COMPANY

Medical insurance company founded 1955 by brothers John, Paul, and Bill Amos. Originally doing business as American Family Life Assurance Company of Columbus, name condensed to Aflac in 2005.

Official Website:
http://www.aflac.com/

Industry:
Insurance

Ticker:
NYSE:AFL

Corporate headquarters:
Columbus, GA

Sales:
$11.4B (2003)

Employees:
6200 (2003)

EXECUTIVES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
John Shelby Amos II	Business	c. 1953		Alabama Sales Coordinator, Aflac
Paul S. Amos II	Business	c. 1978		President of Aflac
Daniel P. Amos	Business	c. 1951		CEO of Aflac
Kriss Cloninger III	Business	c. 1947		CFO of Aflac
E. Stephen Purdom	Business	c. 1948		Retired EVP at Aflac

CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS OR DIRECTORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
John Shelby Amos II	Business	c. 1953		Alabama Sales Coordinator, Aflac
Paul S. Amos II	Business	c. 1978		President of Aflac
Daniel P. Amos	Business	c. 1951		CEO of Aflac
Yoshiro Aoki	Business	c. 1936		Mizuho Bank
Michael Armacost	Diplomat	15-Apr-1937		US Ambassador to Japan, 1989-93
Kriss Cloninger III	Business	c. 1947		CFO of Aflac
Joe Frank Harris	Politician	16-Feb-1936		Governor of Georgia, 1983-91
Elizabeth J. Hudson	Business	c. 1950		National Geographic Society
Kenneth S. Janke	Business	c. 1934		National Association of Investment Clubs
Douglas W. Johnson	Business	c. 1944		Retired Partner, Ernst & Young
Robert B. Johnson	Government	c. 1945		One America Foundation
Charles B. Knapp	Educator	13-Aug-1946		President, University of Georgia, 1987-97
E. Stephen Purdom	Business	c. 1948		Retired EVP at Aflac
Barbara K. Rimer	Doctor	c. 1949		Dean, UNC School of Public Health
Marvin R. Schuster	Business	c. 1938		Burger King franchisee
David Gary Thompson	Business	c. 1947		Former Georgia CEO, Wachovia
Robert L. Wright	Business	c. 1938		Dimension International

CELEBRITY ENDORSEMENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Yogi Berra	Baseball	12-May-1925		New York Yankee malapropist
Chevy Chase	Comic	8-Oct-1943		He is, you're not
Gilbert Gottfried	Comic	28-Feb-1955		Loudmouth Jewish comic
Melania Trump	Model	26-Apr-1970		Slovenian wife of Donald Trump

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