William J Wheeler

President, Athene Holdings Ltd; former President - Americas, MetLife

Athene Holding Ltd., the insurer tied to Apollo Global Management LLC, named ex-MetLife Inc. executive William Wheeler as president as it prepares to go public. Wheeler, 54, spent 17 years at MetLife before leaving last month. He takes over at Athene on Sept. 28 2016. William J. Wheeler was executive vice president and chief financial officer of MetLife, Inc. He was named to this position in December 2003. As chief financial officer, Wheeler is responsible for overseeing all financial management matters for MetLife. This includes financial reporting, treasury, corporate actuarial, risk management, tax, investor relations and mergers and acquisitions. Before being promoted to chief financial officer, from 2002 to 2003 Wheeler was the head of product management, marketing and business development activities in the company’s Individual Business segment. Prior to this role and after MetLife’s initial public offering in 2000, Wheeler served as the chief financial officer of the company’s Institutional Business. In this position, he oversaw financial reporting and planning, as well as expense management for that segment. Wheeler joined the company in 1997 as treasurer and played a key role in preparing MetLife to become a public company. He oversaw certain aspects of the demutualization, the development of investor relations and shareholder services organizations, and management of the initial public offering process and related transactions. Before joining MetLife, Wheeler was an investment banker for ten years at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette (DLJ). During his career at DLJ, he managed a variety of transactions, including equity and debt financings, mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, financial advisory and restructurings in a number of different industries, including the insurance industry. Wheeler is a member of Wabash College’s board of trustees. He holds an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and also received an A.B., magna cum laude, and was awarded Phi Beta Kappa from Wabash College.

