Athene Holding Ltd. Appoints Mitra Hormozi and Scott Kleinman to Board of Directors

Athene Holding Ltd. (“Athene”) (NYSE: ATH), a leading provider of retirement savings products, announced that Ms. Mitra Hormozi and Mr. Scott Kleinman have been appointed to Athene’s board of directors, effective immediately. Athene’s board is now comprised of 15 members, including eight independent members.

Ms. Hormozi is currently Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Revlon, Inc. In this capacity she is responsible for overseeing Revlon’s legal affairs worldwide, including corporate governance, intellectual property, licensing, acquisitions and divestitures, regulatory matters and litigation. Previously she was a litigation partner at two major law firms and served as Deputy Chief of Staff to then New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo.

Mr. Kleinman is Co-President of Apollo Global Management, LLC. In this role he shares responsibility for all of Apollo’s revenue-generating and investing businesses, focusing on Apollo’s equity and opportunistic businesses. He is also a member of Apollo’s Executive Committee and Lead Partner for Private Equity. Prior to joining Apollo in 1996, Mr. Kleinman was a member of the Investment Banking division at Smith Barney Inc.

“It’s a privilege to welcome both of these exceptional professionals to our board of directors,” said Jim Belardi, Chairman and CEO of Athene. “Mitra brings extensive legal counsel experience, while Scott’s two decades of service in the financial services industry will provide Athene with valuable insight.”

About Athene Holding Ltd.

Athene, through its subsidiaries, is a leading retirement services company that issues, reinsures and acquires retirement savings products designed for the increasing number of individuals and institutions seeking to fund retirement needs. The products offered by Athene include:

• Retail fixed and fixed indexed annuity products;
• Reinsurance arrangements with third-party annuity providers; and
• Institutional products, such as funding agreements and group annuity contracts related to pension risk transfers.

Athene had total assets of $118.2 billion as of September 30, 2018. Athene's principal subsidiaries include Athene Annuity & Life Assurance Company, a Delaware-domiciled insurance company, Athene Annuity and Life Company, an Iowa-domiciled insurance company, Athene Annuity & Life Assurance Company of New York, a New York-domiciled insurance company and Athene Life Re Ltd., a Bermuda-domiciled reinsurer.

Further information about our companies can be found at www.athene.com.

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