Carl "Rob" Robert Henrikson (born May 21, 1947) was the

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, president and

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of MetLife, Inc. Henrikson was appointed CEO on March 1, 2006 and Chairman of the Board on April 25, 2006. Henrikson was succeeded by Steven A. Kandarian as Chair, President and CEO of MetLife, Inc. in 2011. Henrikson received a

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from the

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in 1969 and a J.D. from

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in 1972. In addition, he is a graduate of the

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's Advanced Management Program.He has testified at a number of

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s on

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and

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matters. He is a board member of the

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, a board member of The Ron Brown Award for Corporate Leadership and a board member

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of the American Benefits Council. He also serves on the National Board of Advisors at the

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, the board of directors of The

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, and is a

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of the

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. He serves as chairman of the board of th
S.S. Huebner Foundation for Insurance Education
and as a member of the Emory Law School Council and the Emory Campaign Steering Committee. In 2006, he was honored with Emory Law School's Distinguished Alumni Award, and was elected to Emory's Board of Trustees as an Alumni Trustee in 2007.

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