Virginia (Gina) C. Drosos Elected to Board of Directors of American Financial Group, Inc.; Director Theodore H. Emmerich Anno...
22 2월 2013 - 5:41AM
Business Wire
American Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE/NASDAQ: AFG) today
announced that its Board of Directors has elected Virginia (“Gina”)
C. Drosos as a director.
Ms. Drosos recently retired from her position as Group
President, Global Beauty Care for the Procter & Gamble Company
(NYSE: PG), a leading multinational manufacturer of consumer
packaged goods. During her 25-year career at P&G, Ms. Drosos
held positions of increasing responsibility, and, as Group
President, led a business unit with $6 billion in sales. She also
led strategy, innovation, investment planning and operations for
all geographic regions and for over 20 brands, 22 manufacturing
sites and more than 6,000 employees. During her tenure, Ms. Drosos
successfully globalized the business with expansions into
international markets including over 100 brand/country
combinations.
Ms. Drosos currently serves on the Board of Directors of Signet
Jewelers Ltd (“Signet”) (NYSE and LSE: SIG), the world’s largest
specialty retail jeweler. She is also on the Board of Directors of
Cosmetic Executive Women (“CEW”), a leading industry board, and
serves as Chair of the Foundation board where she helped develop a
strategy to substantially increase CEW’s Cancer and Careers program
reach and funding. Ms. Drosos holds an MBA from the Wharton School,
University of Pennsylvania (1987) and Bachelor of Business
Administration from the Terry School, University of Georgia (Magna
Cum Laude, 1985).
“It is important that our board continues to be comprised of
experienced professionals who can contribute and help guide the
company through various growth opportunities and scenarios,” said
Craig Lindner. Carl H. Lindner III added, “Gina’s extensive
management background and track record as a strategist and
innovator are an ideal fit for AFG. The entire board looks forward
to working with Gina.”
AFG also announced that long-time board member, Theodore (“Ted”)
H. Emmerich, will not stand for re-election to the Board of
Directors in 2013. Mr. Emmerich, 86, has been a member of AFG’s
Board of Directors for twenty-five years and currently serves as
chairman of the Audit Committee. Prior to his retirement in 1986,
he was managing partner of the Cincinnati office of the independent
accounting firm, Ernst & Whinney.
Carl Lindner offered these thoughts, “Ted’s public accounting
expertise and knowledge of the insurance industry have served AFG
well over the past 25 years.” Craig Lindner added, “We are thankful
to Ted for his many contributions to the Board and wish him the
best as he enjoys his retirement years.”
About American Financial Group,
Inc.
American Financial Group is an insurance holding company, based
in Cincinnati, Ohio with assets in excess of $35 billion. Through
the operations of Great American Insurance Group, AFG is engaged
primarily in property and casualty insurance, focusing on
specialized commercial products for businesses, and in the sale of
fixed and fixed-indexed annuities in the education, bank and
individual markets. Great American Insurance Group’s roots go back
to 1872 with the founding of its flagship company, Great American
Insurance Company.
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