MetLife, Inc. announced that Pawan Verma will join the company as Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer, effective November 9, 2020. Verma will report to Bill Pappas, Executive Vice President and Head of Global Technology and Operations. Verma joins MetLife from Foot Locker where he was the chief information and customer experience officer. He was responsible for leading a 4,000-member team to transform the technology, data and supply chain ecosystem. He and his team created cloud-based, connected omni-channel customer journeys across stores, web, and mobile to serve millions of customers globally. Verma was recently recognized by Forbes with the CIO Innovation Award for his digital and data work that yielded revenue augmenting innovation.