Brighthouse Financial, Inc. announced that the Company and Anant Bhalla, chief financial officer, have decided to part ways amicably, effective March 14, 2019. Conor Murphy, chief operating officer, was appointed to serve as interim chief financial officer, effective yesterday. Bhalla will pursue new opportunities and his departure is not due to any matters related to the Company’s financial statements or disclosures, or accounting principles and practices. The Company will immediately commence a search for Bhalla’s successor. Since assuming the role of chief operating officer in June 2018, Murphy has had oversight of Brighthouse Financial’s operations, finance, accounting, and product departments. Murphy also heads strategy for the Company. Prior to joining Brighthouse Financial in 2017, Murphy was the chief financial officer for MetLife, Inc.’s (“MetLife”) Latin America region. He also served as head of investor relations for MetLife, as chief financial officer for MetLife’s Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region, and as chief financial officer for MetLife’s Investments organization. Murphy joined MetLife from PwC and began his career at Grant Thornton LLP.