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ELECTION OF DIRECTORS (Proposal 1)
The Company proposes that the following 13 individuals be elected to the Board of Directors of the Company. The
persons named below have been nominated by the Corporate Governance Committee of the Board of Directors for
election as Directors and, if elected, are willing to serve as such until the next Annual Meeting of Shareholders and
until their successors have been elected and qualified. It is intended that the persons named in the accompanying
proxy, or their substitutes, will vote for the election of these nominees (unless specifically instructed to the contrary).
However, if any nominee at the time of the election is unable or unwilling to serve or is otherwise unavailable for
election, and as a result another nominee is designated, the persons named in the proxy, or their substitutes, will
have discretionary authority to vote or refrain from voting in accordance with their judgment on such other nominees.
The Board of Directors has no reason to believe that any of the persons nominated for election as Director will be
unable or unwilling to serve. For additional information, see the “Director Nominating Process” section beginning on
page 15.
Both the Corporate Governance Committee and the Board of Directors believe that it is appropriate to maintain a
balance of longer tenured members, who bring valuable Company-specific knowledge with a historical perspective,
and shorter tenured members, who bring fresh perspectives and new ideas. Since 2009, the Board of Directors has
reduced its size from 17 to 13 Directors while nominating 6 new members.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” THE ELECTION
OF EACH OF THE FOLLOWING NOMINEES AS DIRECTORS.
Daniel P. Amos, 64
Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer of Aflac Incorporated
and Aflac
Director since 1983
Executive Committee (Chair)
Mr. Amos has been Chief Executive Officer of the Company and Aflac since
1990 and Chairman since 2001. Mr. Amos holds a bachelor’s degree in risk
management from the University of Georgia and has spent 38 years in
various positions at Aflac. Mr. Amos served as a director of Synovus
Financial Corp. from 2001 to 2011 and also served as a director of
Southern Company from 2000 to 2006.
Institutional Investor
magazine has
named him one of America’s Best CEOs in the life insurance category five
times. Mr. Amos previously served as a member of the Consumer Affairs
Advisory Committee of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Under
Mr. Amos’ leadership, the Company became the first public company in the
United States to give shareholders the opportunity to have an advisory “say-
on-pay” vote on the compensation practices of the top five named executive
officers. Not only did 2015 mark Mr. Amos’ 26
th
year as CEO, but it also
marked the 26
th
consecutive year the Company has met or exceeded our
operating earnings per diluted share objective.
Mr. Amos’ experience and approach deliver insightful expertise and
guidance to the Company’s Board of Directors on topics relating to
corporate governance, people management and risk management.
Paul S. Amos II, 40
President of Aflac
Director since 2007
Executive Committee
Finance and Investment Committee
Mr. Amos has been President of Aflac since January 2007. Prior to his
current position, he also held the role of Chief Operating Officer of Aflac
U.S. from February 2006 until July 2013 and held the role of executive vice
president, U.S. Operations from January 2005 until January 2007. Since
January 2008, Mr. Amos has also been involved with Aflac Japan sales and
marketing efforts and, in his current role, he has reporting responsibilities
for Aflac Japan and Aflac's Global Investment Division. Previously, Mr.
Amos served as state sales coordinator for the Georgia-North sales
territory. Under his leadership as state sales coordinator, the Georgia-North
territory grew to become the Company’s number one state operation in
terms of sales. Mr. Amos holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from
Duke University and a master’s degree in business administration from
Emory University. He also holds a juris doctor degree from Tulane
University.
Mr. Amos brings to the Board a deep knowledge of insurance sales, which
forms the core of our business, as well as more than 10 years of experience
at our Company, serving in various leadership roles.
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