---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001685040-24-000045"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BHF"
cik: "0001685040"
company_name: "Brighthouse Financial, Inc."
filed_at: "2024-10-08T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-30T18:07:05.088283+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Brighthouse Financial CAO Kristine Toscano resigns; Richard Cook named interim CAO

## Summary
- Kristine Toscano resigns as CAO effective Nov 8, 2024; leaving for new opportunity, not related to financial reporting.
- Richard Cook, Investment Controller since 2016, appointed Interim CAO effective Nov 9, 2024.
- Cook receives $300K base salary, 45% STI target, and $135K equity target for FY2024.
- Departure not due to accounting disagreements or disclosure matters.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001685040-24-000045
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BHF
- cik: 0001685040
- company_name: Brighthouse Financial, Inc.
- filed_at: 2024-10-08T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1685040/000168504024000045/0001685040-24-000045-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1685040/000168504024000045/bhf-20241008.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001685040-24-000045
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001685040-24-000045.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001685040-24-000045.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Kristine H. Toscano resigned as Chief Accounting Officer at Brighthouse Financial, Inc..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Chief Accounting Officer
  source text: On October 3, 2024, Kristine H. Toscano, the Chief Accounting Officer of Brighthouse Financial, Inc. (the “Company”), informed the Company that she intends to resign from the Company, and her last day at the Company will be November 8, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1685040/000168504024000045/0001685040-24-000045-index.htm
- Executive change
  Richard Cook was appointed as Interim Chief Accounting Officer at Brighthouse Financial, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Interim Chief Accounting Officer
  source text: Richard Cook, the Company’s Investment Controller, has been appointed to serve as the Interim Chief Accounting Officer, effective November 9, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1685040/000168504024000045/0001685040-24-000045-index.htm

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