Brighthouse Financial, Inc. announced that Conor Murphy has been named executive vice president and chief operating officer (COO) effective as of June 5, 2018. Murphy succeeds Peter Carlson, who will become a special advisor to Eric Steigerwalt, Brighthouse Financial president and chief executive officer, until Carlson’s retirement at the end of 2018. As COO, Murphy will oversee the company’s finance and operations functions, and will continue to lead its client solutions and strategy groups. Murphy joined Brighthouse Financial in 2017 as executive vice president and chief product and strategy officer. Prior to joining Brighthouse Financial, Murphy was the chief financial officer (CFO) for MetLife’s Latin America region.