2010 Top 200 U.S. CEOs

Biography
Daniel P. Amos is chairman and chief executive officer of the Company and Aflac. Mr. Amos holds a bachelor's degree in risk management from the University of Georgia and has spent 36 years in various positions at Aflac. Mr. Amos currently serves as a director of Synovus Financial Corp. He served as a director of the Southern Company from 2000 to 2006. In 2010, Institutional Investor magazine named him one of America's Best CEOs in the life insurance category for the fourth time. Mr. Amos previously served as a member of the Consumer Affairs Advisory Committee of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Under Mr. Amos' leadership, Aflac became the first public company in America to give shareholders the opportunity to have an advisory "Say-on-Pay" vote on the compensation practices of Aflac's top five named executive officers. During Mr. Amos' 20-year tenure as CEO, the Company consistently increased operating earnings per diluted share before currency changes by an annual rate of at least 15%. Mr. Amos' experience and approach deliver insightful expertise and guidance to Aflac's Board of Directors on topics relating to corporate governance, people management and risk management.