Athene, a retirement solutions company and subsidiary of Apollo Global Management, Inc., has announced the appointment of Larik Hall as Senior Vice President and Head of Japan.
Based in Japan, Hall will lead Athene’s growth strategy to accelerate the expansion of retirement solutions in the country.
He brings more than 30 years of leadership experience in the retirement industry, including over a decade in the Japanese market.
Hall joins Athene from Goldman Sachs Ayco, where he served as a Managing Director, leading its individual insurance practice across the Asset & Wealth Management division.
Prior to that, he spent nearly a decade at AIG, most recently as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of AIG Financial Distributors. He also held senior leadership roles at MetLife Alico and MassMutual.
Grant Kvalheim, CEO of Athene, said, “Japan is one of the most important retirement markets globally, shaped by an aging demographic, a growing need for long-term retirement security and a new economic regime that has demanded a new playbook.
“Larik’s strong track record of building retirement businesses and meaningful experience leading large-scale insurance platforms in the Japanese market makes him exceptionally well suited to expand Athene’s footprint locally.”
“I am honoured to join Athene and lead its Japan strategy at such an important time,” added Hall. “Japan is one of the world’s most sophisticated insurance markets, with unique demographic and retirement needs. I look forward to building on the company’s strong foundation, deepening trusted relationships and delivering new and needed retirement solutions at scale to support Japan’s long-term retirement security.”
