Brighthouse Financial names Richard Cook chief accounting officer effective Sept. 3 - BHF News | RalliesBrighthouse Financial names Richard Cook chief accounting officer effective Sept. 3
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BHF• Brighthouse Financial appoints new chief accounting officer
- 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.
