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News May 10, 2024, 3:02PM EDT

Aflac Inc. attorney sets 'inspiring example'

Today, Dan Amos is the CEO and president. McKenna grew to admire the business acumen of the Amos men and their standing in the community. “Everyone I came across when working with Mr. …

News Apr 26, 2024, 10:53AM EDT

UPS’ Carol Tomé, Morehouse College's Louis Sullivan to get state’s highest honor

In conjunction with the Governor’s Office, the Georgia Historical Society reestablished the Georgia Trustees in 2008 as a way of recognizing Georgians whose accomplishments and community service reflect the highest ideals of the founding body of Trustees. Previous inductees include: Dan Amos, CEO, Aflac; Donna Hyland, president and CEO, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta; Dan Cathy, chairman and former CEO, Chick-fil-A; Shirley Franklin, former mayor, City of Atlanta; William Porter “Billy” Payne, former chairman, Augusta National Golf Club; and Herman Russell, founder, H.J. …

News Sep 24, 2021, 9:01AM EDT

Emory to get $5 million gift to boost primary care doctors in Georgia

The Emory University School of Medicine is getting a financial shot in the arm to help relieve the effects of a shortage of primary care doctors in Georgia. Kathelen and Dan Amos, CEO of Aflac Inc. (NYSE: AFL), have pledged $5 million to create the Kathelen and Dan Amos Medical Student Loan Forgiveness Program. …

News Feb 21, 2020, 5:45AM EST

Aflac's Dan Amos inspires $6M in annual employee contributions to child cancer research

Aflac CEO Dan Amos and his wife Kathelen made a $3 million commitment to the Atlanta community by creating the Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. …

Aflac's <em>Dan</em> <em>Amos</em> inspires $6M in annual employee contributions to child cancer research

News Feb 4, 2021, 2:44PM EST

How the pandemic affected Aflac's sales in 2020

“We continued to have around 50% of the workforce working from home in Japan, and in September, traffic coming into the shops remained at 70% of pre-pandemic levels,” said CEO Dan Amos on Oct. 28, during the company’s third quarter earnings call. “The effect of the reduced face-to-face activities are evident and we continue to promote virtual sales.” …

News Jan 13, 2022, 4:36PM EST

'Unbridled joy': Some notable UGA alumni are proud and thankful for long-awaited title

I salute President Morehead for the support he has given to the football program to allow it to prosper and to get better, and I think the future looks very bright." Dan Amos, chairman and CEO, Aflac Inc. “Congratulations to Coach Smart, President Morehead and the entire Bulldog nation. This belated Christmas gift to Georgia fans, myself included, is more than 40 years in the making, and could not have been possible without a well-executed business plan that begins with recruiting the right players, creating a unified vision and putting them in position to win against a great team led by one of the greatest coaches in college football history, Nick Saban. …

News Mar 8, 2021, 3:09PM EST

Aflac's Teresa White shares how the company has made progress on diversity, equity and inclusion

From White's experience, a company's emphasis on diversity, equity and inclusion must come from the C-Suite in order to allocate the resources needed to make progress and to hold leaders at all levels accountable. “Dan Amos was before his time,” White said of the company’s CEO. "He was doing this when nobody else was looking." Aflac makes diversity a priority when hiring and recruiting, she said. …

News Feb 28, 2020, 2:18PM EST

Chronicle Insider: Executives converge for JA Atlanta Business Hall of Fame

(See photos above) Atlanta Business Chronicle hosted our Leaders in Corporate Citizenship on Feb. 20 at King Plow Arts Center. Dan Amos, chairman and CEO of Aflac Inc. and Ann Cramer, of Coxe Curry & Associates, were among those honored at the event. (Photos above and below) Georgia State University's Robinson College of Business hosted its Future of Marketing Conference and MAX Awards on Feb. 19 at the Georgia Aquarium. …

News Oct 13, 2020, 3:36PM EDT Sponsored Content by goBeyondProfit

Strategies from Aflac’s origins provide insights for business innovators today

The Champion Award is peer nominated and given for exemplary consistency in cultivating company culture, deploying company resources, and focusing on community empowerment. Dan Amos, Aflac’s current CEO and son of one founding brother, Paul Amos, accepted the award in an executive presentation on September 29 along with Fred Crawford, president and chief operating officer of Aflac Incorporated, Teresa White, president of Aflac U.S. and Max Brodén, executive vice president and CFO. …

News Feb 26, 2020, 7:20AM EST

Leaders in Corporate Citizenship: CSR is 'a recruit and retain policy now'

Amos and Aflac employees have contributed more than $140 million since 1995 to the center. "What I can tell you is corporations have changed," said Amos, who noted he is the second oldest CEO in the Fortune 500 after Warren Buffett. …

News Feb 12, 2019, 12:32PM EST

$3M donation to UGA law school targets first-generation students

The First-Start Scholars Program was created by a lead gift from 1982 alumna Kathelen V. Amos and the Daniel P. Amos Family Foundation. Dan Amos is the chairman and CEO of Columbus, Ga.-based Aflac Inc. "With roughly 15 percent of each entering class representing the first person in his or her family to attend college, this program is a transformational commitment to first-generation college graduates," said Peter B. …

News Feb 14, 2018, 7:28AM EST

Aflac splits stock for 1st time in 17 years

It will be only the ninth time since Aflac shares began trading on the New York Stock Exchange in 1974 that a split has taken place, CEO Dan Amos said. “This split enhances the liquidity of our shares, which is in addition to our efforts to increase shareholder value,” Amos said.…

News Sep 22, 2016, 6:29AM EDT

Aflac CEO on diversity: "I already know how a 60-year-old white guy thinks"

Aflac CEO Dan Amos told a group of students Tuesday that diversity has been critical to his company's success. “I believe in order to accomplish our goals, we must surround ourselves with a group of people who bring different life experiences and different ideas to the table,” Amos told students at Columbus State University, according to a report in the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer. …

News Apr 13, 2020, 12:29PM EDT

Marcus Foundation gives $2.1M to Grady Healthcare System to prepare for surge of COVID-19 patients

Other philanthropists have also stepped up amid the global pandemic. Aflac Inc. Chairman Dan Amos and his wife Kathelen donated $2 million to Piedmont Columbus Regional Hospital and The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation announced more than $5 million in funding for immediate and long-term recovery assistance for the coronavirus crisis.…

News Aug 29, 2014, 6:00AM EDT

Aflac’s Dan Amos talks about making tough decisions

Dan Amos: You have to build consensus. I love to get groups together and divide and conquer. There are always going to be naysayers with anything you do and you’ve got to sell them on the idea or convince them. …

Aflac’s <em>Dan</em> <em>Amos</em> talks about making tough decisions

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