Aflac Incorporated Announces Departure of Allan O'Bryant
August 26 2005 - 10:52AM
PR Newswire (US)
COLUMBUS, Ga., Aug. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Aflac Incorporated
(NYSE:AFL) today announced that Allan O'Bryant has resigned his
position with the company. O'Bryant, who joined Aflac in 1993 and
has spent the last nine years in Japan, will return to the United
States to launch a private equity firm focused on investing in and
partnering with emerging growth companies. O'Bryant held various
positions during his tenure with Aflac, including deputy chief
financial officer of Aflac Incorporated. Most recently, he was
president of Aflac International with oversight responsibility for
Aflac Payment Service, Aflac Insurance Service and aflacdirect.com
. O'Bryant's duties are being reassigned to others within Aflac
Japan's organization. (Logo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20041202/CLTH019LOGO )
Commenting on O'Bryant's resignation, President and Chief Financial
Officer Kriss Cloninger III said: "We are very appreciative of
Allan's many accomplishments over these past 12 years. We will miss
his contributions and dedication to Aflac. We wish him and his
family well in their future pursuits." O'Bryant added: "This is a
bittersweet change for me; it is difficult to leave my many friends
and the opportunities at Aflac, but I am very excited to launch and
expand new business interests and to spend more time with family."
For 50 years, Aflac products have given policyholders the
opportunity to direct cash where it is needed most when a
life-interrupting medical event causes financial challenges. Aflac
is the number one provider of guaranteed- renewable insurance in
the United States and the number one insurance company in terms of
individual insurance policies in force in Japan. Aflac's insurance
products provide protection to more than 40 million people
worldwide. In January 2005, Aflac was included in Fortune
magazine's list of the 100 Best Companies to Work For in America
for the seventh consecutive year. Aflac has also been included in
both Forbes magazine's Platinum 400 List of America's Best Big
Companies and in Fortune magazine's listing of America's Most
Admired Companies for five consecutive years. Aflac Incorporated is
a Fortune 500 company listed on the New York Stock Exchange under
the symbol AFL. To find out more about Aflac, visit
http://www.aflac.com/ . Analyst and investor contact -- Kenneth S.
Janke Jr., 800.235.2667 - option 3, FAX: 706.324.6330, or Media
contact -- Laura Kane, 706.596.3493, FAX: 706.320.2288, or
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20041202/CLTH019LOGO
http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: Aflac Incorporated CONTACT:
Analysts and Investors, Kenneth S. Janke Jr., +1-800-235-2667
option 3, Fax, +1-706-324-6330, , or Media, Laura Kane,
+1-706-596-3493, Fax, +1-706-320-2288, , both of Aflac Incorporated
Web site: http://www.aflac.com/
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