WHIPPANY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MetLife Investment Management (MIM), MetLife Inc.’s (NYSE:MET) institutional asset management business, today announced the appointment of Matthew Mosca as global head of the firm’s Institutional Client Group.

Mosca joins from BlackRock, where he was most recently head of strategy for BlackRock’s Official Institutions Group. In this role he oversaw strategy, business development and operations for BlackRock’s relationships with sovereign institutions. He was also a member of the Institutional Client Business leadership team.

Based in Whippany, New Jersey, Mosca is responsible for MIM’s institutional client strategy and the delivery of investment solutions to clients globally. He will also oversee client relationship management and consultant relations.

Steve Goulart, president of MIM and executive vice president and chief investment officer for MetLife, said: “Matt’s deep client relationships and significant asset management experience will be instrumental as we further strengthen our offerings across public fixed income, private fixed income and real estate, and accelerate the growth of our business globally.”

Prior to joining MIM, Mosca spent more than 25 years at BlackRock in a number of senior leadership positions. During his tenure, he also served as chief operating officer of BlackRock’s Institutional Client Business where he was responsible for overseeing group operations and client service for BlackRock’s institutional clients. Mosca has extensive experience working with institutional investors across the globe, including two years as co-head of Nomura BlackRock Asset Management in Japan.

MetLife Investment Management, which launched as a third-party asset manager in 2012, has approximately $589 billion in total assets under management as of 31 December 2018.

About MetLife Investment Management

MetLife Investment Management, MetLife, Inc.’s institutional asset management business, is a global fixed income and real estate manager providing differentiated investment solutions to institutional investors worldwide. MetLife Investment Management provides institutional investors including corporate and government pension plans, insurance companies and other financial institutions with long-term public and private investment and financing solutions. MetLife Investment Management leverages a disciplined credit research and underwriting process to provide institutional investors with asset origination and acquisition opportunities and proprietary risk management analytics across public fixed income strategies, private placements, and commercial real estate debt and equity investing, among others. For more information, visit https://investments.metlife.com.

About MetLife

MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET), through its subsidiaries and affiliates (“MetLife”), is one of the world’s leading financial services companies, providing insurance, annuities, employee benefits and asset management to help its individual and institutional customers navigate their changing world. Founded in 1868, MetLife has operations in more than 40 countries and holds leading market positions in the United States, Japan, Latin America, Asia, Europe and the Middle East. For more information, visit www.metlife.com.