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Board of Directors
Donald L. Barnes
Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors and President /
Chief Executive Officer of the Insurance Company
Donald L. Barnes became the Chief Operating Officer of the Insurance Company in 2007 and has served as President since 2000. He has been a Director of the Company since 2004 and has been Vice Chairman of the Board since 2005. Mr. Barnes served as Senior Vice President of the Insurance Company from 1995 to 1999 and as Executive Vice President from 1999 to 2000. Prior to that, Mr. Barnes had served as President of Franklin United Life Insurance Company for more than five years. Effective May 12, 2009, Mr. Barnes became Chief Executive Officer of the Insurance Company.
Lawrence Rivkin, Esq.
Director
Lawrence Rivkin, Esq. has been a Director of the Company since 1988. He has been affiliated with the firm of Goldfarb & Fleece, one of New York’s most prominent real estate law firms since 1951, first as a Law Clerk, then an Associate Attorney, Partner and the Managing Partner for over twenty years. He has served as of counsel to said firm for more than the last ten years. Mr. Rivkin is married and has three grown children.
Herbert Kurz
Director
Herbert Kurz has been a director of the Company since 1969. Mr. Kurz also has served as President of the Company and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Insurance Company, the wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company through which the Company conducts its insurance and annuity business, for more than the past five years. Mr. Kurz served as President of the Insurance Company from 1995 until 2000. Effective May 12, 2009, Mr. Kurz has resigned as President of the Company and Chief Executive Officer of the Insurance Company. Although Mr. Kurz will not have any day to day responsibilities he will continue to serve a Chairman of the Board of both the Company and the Insurance Company.
Lawrence Read
Director, Chairman of Audit Committee of the Board
Lawrence Read has served as a Director of the Company since 2005. He was a Director of the Insurance Company from 2002 to 2005. Since 1986, Mr. Read has been the President and Chief Executive Officer of Lube Management Corp., which operates a chain of retail automotive centers throughout California and provides enterprise software systems for independently owned automotive oil service centers. Since 1999, Mr. Read has been President and Chairman of the Board of North American Lubricants Corporation, a passenger car motor oil manufacturer and reseller throughout the United States. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Automotive Oil Change Association, an industry trade group which he founded in 1987.
W. Thomas Knight, Esq.
Director, Chairman of the Compensation Committee of the Board
W. Thomas Knight, Esq. has served as a Director of the Insurance Company from 1993 to May 2008. He joined the Board of the Company in May 2008. He served as General Counsel of the Company from 1993 to 2003. Since 2003, Mr. Knight serves as an Independent Consultant and as Counsel for the law firm of Davis, Kilmarx, Swan and Bowling of Providence, R.I. Prior to 2003, Mr. Knight was employed with Avon Products, Inc. as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary from 1976 to 2003.
William M. Trust Jr.
Director
William M. Trust Jr has been a Director of the Company since May 2008. He is a Principal in Innovation Management Consulting. Mr. Trust holds a BBA from the University of The City of New York and an MBA in Management from Baruch College. Prior to starting his consulting practice, he held President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer positions in privately held companies. Mr. Trust has extensive international experience having been the Executive Director of an international architectural firm and the Executive Vice President of an international transportation holding company. His experience also includes the Controllership of a NYSE listed company and the Chief Accounting Officer of an investment banking firm. In addition he has also been a Board member of numerous domestic and international corporations and joint ventures.
Stanley Rubin
Director
Stanley Rubin joined the Board of the Company in May 2008. He served as Chief Investment Officer of the Insurance Company from November, 1999, and Executive Vice President of the Company since September, 2000 to his retirement on September 30, 2003. Prior to that, Mr. Rubin served as Senior Vice President, Vice President and General Analyst upon his joining the Insurance Company in 1986. He has been a Director of the Insurance Company since 2000 through the present time. In addition to his board duties, Mr. Rubin has been active with varied community service organizations since his retirement from the Insurance Company.
William A. DeMilt
Director
William A. DeMilt joined the Board of the Company in October 2008. From 2004 until his retirement in 2007 he was the Chief Financial Officer of the United Way of New York City. Previous to that he was Executive Vice President of Mutual of America Life Insurance Company of New York, which he joined in 1986. At Mutual of America, he served in various capacities including Treasurer, Controller, Auditor, Real Estate Management and Corporate Services. Prior experience included international banking and public accounting. Mr. DeMilt earned a BBA degree from St. John's University, New York and is a Certified Public Accountant. He is also a director of St. Mary's Healthcare System for Children.
John D. McMahon, Esq.
Director, Chairman of the Nomination and Governance Committee
John D. McMahon, Esq. joined the Board of the Company in October 2008. He was named in February 2009 as Executive Vice President of Con Edison. From January 2003 to February 2009, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of Orange and Rockland Utilities. Prior to being named as President and Chief Executive Officer of Orange and Rockland Utilities, he was Con Edison's Senior Vice President and general counsel. Mr. McMahon joined Con Edison in 1976. A graduate of Manhattan College and New York Law School, Mr. McMahon has also completed the Advanced Management Program of Harvard Business School. He is also a Director of the Fresh Air Fund.
Committee Charters
Audit Committee Charter (PDF)
Nomination and Governance Committee Charter (PDF)
Compensation Committee Charter (PDF)
Charter of Lead Independent Director (PDF)
Policies & Procedures
Shareholder/Board Communication Policy & Procedures (PDF)
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Board Committees
Audit Committee
- Lawrence Read, Chairman
- Lawrence Rivkin, Esq.
- William DeMilt
Compensation Committee
- W. Thomas Knight, Esq., Chairman
- John D. McMahon, Esq.
- Lawrence Rivkin, Esq.
Nomination and Governance Committee
- John D. McMahon, Esq., Chairman
- William A. DeMilt
- Stanley Rubin
- William M. Trust Jr.
- Lawrence Read
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