COLUMBUS, Ga., Jan. 6, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Aflac
Incorporated today announced the appointment of Karole F. Lloyd to its Board of Directors.
Lloyd's term will expire at the company's Annual Meeting of
Shareholders in 2017, at which time she will stand for election
along with the other director nominees. The Board has also
appointed her to serve on the Audit and Risk Committee.
Lloyd brings more than 37 years of accounting leadership and
experience to Aflac Incorporated's Board, consulting with many of
Ernst & Young's highest profile banking, insurance, consumer
products, transportation, manufacturing, and retail clients through
mergers, IPOs, acquisitions and divestitures. Her extensive
experience also includes leading the firm's fair lending practice
in regulatory consulting with many of the largest financial
institutions across the United
States. Since 2009, she has served as vice chair and
Southeast Regional managing partner for Ernst & Young. In this
capacity, Lloyd has focused on expanding the business from a
predominately audit and tax client concentration to a full-scale
professional provider of services, including advisory and
transaction consulting. For the past seven years, she has also
served as a member of Ernst & Young's U.S. Executive Board,
Americas Executive Board, and Global Practice Group. Under her
leadership, Ernst & Young's Southeast Region doubled its annual
revenue. Lloyd served on the Board of Trustees and Executive
Committee of the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce and as a member
of the United Way of Greater
Atlanta and the Rotary Club of Atlanta. She was previously chair of the
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Board of Directors and remains a member
of the Board. She is also on the President's Advisory Council and
the Board of Visitors at the University of
Alabama. She received a bachelor of science degree from the
University of Alabama.
Daniel P. Amos, chairman and
chief executive officer of Aflac Incorporated, commented: "Karole's
inspirational leadership and strategic thinking combined with her
extensive accounting and advisory experience across many industries
provides valuable perspective, making her an outstanding addition
to Aflac Incorporated's Board of Directors. Aflac is fortunate to
have her on the Board and will benefit further from her
expertise."
About Aflac
When a policyholder gets sick or hurt,
Aflac pays cash benefits fast. For six decades, Aflac insurance
policies have given policyholders the opportunity to focus on
recovery, not financial stress. In the
United States, Aflac is the leading provider of voluntary
insurance at the worksite. Through its trailblazing One Day
PaySM initiative, Aflac U.S. can receive, process,
approve and disburse payment for eligible claims in one business
day. In Japan, Aflac is the
leading provider of medical and cancer insurance and insures one in
four households. Aflac individual and group insurance products help
provide protection to more than 50 million people worldwide. For 10
consecutive years, Aflac has been recognized by Ethisphere
as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies. In 2016,
Fortune magazine recognized Aflac as one of the 100 Best
Companies to Work For in America for the 18th consecutive year and
included Aflac on its list of Most Admired Companies for the 15th
time, ranking the company No. 1 in innovation for the insurance,
life and health category for the second consecutive year. In 2015,
Aflac's contact centers were recognized by J.D. Power by providing
"An Outstanding Customer Service Experience" for the Live Phone
Channel. Aflac Incorporated is a Fortune 500 company listed on the
New York Stock Exchange under the symbol AFL. To find out more
about Aflac and One Day PaySM, visit aflac.com or
espanol.aflac.com.
Analyst and investor contact – Robin Y.
Wilkey, 706.596.3264 or 800.235.2667; FAX: 706.324.6330 or
rwilkey@aflac.com
Media contact – Catherine Blades,
706.596.3014; FAX: 706.320.2288 or cblades@aflac.com
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