Frans Hijkoop

Frans Hijkoop is the former Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer of MetLife Inc. In this role, he was one of the main architects behind MetLife’s successful transformation from a US domestic company into a global industry leader. Before MetLife, he held a number of leadership roles at PepsiCo, including as Chief HR Officer for PepsiCo International and PepsiCo Americas Foods.  

He also served as executive group member and CHRO at Lloyds TSB and  worked for MobiI and Unilever in the early stages of his career.  

Hijkoop currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Friends of The  Neuberger Museum of Art in Purchase, New York. He is also the former  Chair of the Board of Trustees of Sesame Workshop, the educational and  media organization which produces Sesame Street. In addition, Hijkoop  has served on the Board of Directors of the Steamboat Art Museum and  chaired the Board of Trustees of UC Health Yampa Valley Medical Center.  

Hijkoop earned his M.A. degree from Utrecht University in the Nether lands and is a visiting lecturer at Cornell University’s ILR-school.