Esther S. Lee — Global Chief Marketing Officer and Executive Vice President at MetLife

Ms. Esther S. Lee serves as a Global Chief Marketing Officer and Executive Vice President at Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. She has been Global Chief Marketing Officer and Executive Vice President at MetLife, Inc. since joining in January 12, 2015. Ms. Lee is responsible for managing all aspects of global marketing, the global brand and the customer journey. She served as Senior Vice President for Brand, Marketing, Advertising and Sponsorships AT&T Operations, Inc., since 2009. Before joining AT&T, Ms. Lee served as the Chief Executive Officer of North America and President of Global Brands for Euro RSCG Worldwide. She served as the Chief Executive at North America and President for Global Brands of Havas Worldwide, LLC. Ms. Lee served as Corporate Vice President of The Coca-Cola Company since December 18, 2003 and also served as its Global Chief Creative Officer. She oversaw advertising development for all brands in North America as well as creative idea development across the world. Her responsibilities also Encompass Graphics and visual identity and all other creative expressions of Coca-Cola Company's brands. Prior to joining Coca-Cola Company in 2002, Ms. Lee was Principal and Director of strategic and business planning of DiNoto Lee, that she co-founded in 1997. She worked with many of the world's top marketing companies, including Procter & Gamble, Unilever, Nestle, Citibank, CNN and IKEA. During her 20-year career, Ms. Lee served many positions of increasing responsibility, including Senior Vice President and Account Director at J. Walter Thompson and Executive Vice President and a Director of Agency Development and Client Services at Deutsch Advertising. She has been an Independent Director of The Advertising Council, Inc. since April 13, 2016, The Clorox Company since August 2013 and Association of National Advertisers Inc. since November 2009. Her contributions to the industry have been recognized with leadership awards from AWNY, AAF, NAAAP, Asian Women in Business and the Asia Brand Congress for her achievements in the field of business and brand building. In 2012, Ms. Lee was named to the Power Players category of the Advertising Age list of 100 Most Influential Women, and the Advertising Club of New York honored her as an Advertising Person of the Year. She is a regular speaker at conferences and events, including The ANA Annual Conference, The Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival, Ad Age Digital Conference, C2MTL, Hatch, Festival of Media, Ibero-American Advertising Festival and the Asia Brand Congress. Ms. Lee holds Bachelors degree in Arts and Sciences from Cornell University.