COLUMBUS, Ga., April 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Aflac Incorporated
today announced that Martin A. Durant III will rejoin Aflac as senior vice
president, corporate finance, on July 1, 2006. In his new position, he will
be heavily involved with Aflac's capital management activities and
strategic financial initiatives. Mr. Durant graduated from the University
of West Florida with a bachelor's degree in accounting. Immediately after
college, he had experience with a venture capital firm and as an accountant
with KPMG/Peat Marwick. He originally joined Aflac in 1990 as vice
president and comptroller of Aflac Incorporated and remained with Aflac for
10 years, during that time being promoted to senior vice president,
corporate services. In 1999, he accepted a position as senior vice
president and CFO of Carmike Cinemas, Inc., from which he retired on April
1, 2006.
Commenting on the announcement, Aflac President and Chief Financial
Officer Kriss Cloninger said: "We are excited that Martin is rejoining our
financial team here at Aflac. Martin has a wealth of accounting experience
and an extensive financial knowledge base, as well as a thorough
understanding of Aflac's operations both in the U.S. and Japan. His return
to Aflac adds depth to our senior financial management team, and we look
forward to the many contributions he will make as we at Aflac pursue our
objectives."
For more than 50 years, Aflac products have given policyholders the
opportunity to direct cash where it is needed most when a life-interrupting
medical event causes financial challenges. Aflac is the number one provider
of guaranteed-renewable insurance in the United States and the number one
insurance company in terms of individual insurance policies in force in
Japan. Aflac's insurance products provide protection to more than 40
million people worldwide. Aflac has been included in Fortune magazine's
listing of America's Most Admired Companies for six consecutive years and
Forbes magazine's Platinum 400 List of America's Best Big Companies for
five consecutive years. In January 2006, Aflac was included in Fortune
magazine's list of the 100 Best Companies to Work For in America for the
eighth consecutive year. Aflac was also included in Fortune magazine's list
of the Top 50 Employers for Minorities in August 2005, and in September
2005, Aflac Japan was named the Life Insurance Company of the Year at the
Asia Insurance Industry Awards, sponsored by the Asia Insurance Review.
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.
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Analyst and investor contact - Kenneth S. Janke Jr., 800.235.2667 -
option 3, FAX: 706.324.6330, or kjanke@aflac.com
Media contact - Laura Kane, 706.596.3493, FAX: 706.320.2288, or
lkane@aflac.com
SOURCE Aflac Incorporated
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CONTACT:
Analyst and Investors, Kenneth S. Janke Jr.,
+1-800-235-2667 - option 3, or fax, +1-706-324-6330, or
kjanke@aflac.com, or Media, Laura Kane, +1-706-596-3493, or fax,
+1-706-320-2288, or lkane@aflac.com, both of Aflac Incorporated
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