Everest Group, Ltd. announced the appointment of Elias Habayeb as EVP and Group Chief Financial Officer, to be effective on or about May 1, 2026. Mr. Habayeb will report to Jim Williamson, Everest?s President and CEO, and will join the Company?s Executive Leadership Team. He succeeds Mark Kociancic, who will retire from the Company after five years of service following the First Quarter reporting cycle and will remain with Everest as a special advisor through the transition period.
Mr. Habayeb is a seasoned finance executive with over 30 years of experience leading global finance organizations in the insurance and financial services industries. Most recently, he served as CFO of Corebridge Financial overseeing all finance and actuarial operations and driving strong earnings growth and capital returns. Mr. Habayeb, age 53, has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Corebridge Financial, since September 2022.
Prior to his tenure at Corebridge, he served in various senior roles at American International Group ("AIG"), a leading global insurance organization, including Chief Financial Officer of the Life & Retirement business, Chief Financial Officer of the General Insurance business and AIG's Deputy Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer starting in 2015. His previous roles included Chief Financial Officer of International Lease Finance Corporation and as a partner at Deloitte & Touche LLP. Before joining Corebridge Financial, Mr. Habayeb held CFO roles at several divisions of American International Group (AIG), including General Insurance and Life & Retirement, where he led the successful IPO that established Corebridge Financial as an independent company.
Earlier in his career, he was CFO of International Lease Finance Corporation, an AIG subsidiary, and a partner in Deloitte & Touche?s Capital Markets Group, focusing on financial services and structured products. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Syracuse University.