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Seth Klarman	Shelley Moore Capito, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Kirsten Gillibrand, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Jack Reed, Edward Randall Royce, Chuck Schumer, Rob Portman, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Free and Strong America PAC Inc., Mitt Romney, Cory Gardner, Randy Altschuler, Catherine Cortez Masto, Tom Cotton, Dan Sullivan, Right to Rise USA, Joni Ernst
Kenneth S Abramowitz	Shelley Moore Capito, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Edward Randall Royce, Chuck Schumer, Gordon Harold Smith, Rob Portman, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Free and Strong America PAC Inc., Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, Cory Gardner, Randy Altschuler, Tom Cotton, Dan Sullivan, Monica Wehby, Romney Victory, Joni Ernst
Mel Sembler	John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Gordon Harold Smith, Rob Portman, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Free and Strong America PAC Inc., Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, Cory Gardner, Randy Altschuler, Tom Cotton, Dan Sullivan, Monica Wehby, Right to Rise USA, Romney Victory, Floridians for a Senate Majority, Alaska Senate Nominee Fund 2014, Joni Ernst
Paul Singer	Shelley Moore Capito, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Edward Randall Royce, Chuck Schumer, Gordon Harold Smith, Rob Portman, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Jobs, Economy and Budget Fund (Jeb Fund), Mitt Romney, Cory Gardner, Randy Altschuler, Tom Cotton, Texas 150 Fund, Dan Sullivan, Monica Wehby, Right to Rise USA, Joni Ernst
Lanny Griffith	Shelley Moore Capito, Kirsten Gillibrand, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Edward Randall Royce, Chuck Schumer, Gordon Harold Smith, Nancy Lee Johnson, Rob Portman, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Jobs, Economy and Budget Fund (Jeb Fund), Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, Cory Gardner, Randy Altschuler, Tom Cotton, Dan Sullivan, Right to Rise USA
John Catsimatidis	Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Kirsten Gillibrand, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Edward Randall Royce, Chuck Schumer, Rob Portman, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Free and Strong America PAC Inc., Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, Tammy Duckworth, Cory Gardner, Tom Cotton, Dan Sullivan, Right to Rise USA, Romney Victory, Joni Ernst
William E Oberndorf	Shelley Moore Capito, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Gordon Harold Smith, Rob Portman, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Free and Strong America PAC Inc., Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, Cory Gardner, Tom Cotton, Dan Sullivan, Monica Wehby, Right to Rise USA, Floridians for a Senate Majority, Alaska Senate Nominee Fund 2014, Joni Ernst
Manuel Kadre	Hillary Clinton, Kirsten Gillibrand, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Rob Portman, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, Cory Gardner, Tom Cotton, Dan Sullivan, Monica Wehby, Right to Rise USA, Romney Victory, Floridians for a Senate Majority, Alaska Senate Nominee Fund 2014, Joni Ernst
Marc I Stern	John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Edward Randall Royce, Chuck Schumer, Gordon Harold Smith, Rob Portman, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Free and Strong America PAC Inc., Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, Cory Gardner, Tom Cotton, Dan Sullivan, Monica Wehby, Right to Rise USA, Romney Victory, Joni Ernst
Leon Black	Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Kirsten Gillibrand, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Jack Reed, Chuck Schumer, Rob Portman, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney, Cory Gardner, Catherine Cortez Masto, Tom Cotton, Texas 150 Fund, Right to Rise USA, Romney Victory, Joni Ernst
Barry S Friedberg	Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Kirsten Gillibrand, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Chuck Schumer, Rob Portman, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Free and Strong America PAC Inc., Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, Cory Gardner, Tom Cotton, Dan Sullivan, Right to Rise USA, Romney Victory, Joni Ernst
Marc Rowan	Shelley Moore Capito, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Kirsten Gillibrand, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Jack Reed, Chuck Schumer, Rob Portman, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Mitt Romney, Cory Gardner, Randy Altschuler, Catherine Cortez Masto, Tom Cotton, Texas 150 Fund, Joni Ernst
Daniel S Loeb	Shelley Moore Capito, Chris Dodd, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Chuck Schumer, Rob Portman, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, Cory Gardner, Randy Altschuler, Tom Cotton, Texas 150 Fund, Dan Sullivan, Monica Wehby, Right to Rise USA, Joni Ernst
Shawn Smeallie	Shelley Moore Capito, Kirsten Gillibrand, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Chuck Schumer, Gordon Harold Smith, Rob Portman, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, Cory Gardner, Dan Sullivan, Monica Wehby, Right to Rise USA, Romney Victory, Joni Ernst
Thomas L Kempner Jr	Shelley Moore Capito, Hillary Clinton, Chris Dodd, Kirsten Gillibrand, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Chuck Schumer, Rob Portman, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, Cory Gardner, Randy Altschuler, Tom Cotton, Dan Sullivan, Right to Rise USA
John J Fisher	Shelley Moore Capito, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Gordon Harold Smith, Nancy Lee Johnson, Rob Portman, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, Cory Gardner, Tom Cotton, Dan Sullivan, Monica Wehby, Right to Rise USA, Joni Ernst
Kelly Roberts	Shelley Moore Capito, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Edward Randall Royce, Gordon Harold Smith, Nancy Lee Johnson, Rob Portman, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, Cory Gardner, Tom Cotton, Dan Sullivan, Monica Wehby, Romney Victory, Joni Ernst
Russell L Carson	Shelley Moore Capito, Chris Dodd, Kirsten Gillibrand, Mitch McConnell, Chuck Schumer, Gordon Harold Smith, Nancy Lee Johnson, Rob Portman, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, Cory Gardner, Tom Cotton, Dan Sullivan, Right to Rise USA, Joni Ernst
Sam Fox	Shelley Moore Capito, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Gordon Harold Smith, Rob Portman, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Free and Strong America PAC Inc., Jeb Bush, Mitt Romney, Cory Gardner, Randy Altschuler, Tom Cotton, Dan Sullivan, Right to Rise USA, Floridians for a Senate Majority, Joni Ernst
Michael J Leffell	Shelley Moore Capito, Chris Dodd, John McCain, Mitch McConnell, Edward Randall Royce, Chuck Schumer, Rob Portman, George W Bush, Republican National Committee, National Republican Senatorial Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee, Free and Strong America PAC Inc., Mitt Romney, Cory Gardner, Randy Altschuler, Tom Cotton, Dan Sullivan, Monica Wehby, Joni Ernst

Types	Person, Business Person
Gender	Male
Aliases	Mr William J. Wheeler

William J Wheeler

President, Athene Holdings Ltd; former President - Americas, MetLife

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