COLUMBUS, Ga., June 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Aflac Incorporated
(NYSE: AFL) announced today that Akitoshi Kan has been promoted to chairman
of Aflac Japan following the retirement of current chairman, Hidefumi
Matsui. Tohru Tonoike, current deputy president of Aflac Japan, has been
promoted to president and chief operating officer of Aflac Japan. The
management changes will take effect July 1, 2007.
Commenting on the management changes, Aflac Incorporated Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer Daniel P. Amos said: "I am very grateful for the
many years of Hide Matsui's leadership at Aflac Japan. His work in helping
us obtain our operating license in Japan more than three decades ago is
just one of his many contributions to our company. I am also appreciative
of Aki Kan's service as president of Aflac Japan over the last
two-and-a-half years. Aki's primary mission was to help us identify the
next president of Aflac Japan, and I have no doubt we have found the right
person. Through his service on our board of directors, and more recently as
deputy president of Aflac Japan, Tohru Tonoike has demonstrated a great
understanding of our operations and business needs. Overall, I am very
pleased with the management team we have in place in Japan. I look forward
to their continued leadership in helping us capitalize on the opportunities
in Japan's insurance market."
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. Our 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 seven consecutive years and in Fortune
magazine's list of the 100 Best Companies to Work For in America for nine
consecutive years. Aflac has also been recognized three times by both
Fortune magazine's listing of the Top 50 Employers for Minorities and
Working Mother magazine's listing of the 100 Best Companies for Working
Mothers. 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
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CONTACT:
Analysts 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
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