Athene Holding, Biggest U.S. Individual Annuity Seller, Names CEO
June 18, 2025 by Allison Bell
The company that has quietly become the top U.S. individual annuity seller is getting a new CEO.
Jim Belardi, who has been the chairman, CEO and chief investment officer at Athene Holding since May 2009, plans to pass the CEO title on to Grant Kvalheim on July 1.
Kvalheim has been the president and CEO of Athene USA for 10 years. Earlier in his career, he was co-president of Barclays Investment Bank. While he was there, he helped Barclays become a leader in the markets for securitized and non-securitized credit products.
Wink’s Moore on the Market: Congratulation Grant Kvalheim, on the new CEO position at Athene! -sjm