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Douglas W. Johnson, 72
Certified Public Accountant
and retired Ernst & Young LLP
audit partner
Director since 2004
Lead Non-Management Director
Audit and Risk Committee* (Chair)
Compensation Committee
Executive Committee
*Financial Expert
Mr. Johnson is a certified public accountant and a retired Ernst & Young
LLP audit partner since 2003. He began auditing insurance companies in
1972 and spent the majority of his career focusing on companies in the life,
health and property/casualty segments of the insurance industry. During Mr.
Johnson’s 30-year tenure with Ernst & Young and its predecessor firms, he
was coordinating partner of several large multinational insurance
companies and for the firm’s largest American insurance client. His work
experience includes extensive coordination with the audit committees of
publicly held companies. Mr. Johnson holds a Bachelor of Science degree
from Georgia Institute of Technology. He is a member of the American
Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) and holds an MBA from
the Harvard Business School.
Mr. Johnson’s finance experience and leadership skills enable him to make
valuable contributions to our Audit and Risk Committee, where he serves as
a financial expert.
Robert B. Johnson, 71
Retired Senior Advisor, Porter
Novelli PR
Director since 2002
Compensation Committee (Chair)
Corporate Governance Committee
Executive Committee
Mr. Johnson retired from Porter Novelli PR in October 2014, at which he
had been a senior advisor of since 2003. Until 2008, he served as chairman
and CEO of the One America Foundation, an organization that promotes
dialogue and solidarity among Americans of all races and provides
education, grants and technical equipment to disadvantaged youth of all
races. Prior to this, he served in President Clinton’s White House as an
assistant to the President and director of the President’s initiative for One
America. In 2003, the Democratic National Committee (“DNC”) named him
deputy chairman, where he advised the DNC chairman in many key areas,
including political and media strategic planning and community involvement.
He served two years in the Carter Administration and was one of the 30
staff members to serve the entire eight years in the Clinton White House,
achieving the distinction of being one of the longest-serving African-
Americans in White House history. Following his service in the Carter White
House, Mr. Johnson was the Business Regulations Administrator for
Washington, DC.
Promotion of diversity is important to the Company, an area that Mr.
Johnson provides extensive experience to the Board. Additionally, Mr.
Johnson’s significant public relations experience provides the Board with
valuable expertise in conducting the Company’s public relations.
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