Brighthouse Financial, Inc. announced that Edward (Ed) Spehar will join on July 29, 2019 and will assume the position of executive vice president and chief financial officer, effective August 12, 2019. Spehar will report to Eric Steigerwalt, Brighthouse Financial's president and chief executive officer, and will be a member of the Brighthouse Financial senior leadership team. Upon assuming the role of executive vice president and chief financial officer, Spehar will succeed Conor Murphy, who was named interim chief financial officer in February 2019.

Murphy will continue as the Company's executive vice president and chief operating officer. As executive vice president and chief financial officer, Spehar will be responsible for the Company's overall financial strategy, including financial planning and analysis, investor relations, accounting and reporting, treasury, actuarial and expense management. Spehar joins Brighthouse Financial from MetLife, Inc. (“MetLife”), where he most recently served as treasurer.

Prior to his role as treasurer, Spehar was chief financial officer of MetLife's Europe, Middle East and Africa segment, where he was responsible for all financial management matters for the segment. Previously, he was head of investor relations for MetLife. Spehar joined MetLife from Bank of America Merrill Lynch.