Board of Directors

Elaine D. Rosen, Non-Executive Chair of the Board.  Ms. Rosen, age 60, was elected to our Board in February 2009 and became Non-Executive Chair of the Board in November 2010. Ms. Rosen served as Executive Vice President of UNUM/Provident Corporation from 1999 to 2001 and as President of UNUM Life Insurance Company of America from 1997 to 1999 after serving in various positions at the Company since 1975. Ms. Rosen currently serves as Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Kresge Foundation, and also serves on the Board of Directors of Kforce, Inc., where she is Chair of the Compensation Committee. Ms. Rosen serves on the Board of Directors of Preble Street, a collaborative for the homeless and low income community in Portland, Maine, and is the immediate past Chair of its Board. She also serves as a Trustee of the Foundation for Maine’s Community Colleges.

Howard L. Carver, Director. Mr. Carver, age 68, has been a member of our Board of Directors since March 2002. Mr. Carver retired as an Office Managing Partner of Ernst & Young in June of 2002. Mr. Carver’s career at Ernst & Young spanned five decades, beginning as an auditor and a financial consultant. He later became the director of insurance operations in several Ernst & Young offices, and served as Regional Director of insurance operations, Associate National Director of insurance operations, Co-Chairman of Ernst & Young’s International Insurance Committee and was a member of the Ernst & Young National Insurance Steering Committee. He currently is a director and serves as the Chair of the Conflicts Committee and is a member of the Audit, Trust and Compliance Committees of StoneMor Partners L.P. Until its sale in January 2007, he was a director and Chair of the Audit Committee of Open Solutions, Inc. Until March 2004, he was a director and chaired the Audit Committee of the Phoenix National Trust Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Phoenix Group. Mr. Carver was recently appointed to the board of directors of Pinnacol Assurance, the workers compensation facility for the State of Colorado, and has been a member of its Audit Committee since 2012. Mr. Carver is a Certified Public Accountant and is a member of both the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Connecticut Society of CPAs. Mr. Carver also serves on the boards and/or finance committees of several civic/charitable organizations.

Juan N. Cento, Director. Cento, age 61, was elected to our Board of Directors in May 2006. Mr. Cento is the President of the Latin America and Caribbean Division of FedEx Express, headquartered in Miami.  Mr. Cento has more than 30 years of experience in the air cargo and express transportation industry. He previously worked with the Flying Tigers Line, Inc. and transitioned to FedEx in 1989 when the two companies were combined. Mr. Cento is actively involved in several non-profit organizations. Between 2002 and 2004, he served as Chairman of the Board for the International Kids Fund. He is a member of the University of Miami International Advisory Board and the International Advisory Board of Baptist Health International Center. Additionally, Mr. Cento is Chair of the Board of Directors for CLADEC (Conference of Latin American and Caribbean Express Companies). He was recently named to the board of United Way of Miami-Dade.

Elyse Douglas, Director.  Ms. Douglas, age 57, was elected to our Board of Directors in July 2011. She currently serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. and The Hertz Corporation, one of the world’s leading car rental companies. Ms. Douglas joined Hertz in July 2006 and has held her current position since October 2007. Prior to her role at Hertz, Ms. Douglas served as Treasurer of Coty Inc. from December 1999 until July 2006. Previously, Ms. Douglas served as an Assistant Treasurer of Nabisco, Inc. from June 1995 until December 1999. She also served in various financial services capacities for 12 years at Chase Manhattan Bank (now JPMorgan Chase). Ms. Douglas is a Certified Public Accountant and chartered financial analyst.

Lawrence V. Jackson, Director. Mr. Jackson, age 59, was elected to our Board of Directors in July 2009. He currently serves as senior advisor with New Mountain Capital, LLC, a private equity fund based in New York, and as Chair of SourceMark LLC. Mr. Jackson was President and Chief Executive Officer, global procurement division, of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. His prior role at Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. was Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer. Prior to that, Mr. Jackson was President and Chief Operating Officer of Dollar General Corporation. He also served as Senior Vice President, Supply Operations, for Safeway, Inc. Prior to those positions, Mr. Jackson had been with PepsiCo, Inc. for 16 years, including serving as Senior Vice President, Worldwide Operations, of PepsiCo Food Systems, Inc. Mr. Jackson currently serves as a director of Parsons Corporation, where he chairs its Compensation Committee and serves as a member of the Executive Committee. He also serves on the Board of Directors of Symphony/IRI Holdings, JDA Software Group Inc. and Valet Waste LLC.

