MetLife Says Bharat Kannan To Join As Head Of Employee Benefits For Asia

(RTTNews) - MetLife, Inc. (MET) said Bharat Kannan would join the company on March 16 as its Head of Employee Benefits for the Asia region. Kannan will become a member of MetLife's Asia Leadership Group and its Global Employee Benefits Leadership Team.

He will be based out of Tokyo, Japan and will report to Christopher Townsend, President of Asia for MetLife.

In this role, Kannan along with MetLife's Employee Benefits team in Asia, will be responsible for executing strategy, accelerating growth and continuing to build out MetLife's employee benefits capabilities across the region.

In addition, Kannan will support key relationships with clients and brokers and focus on expanding MetLife's relationships with multinational businesses headquartered in Asia and outside the region.