Tohru Tonoike Joins Aflac Japan as Deputy President
January 16 2007 - 9:38AM
PR Newswire (US)
COLUMBUS, Georgia, Jan. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Aflac
Incorporated today announced that effective February 1, 2007, Tohru
Tonoike will assume the position of deputy president of Aflac
Japan. He will report to Aki Kan, president and chief operating
officer of Aflac Japan and chairman of Aflac International. (Logo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20041202/CLTH019LOGO ) Prior to
joining Aflac, Tonoike worked for Dai-ichi Kangyo Bank, which later
merged with two other banks to form the Mizuho Financial Group.
Since 2005 he has served as president and representative director
of Dai-ichi Kangyo Asset Management Company, another division of
the Mizuho Financial Group, where he will remain until February 1,
2007. Tonoike has served on the Aflac board of directors since
November 1, 2004. He has submitted his resignation from the board
of directors, effective January 31, 2007. His seat on Aflac's board
of directors will be filled by an independent director to be voted
upon at Aflac's 2007 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. In commenting
on Tonoike's new role within Aflac's management, Aflac Japan
President and Chief Operating Officer Aki Kan said: "We are
thrilled Tonoike- san is joining our senior management team. As an
authority in the banking industry and as a native expert on Japan's
unique business culture, his experience will complement our
organization extremely well. Because Aflac is a U.S.-based company
operating in Japan, Tonoike's cultural knowledge, combined with his
practical business know-how and experience, will help guide Aflac
in identifying and capitalizing on the opportunities in Japan's
insurance market." Aflac Incorporated Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer Daniel P. Amos added: "Through his service on the board of
directors of Aflac Incorporated, Tonoike-san has developed a strong
understanding of our company and our business needs and operations.
Adding the scope of his expertise and knowledge to our senior
management team will help Aflac Japan's operations overall as we
address the unique challenges and opportunities we face in Japan."
For more than 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. Our insurance
products provide protection to more than 40 million people
worldwide. Aflac has been included in Fortune magazine's listing of
America's Most Admired Companies for six consecutive years and in
Fortune magazine's list of the 100 Best Companies to Work For in
America for nine consecutive years. Aflac has also been recognized
three times by both Fortune magazine's listing of the Top 50
Employers for Minorities and Working Mother magazine's listing of
the 100 Best Companies for Working Mothers. 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 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,
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