Financial Services >> CEO Interviews >> May 29, 2014

Interview with the Chairman and Co-CEO: Primerica, Inc. (PRI)

Williams, D. Richard
D. Richard Williams, Chairman of the board of directors, has served as Primerica, Inc.’s Co-Chief Executive Officer since 1999 and has served the company since 1989 in various capacities, including as the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of Primerica Financial. Mr. Williams joined the American Can Company, a predecessor to Citi, in 1979, and eventually headed the company’s acquisition and development area for financial services, and was part of the team responsible for the acquisition of Primerica. Mr. Williams earned both his B.S. degree in 1978 and his MBA in 1979 from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He serves on the boards of trustees for the Woodruff Arts Center and the Anti-Defamation League Southeast Region. Profile
TWST: As you’ve told us in the past, Primerica primarily serves the middle-income market. Which of your product lines are most in demand by that market right now? How are you positioning the