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Proposal 1: Election of Directors
AFLAC INCORPORATED
2017 PROXY STATEMENT
12
AGE
73
DIRECTOR SINCE
2004
LEAD NON-
MANAGEMENT
DIRECTOR
COMMITTEES
Audit and Risk*
(Chair)
Compensation
Executive
*Financial Expert
Douglas W. Johnson
Certified Public Accountant and retired Ernst & Young LLP
audit partner
Mr. Johnson is a certified public accountant who retired as an Ernst & Young LLP audit
partner in 2003. He 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 thirty-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.
SKILLS AND RECOGNITION
Mr. Johnson’s work experience includes extensive
coordination with the audit committees of publicly
held insurance companies. His finance experience
and leadership skills enable him to make valuable
contributions to our Audit and Risk Committee, where
he serves as the Chair.
OTHER BOARD OR LEADERSHIP POSITIONS
●●
Member, American Institute of
Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)
INDEPENDENT
AGE
72
DIRECTOR SINCE
2002
COMMITTEES
Compensation
(Chair)
Corporate
Governance
Executive
Robert B. Johnson
Retired Senior Advisor, Porter Novelli PR
Mr. Johnson retired from Porter Novelli PR, where he was a senior advisor from 2003
until 2014. 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. Before that, he
served in President Clinton’s administration as an assistant to the President and director of
the President’s initiative for One America. He served two years in the Carter Administration,
and then was the Business Regulations Administrator for Washington, D.C.
SKILLS AND RECOGNITION
Mr. Johnson has extensive experience in political and
media strategic planning and community involvement.
He also brings to the Board substantial experience in
executing public relations strategies and promoting
diversity.
OTHER BOARD OR LEADERSHIP POSITIONS
●●
Deputy chair, Democratic National
Committee (2003 to 2004)
INDEPENDENT