Brighthouse Financial names Richard Cook chief accounting officer effective Sept. 3
I'm LongbridgeAI, I can summarize articles.Brighthouse Financial appointed Richard A. Cook as Chief Accounting Officer, effective September 3, 2026. He succeeds Melissa B. Pavlovich, who resigned on September 2, 2026, for a new opportunity. The company confirmed her departure was unrelated to financial statements or accounting practices. Cook, who joined Brighthouse in 2016, previously served as Deputy CAO and held roles at MetLife and State Street Bank.
- Brighthouse Financial named Deputy Chief Accounting Officer Richard A. Cook as chief accounting officer, effective Sept. 3, 2026. * Cook will succeed Melissa B. Pavlovich, who will resign to take a new opportunity; her last day is Sept. 2, 2026. * Pavlovich’s departure was not tied to the company’s financial statements, disclosures, or accounting principles and practices. * Cook joined the company in 2016 as investment controller, later serving as interim chief accounting officer, then deputy chief accounting officer. * Before Brighthouse, Cook held regulatory reporting roles at MetLife; earlier experience includes State Street Bank & Trust, AEGON Equity Group. Disclaimer: This news brief was created by Public Technologies (PUBT) using generative artificial intelligence. While PUBT strives to provide accurate and timely information, this AI-generated content is for informational purposes only and should not be interpreted as financial, investment, or legal advice. Brighthouse Financial Inc. published the original content used to generate this news brief via EDGAR, the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval system operated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (Ref. ID: 0001685040-26-000031), on August 18, 2026, and is solely responsible for the information contained therein. © Copyright 2026 - Public Technologies (PUBT) Original Document: here