows shares held over time.

Recent filings

  • Mar 2, 2026Shares withheld for tax 22,420 shares at $73.24 of MetLife10
  • Feb 24, 2026Shares withheld for tax 43,004 shares at $75.34 of MetLife11
  • Feb 24, 2026Granted 81,364 shares of MetLife11
  • Feb 24, 2026Granted 69,286 shares of MetLife11
  • Mar 3, 2025Shares withheld for tax 16,840 shares at $85.70 of MetLife12
  • Feb 25, 2025Shares withheld for tax 82,227 shares at $82.20 of MetLife13
  • Feb 25, 2025Granted 151,991 shares of MetLife13
  • Feb 25, 2025Granted 58,760 shares of MetLife13
  • Dec 13, 2024Sold 20,926 shares at $82.84 of MetLife14
  • Dec 13, 2024Exercised options 26,138 shares at $45.91 of MetLife14
  • Mar 1, 2024Shares withheld for tax 16,381 shares at $69.73 of MetLife15
  • Feb 27, 2024Shares withheld for tax 113,305 shares at $69.16 of MetLife16
  • Feb 27, 2024Granted 206,752 shares of MetLife16
  • Feb 27, 2024Granted 32,534 shares of MetLife16
  • Feb 5, 2024Sold 20,460 shares at $65.95 of MetLife17
  • Feb 5, 2024Exercised options 25,181 shares at $45.15 of MetLife17
  • Mar 1, 2023Shares withheld for tax 16,602 shares at $71.27 of MetLife18
  • Feb 28, 2023Shares withheld for tax 127,023 shares at $71.73 of MetLife18
  • Feb 28, 2023Granted 229,950 shares of MetLife18
  • Feb 28, 2023Granted 30,323 shares of MetLife18
  • Dec 12, 2022Sold 57,201 shares at $72.49 of MetLife19
  • Dec 12, 2022Exercised options 39,322 shares at $34.33 of MetLife19
  • Dec 12, 2022Exercised options 35,616 shares at $31.15 of MetLife19
  • Mar 1, 2022Shares withheld for tax 16,923 shares at $64.44 of MetLife20
  • Feb 22, 2022Shares withheld for tax 108,077 shares at $68.96 of MetLife21

Early life and education

  • Date not recordedSyracuse University Bachelor of Science; engineering3 4
  • Date not recordedSyracuse University Master of Business Administration; finance3 4

Khalaf was born and raised in Lebanon. He is the son of Abbas Khalaf, who was Lebanon's Minister of Economy and Trade from 1974-1975. His sister is Roula Khalaf, who has been editor-in-chief of the Financial Times since 2020.

Khalaf was educated at the International College, Beirut. He moved to the United States for university, and at Syracuse University obtained a BS in engineering in 1985 and an MBA in finance in 1989.

From Wikipedia’s article on Michel Khalaf (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Career

Occupation: businessperson, board member.6

Alico

Khalaf began his career in 1989 as an investment officer at American Life Insurance Company (Alico), AIG's overseas unit which sold life, accident, and health insurance, plus retirement and wealth management products. He initially spent 21 years at Alico, eventually holding a number of leadership roles in various markets including the Caribbean, France, Italy, Egypt, Poland, Romania, and the Philippines.

In 1996, he became the first general manager of Alico’s operation in Egypt. In 2001, he was appointed as regional senior vice president in charge of Alico's life insurance, pension, and mutual fund operations in Poland, Romania, and the Baltics, and was also named president and CEO of Alico's life insurance subsidiary in Poland, Amplico Life.

In 2006, he was made deputy president and COO of Philamlife, AIG's operating company in the Philippines. He became regional president of Middle East, Africa, and South Asia (MEASA) at the company in 2008.

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MetLife

Upon MetLife's acquisition of Alico in 2010, Khalaf became executive vice president and CEO of MetLife’s Middle East, Africa, and South Asia (MEASA) region. In 2011, he became part of MetLife's executive group, and president of the company's Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) division. In 2017, his position was expanded to president of U.S. Business and EMEA. In this role, he oversaw the group benefits, retirement and income services, and property and casualty insurance businesses in the United States; global employee benefits providing employee benefits services to employers; and individual and group insurance businesses sold in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.

On May 1, 2019, Khalaf succeeded Steven Kandarian as MetLife's CEO and president. As CEO, he introduced a five-year plan that year called Next Horizon, with the stated goal of focusing, simplifying, and differentiating the company. In 2024 he introduced a new five-year business plan called New Frontier, to boost long-term growth via profit growth, expense reductions, and increased free cash flow.

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Personal life

Khalaf is married to Andrea Khalaf, and they are based in New York City.

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