COLUMBUS, Ga., Oct. 24, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Aflac, the leading
provider of voluntary insurance sales at the worksite in the U.S.,
today announced that Daniel P. Amos,
the company's chairman and chief executive officer, has been named
to the Harvard Business Review's 2016 list of the 100 Best
Performing CEOs in the World. Amos, listed at No. 32, moved up 37
places from 2015, when he was rated at No. 69. It is the second
time that he has appeared on the prestigious list.
According to the Harvard Business Review, candidates are judged
by the results they produce over their entire tenure, based on
objective financial data. Researchers also rate companies'
environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance as a
variable in their rankings, using two companies, Sustainalytics, a
respected provider of ESG research, and CSRHub, another firm that
collects and aggregates ESG Data.
To compile the list of world's best performing CEOs, HBR began
with companies that were in the S&P 1200 at the end of 2015.
Those that have been on the job for less than two years were not
eligible. CEOs from 886 companies spanning 32 countries were
ultimately analyzed, using daily financial data from the CEO's
first day on the job until April 30,
2016. Three metrics, Financial Ranking and two separate ESG
performance rankings provided by CSRHub and Sustainalytics, were
used to compile a final ranking, with financial ranking weighted at
80 percent and each of the two nonfinancial rankings weighted at 10
percent.
In 2016, 33 new CEOs made the list, with 30 making it for a
third time. On average, CEOs on the list became CEO at age 44 and
have held their positions for 17 years.
Amos landed at No. 13 out of the 895 CEOs studied in the
financial ranking. Since Dan Amos
became CEO in 1990, Aflac has increased its dividend to
shareholders every year, with revenues soaring from $2.7 billion annually to more than $20 billion today.
The company has also recently increased its focus on its primary
philanthropic cause, childhood cancer, by sponsoring national
events such as CureFest, which took place in Washington, D.C., on the National Mall. They
also have conducted corporate social responsibility (CSR) surveys
in each of the past two years to help guide their CSR activities
and ensure that their philanthropic goals are being met. In 2017,
Aflac expects to make significant strides in energy conservation
and other sustainability goals, as well, building upon an already
robust and leading-edge program that has been recognized by
Newsweek and Dow Jones.
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 1 in 4
households. Aflac 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.
Aflac herein means American Family Life Assurance Company of
Columbus and American Family Life
Assurance Company of New York.
Media contacts – Jon Sullivan,
706.763.4813 or jsullivan@aflac.com
Analyst and investor contact – Robin Y.
Wilkey, 706.596.3264 or 800.235.2667, FAX: 706.324.6330, or
rwilkey@aflac.com
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