Adora Whitaker to Join MetLife as Head of Mergers & Acquisitions
August 16 2022 - 8:30AM
Business Wire
MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET) today announced that Adora Whitaker
will join the company as executive vice president and head of
Corporate Development – Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A),
effective Oct. 17, 2022. Whitaker will report to Chief Financial
Officer John McCallion and lead a team focused on identifying
strategic transactions that will be accretive to MetLife’s
businesses and financial performance.
“M&A is a strategic asset for MetLife as we remain focused
on deploying capital to its best use and position our firm for the
future,” said McCallion. “With her vast experience advising on and
executing strategic transactions for a global client base across
the insurance industry, Adora is well-positioned to provide strong
leadership of this critical area that contributes to MetLife’s next
horizon strategy.”
Whitaker joins MetLife from PJT Partners, where she was a
partner in the firm’s Strategic Advisory Group. In this role,
Whitaker provided solutions to insurance companies across M&A
and capital structure advisory.
Previously, Whitaker was a managing director in the Investment
Banking division of Deutsche Bank. She also served on the board of
directors of Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. Prior to joining
Deutsche Bank, Whitaker spent a decade at Bank of America Merrill
Lynch where she was a key member of the bank’s Financial
Institutions Group Investment Banking team covering insurance. She
began her career at Prudential Financial.
Whitaker serves on Duke University’s Trinity College board of
visitors, is a member of the Duke NY board of directors, and serves
on the board of trustees of Prep for Prep.
Whitaker holds a bachelor’s degree in economics and an MBA from
Duke University. She is a CFA Charterholder and a member of the CFA
Institute.
About MetLife MetLife, Inc. (NYSE:
MET), through its subsidiaries and affiliates (“MetLife”), 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. For more
information, visit www.metlife.com.
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