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 19.
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 5 new members.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” THE ELECTION
OF EACH OF THE FOLLOWING NOMINEES AS DIRECTORS.
Daniel P. Amos, 63
Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer of Aflac
Incorporated and Aflac
Director since 1983
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 2014 mark Mr. Amos’ 25
th
year as CEO, but it also
marked the 25
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, 39
President of Aflac
Director since 2007
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 10 years of experience at our Company,
serving in various leadership roles.
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