COLUMBUS, Ga., July 1, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Aflac Incorporated
(NYSE: AFL) today announced that Michael J.
Tomlinson has been named senior vice president and assistant
director of Aflac U.S. sales, reporting to Thomas R. Giddens, executive vice president and
director of Aflac U.S. sales. In his new role, Tomlinson will be
responsible for providing leadership and vision as well as driving
strategies to advance Aflac's sales throughout the U.S.
Tomlinson will focus on the day-to-day operations of the sales
force, developing programs and initiatives to support the U.S.
sales strategy. Giddens will redirect his efforts to two key
areas of focus; recruiting and growing accounts in businesses with
less than 100 employees.
Tomlinson joined Aflac in 1980 as a sales associate in
Minnesota, where he earned Aflac's
first-ever Triple Crown Award which recognizes new associates'
outstanding sales results. Following numerous additional accolades
and awards that exemplify his leadership and results-oriented
approach, Tomlinson progressed through the Aflac ranks of district
and regional sales coordinator in Minnesota. In 1989, he assumed the role of
state sales coordinator for the organization that includes both
North Dakota and South Dakota, Aflac's leading state
organization for sales and in force premium per capita. He was
promoted to vice president; territory director for the Central
Territory in 2008. Throughout his career, Tomlinson has
consistently met and exceeded his sales goals. Under his
leadership, Tomlinson has developed numerous other executives who
have gone on to lead other Aflac sales organizations.
Commenting on Tomlinson's promotion to this new position,
Thomas R. Giddens, executive vice
president and director of Aflac U.S. sales, said, "In alignment
with our strategy for growing sales in the U.S., we are making this
key personnel appointment. Throughout his entire career, Mike
has proven to be an intensely focused leader with great leadership
skills. I look forward to working side-by-side with Mike, and to
the great things that he will help our sales force accomplish.
Backed by his 34 years of proven success with Aflac, I believe
Mike's new role positions us for unparalleled growth."
About Aflac
When a policyholder gets sick or hurt, Aflac pays cash benefits
fast. For nearly 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. In Japan, Aflac is the
number one life insurance company in terms of individual policies
in force. Aflac individual and group insurance products help
provide protection to more than 50 million people worldwide. For
eight consecutive years, Aflac has been recognized by Ethisphere
magazine as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies. In 2014,
FORTUNE magazine recognized Aflac as one of the 100 Best Companies
to Work For in America for the 16th consecutive year. Also, in
2014, FORTUNE magazine included Aflac on its list of Most Admired
Companies for the 13th time, ranking the company number one in the
life and health insurance 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, visit aflac.com or
espanol.aflac.com.
Forward-looking Information
The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 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
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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; impairment of financial institutions;
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; increased derivative activities;
ongoing changes in our industry; exposure to significant financial
and capital markets risk; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange
rates; significant changes in investment yield rates; deviations in
actual experience from pricing and reserving assumptions;
subsidiaries' ability to pay dividends to Aflac Incorporated;
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
telecommunications, 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; and failure of internal controls or corporate
governance policies and procedures.
Media contact – Jon Sullivan,
706.763.4813; FAX: 706.320.2288, 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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