David B. Kelso, Director.  Mr. Kelso, age 60, was elected to our Board in March 2007. Mr. Kelso is a financial advisor for Kelso Advisory Services, a company he started in 2003 following two years with Aetna, Inc. where he served as Executive Vice President, Strategy and Finance. From 1996 to 2001, Mr. Kelso was Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Managing Director of Chubb Corporation. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of ExlService Holdings, Inc. and chairs its Nominating and Governance Committee, and is a member of its Audit Committee. Mr. Kelso also serves on the Board of Directors of the Sound Shore Fund and as the lead independent director and Chair of its Audit and Nominating Committees.

Charles John Koch, Director.  Mr. Koch, age 66, was elected to our Board in August 2005. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of Citizens Financial Group (an affiliate of The Royal Bank of Scotland). From 2010 to April 2013, he also served on the Board of Directors of Home Properties, Inc. and was a member of its Audit and Compensation Committees.  Mr. Koch is immediate past Chair of the Board of Trustees of Case Western Reserve University and serves as a Public Interest Director on the Board of The Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati. Mr. Koch served as Chair, President and Chief Executive Officer of Charter One Financial, Inc. prior to its sale to The Royal Bank of Scotland. He was elected President and Chief Operating Officer in 1980, served as President and Chief Executive Officer beginning in 1988 and then served as Chair, President and Chief Executive Officer of Charter One Financial, Inc. beginning in 1995.

Jean-Paul L. Montupet, Director. Mr. Montupet, age 64, was elected to the Assurant Board of Directors in September 2012. Until his retirement in December 2012, Mr. Montupet was the Chair of Emerson Electric Co.'s Industrial Automation business and President of Emerson Europe. During his 22 year career with Emerson Electric Co., Mr. Montupet has held a number of senior leadership roles including Executive Vice President of Emerson Electric Co. and Chief Executive Officer of Emerson Electric Asia Pacific. Prior to joining Emerson, Mr. Montupet was Chairman of the Board of Leroy-Somer, Inc. and Chairman of Founderies Montupet SA. Mr. Montupet is the non-executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of PartnerRe Ltd. and also serves as Chairman of the Nominating and Governance Committee and as a member of the Risk and Finance Committee. He also currently serves on the Board of Directors of WABCO Holdings Inc., IHS Inc., where he is a member of the Risk Committee, and Lexmark International, Inc., where he chairs its Corporate Governance and Public Policy Committee. Mr. Montupet is a Trustee of both the St. Louis Public Library Foundation and the Winston Churchill National Museum. 

Robert B. Pollock, Chief Executive Officer and Director.  Mr. Pollock, age 58, has been serving as a director and as our President and Chief Executive Officer since March 2006. He served as our President and Chief Operating Officer between July 2005 and March 2006. Previously, he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer starting in January 1999. He is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries and a member of the American Academy of Actuaries.

Paul J. Reilly, Director.  Mr. Reilly, age 56, was elected to our Board of Directors in June 2011. He currently serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Arrow Electronics, Inc., a distributor of electronic components and computer products. Mr. Reilly joined Arrow Electronics in early 1991 and held various positions within the company prior to assuming the role of Chief Financial Officer in 2001. Prior to joining Arrow Electronics, Mr. Reilly was a Certified Public Accountant in the business assurance practice of the New York office of KPMG Peat Marwick.

Robert W. Stein, Director. Mr. Stein, age 64, was elected to our Board of Directors effective October 2011. He is a former Global Managing Partner, Actuarial Services at Ernst & Young. Mr. Stein joined Ernst & Young in 1976 and held various leadership roles in the firm’s actuarial and insurance practice.  Mr. Stein currently serves as a director of Aviva plc. Mr. Stein has more than 40 years of experience advising many of the world’s leading insurance companies on financial and operating matters. He is a Certified Public Accountant and is a member of the AICPA. He is also a member of the American Academy of Actuaries, a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries and a Trustee Emeritus of the Actuarial Foundation.