Brighthouse Financial's CEO is Eric Steigerwalt, appointed in Aug 2017, has a tenure of 8.75 years. total yearly compensation is $10.46M, comprised of 10% salary and 90% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.65% of the company’s shares, worth MX$406.05M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2.5 years and 7.5 years respectively.
Key information
Eric Steigerwalt
Chief executive officer
US$10.5m
Total compensation
CEO salary percentage
10.04%
CEO tenure
8.8yrs
CEO ownership
0.7%
Management average tenure
2.5yrs
Board average tenure
7.5yrs
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
How has Eric Steigerwalt's remuneration changed compared to Brighthouse Financial's earnings?
Date
Total Compensation
Salary
Company Earnings
Mar 31 2026
n/a
n/a
-US$167m
Dec 31 2025
US$10m
US$1m
US$331m
Sep 30 2025
n/a
n/a
US$865m
Jun 30 2025
n/a
n/a
US$562m
Mar 31 2025
n/a
n/a
US$511m
Dec 31 2024
US$10m
US$1m
US$286m
Sep 30 2024
n/a
n/a
-US$1b
Jun 30 2024
n/a
n/a
-US$999m
Mar 31 2024
n/a
n/a
-US$1b
Dec 31 2023
US$10m
US$1m
-US$1b
Sep 30 2023
n/a
n/a
-US$162m
Jun 30 2023
n/a
n/a
-US$227m
Mar 31 2023
n/a
n/a
US$2b
Dec 31 2022
US$10m
US$986k
US$4b
Sep 30 2022
n/a
n/a
US$4b
Jun 30 2022
n/a
n/a
US$4b
Mar 31 2022
n/a
n/a
US$2b
Dec 31 2021
US$8m
US$925k
US$2b
Sep 30 2021
n/a
n/a
-US$1b
Jun 30 2021
n/a
n/a
-US$5b
Mar 31 2021
n/a
n/a
-US$7b
Dec 31 2020
US$8m
US$920k
-US$1b
Sep 30 2020
n/a
n/a
-US$1b
Jun 30 2020
n/a
n/a
US$3b
Mar 31 2020
n/a
n/a
US$5b
Dec 31 2019
US$8m
US$897k
-US$761m
Compensation vs Market: Eric's total compensation ($USD10.46M) is above average for companies of similar size in the MX market ($USD969.70K).
Compensation vs Earnings: Eric's compensation has increased whilst the company is unprofitable.
CEO
Eric Steigerwalt (63 yo)
8.8yrs
Tenure
US$10,461,127
Compensation
Mr. Eric Thomas Steigerwalt serves as an Independent Director at FTI Consulting, Inc. since March 25, 2025. He has been the President and Chief Executive Officer at Brighthouse Financial, Inc. since August...
Leadership Team
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
Eric Steigerwalt
President
8.8yrs
US$10.46m
0.65% MX$ 406.1m
Edward Spehar
Executive VP & CFO
6.8yrs
US$3.89m
0.11% MX$ 69.8m
Myles Lambert
Executive VP & COO
less than a year
US$3.22m
0.087% MX$ 54.0m
John Rosenthal
Executive VP & Chief Investment Officer
8.8yrs
US$3.47m
0.16% MX$ 99.0m
Allie Lin
Executive VP
3.4yrs
US$2.69m
0.027% MX$ 16.8m
Melissa Pavlovich
Chief Accounting Officer
no data
no data
0.022% MX$ 13.7m
Jeff Hughes
Executive VP & CTO
1.6yrs
no data
no data
Dana Amante
Head of Investor Relations
no data
no data
no data
Vonda Huss
Executive VP & Chief Human Resources Officer
8.5yrs
US$2.18m
0.047% MX$ 29.1m
David Rosenbaum
Executive VP and Head of Product & Underwriting
1.6yrs
no data
no data
Shelly Hemler
Executive VP & Chief Auditor
1.6yrs
no data
no data
Phil Melville
Executive VP & Chief Risk Officer
1.6yrs
no data
no data
2.5yrs
Average Tenure
55yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: BHF *'s management team is considered experienced (2.5 years average tenure).
Board Members
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
Eric Steigerwalt
President
10.3yrs
US$10.46m
0.65% MX$ 406.1m
Lizabeth Zlatkus
Independent Director
2.1yrs
US$284.97k
0.0076% MX$ 4.8m
Charles Chaplin
Independent Chairman of the Board
8.8yrs
US$506.93k
0.087% MX$ 54.1m
Stephen Hooley
Independent Director
5.8yrs
US$319.97k
0.031% MX$ 19.4m
Diane Offereins
Independent Director
8.8yrs
US$306.97k
0.045% MX$ 28.0m
Eileen Mallesch
Independent Director
7.5yrs
US$306.97k
0.039% MX$ 24.5m
Michael Inserra
Independent Director
2.1yrs
US$284.97k
0.0076% MX$ 4.8m
Carol Juel
Independent Director
4.5yrs
US$284.97k
0.028% MX$ 17.4m
Paul Wetzel
Independent Director
8.8yrs
US$306.97k
0.036% MX$ 22.6m
7.5yrs
Average Tenure
64yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: BHF *'s board of directors are considered experienced (7.5 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data
Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis
2026/05/27 18:04
End of Day Share Price
2026/02/27 00:00
Earnings
2026/03/31
Annual Earnings
2025/12/31
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Analyst Sources
Brighthouse Financial, Inc. is covered by 17 analysts. 5 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.