Brown & Brown, Inc. Director Hugh Brown Named to Savoy Magazine’s Most Influential Black Corporate Directors List
November 20 2017 - 5:05PM
Brown & Brown, Inc. (NYSE:BRO) announces Hugh M. Brown was
named one of the Most Influential Black Corporate Directors by
Savoy Magazine. Savoy released its 2017 Power 300: Most
Influential Black Corporate Directors list in its fall issue,
featuring leaders who are active on the boards of some of the
world’s top publicly held companies.
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Brown & Brown is proud to congratulate Mr. Brown, who has
served on Brown & Brown’s Board of Directors since 2004.
Mr. Brown founded BAMSI, Inc., a full-service engineering and
technical services company, in 1978 and served as its Chief
Executive Officer until his retirement in 1998. Additionally,
Mr. Brown currently serves as a member of the Advisory Board of
Directors of SunTrust Bank of Orlando and is a member of the Board
of Managers for Nemours Children’s Hospital in Orlando,
Florida. He is a past member of the Florida Council of 100
and the Florida Council on Economic Education. He also served
as Chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, Chairman of the
Spaceport Florida Authority (now Florida Space Authority) Board of
Supervisors and previously served on the Florida Commission on
Education.
“Hugh has been a champion for small business and has
demonstrated a long-standing commitment to the state of Florida,”
said J. Hyatt Brown, Chairman of Brown & Brown, Inc. “We
are grateful for his inspiring leadership and his contributions to
our growth and success over the past decade.”
This recognition complements the many awards Mr. Brown has
achieved throughout his career, including the U.S. Small Business
Administration’s Small Business Person of the Year in 1985 and
Regional Minority Small Business Person of the Year for the Atlanta
region. He was also a recipient of the Ernst & Young
Entrepreneur of the Year – Services Category, in 1993 for the State
of Florida.
“Hugh has been a member of Brown & Brown’s Board of
Directors since 2004 and provides invaluable insight, guidance and
leadership,” said J. Powell Brown, President and Chief Executive
Officer of Brown & Brown, Inc. “We applaud this
well-deserved recognition of his enduring corporate
contributions.”
As the leading business magazine reporting on African-American
success and achievement, Savoy’s Most Influential Black
Corporate Directors edition is the most comprehensive listing
of African-American executives, influencers and achievers
contributing leadership to corporate boards. The full 2017
Most Influential Black Corporate Directors listing is available now
online exclusively at www.savoynetwork.com/2017 MIBCD.
Savoy’s fall issue is also available nationwide at Barnes &
Noble and newsstands now.
About Brown & Brown, Inc.Brown &
Brown, Inc., through its subsidiaries, offers a broad range of
insurance products and services. Additionally, certain Brown
& Brown subsidiaries offer a variety of risk management,
third-party administration, and other services. Serving
business, public entity, individual, trade and professional
association clients nationwide, the Company is ranked
by Business Insurance magazine as the United
States' sixth largest independent insurance
intermediary. For more information, please
visit www.bbinsurance.com.
Media Contact:Robert W.
LloydExecutive Vice President, Secretary and General CounselBrown
& Brown, Inc.386-239-5752rlloyd@bbins.com
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