COLUMBUS,
Ga., Dec. 9, 2015
/PRNewswire/ -- Aflac Incorporated (NYSE: AFL) today announced
that Gail A. Galuppo will join the
company as senior vice president and chief marketing officer,
reporting to Teresa L. White,
president of Aflac U.S. In Galuppo's new role,
which will be effective January 4,
2016, she will be responsible for the strategic and
operational vision and leadership of Aflac's marketing efforts for
its U.S. operation.
Galuppo will bring more than two decades of leadership
experience in the field of marketing to Aflac. Most recently, she
served as executive vice president and chief marketing officer at
Knowledge Universe, where she was responsible for national lead
generation, enrollment and student retention, branding, corporate
communications and analytics for the company's early education
brands. Prior to her role at Knowledge Universe, she served as
chief operating officer of BankersLab, Inc. Previously, Galuppo
held various marketing-related leadership positions with Hewlett
Packard, Western Union, Standard Chartered Bank, Sears Holdings and
GE Capital Card Services. She also serves on the board of directors
of BankersLab.
Commenting on the hiring of Galuppo, White said: "We are
thrilled to have Gail join Aflac and head our marketing team. We
look forward to leveraging her proven track record of strong
leadership, innovative vision and top-notch marketing expertise.
Her cutting-edge experience in brand management and wealth of
knowledge in strategic business development will make Gail an asset
to Aflac as we continuously work to support our distribution
channels through our marketing efforts."
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 nine
consecutive years, Aflac has been recognized by Ethisphere magazine
as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies. In 2015, Fortune
magazine recognized Aflac as one of the 100 Best Companies to Work
For in America for the 17th consecutive year. Also, in 2015,
Fortune magazine included Aflac on its list of Most Admired
Companies for the 14th time, ranking the company No. 1 in
innovation for the insurance, life and health category. 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 Pay℠, visit aflac.com or
espanol.aflac.com.
Forward-looking Information
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provides a "safe
harbor" to encourage
companies to provide prospective information, so long as those
informational statements are identified as forward-looking and are
accompanied by meaningful cautionary statements identifying
important factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those included in the forward-looking statements.
We desire to take advantage of these provisions. This
document contains cautionary
statements identifying important factors that could cause actual
results to differ materially from those projected herein, and in
any other statements made by company
officials in communications with the financial community
and contained in documents filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC).
Forward-looking statements are not based on historical
information and relate to future operations, strategies, financial
results or other developments. Furthermore, forward-looking
information is subject to numerous assumptions, risks and
uncertainties. In particular, statements containing words such as
"expect," "anticipate," "believe," "goal," "objective," "may,"
"should," "estimate," "intends," "projects," "will," "assumes,"
"potential," "target" or similar words as well as specific
projections of future results, generally qualify as
forward-looking. Aflac undertakes no obligation to update such
forward-looking statements. We caution readers that the following
factors, in addition to other factors mentioned from time to time,
could cause actual results to differ materially from those
contemplated by the forward-looking statements: difficult
conditions in global capital markets and the economy; governmental
actions for the purpose of stabilizing the financial markets;
defaults and credit downgrades of securities in our investment
portfolio; exposure to significant financial and capital markets
risk; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; significant
changes in investment yield rates; credit and other risks
associated with Aflac's investment in perpetual securities;
differing judgments applied to investment valuations; significant
valuation judgments in determination of amount of impairments taken
on our investments; limited availability of acceptable
yen-denominated investments; concentration of our investments in
any particular single-issuer or sector; concentration of business
in Japan; decline in
creditworthiness of other financial institutions; deviations in
actual experience from pricing and reserving assumptions;
subsidiaries' ability to pay dividends to Aflac Incorporated;
ineffective risk management policies and procedures; changes in law
or regulation by governmental authorities; ability to attract and
retain qualified sales associates and employees; decreases in our
financial strength or debt ratings; ability to continue to develop
and implement improvements in information technology systems;
interruption in telecommunication, information technology and other
operational systems, or a failure to maintain the security,
confidentiality or privacy of sensitive data residing on such
systems; changes in U.S. and/or Japanese accounting standards;
failure to comply with restrictions on patient privacy and
information security; level and outcome of litigation; ability to
effectively manage key executive succession; catastrophic events
including, but not necessarily limited to, epidemics, pandemics,
tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes, tsunamis, acts of terrorism and
damage incidental to such events; ongoing changes in our industry;
events that damage our reputation; increased expenses for pension
and other postretirement plans; and failure of internal controls or
corporate governance policies and procedures.
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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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