Financial Services >> CEO Interviews >> September 3, 2001
G. RICHARD FERDINANDTSEN is President and Chief Operating Officer of
American National Insurance Company. He has been a Director of American
National Insurance Company since 1997. He has served as President of the
company since April 2000; Chief Operating Officer and Director of the
company since April 1997; Senior Executive Vice President of the company
from April 1996 to April 2000; Director, Chairman of the Board,
President and Chief Executive Officer of American National Life
Insurance Company of Texas since April 1996 (subsidiary insurance
company); Director, Vice Chairman of the Board of American National
Property and Casualty Company since May 1996 (subsidiary insurance
company); Director, Vice Chairman of the Board of American National
General Insurance Company since May 1996 (subsidiary insurance company);
Director, Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer
of Standard Life and Accident Insurance Company since May 1996
(subsidiary insurance company); Director, Vice Chairman of the Board of
Pacific Property and Casualty Company since December 1995 (subsidiary
insurance company); Director of Garden State Life Insurance Company
since May 1996 (subsidiary insurance company); Director of Securities
Management and Research, Inc., since November 1997 (subsidiary
investment adviser and underwriter); Underwriter of American National
Lloyds Insurance Company since March 1993 (subsidiary insurance
company); Director of Comprehensive Investment Services, Inc., since
1998 (subsidiary investment service company); President/Chief Executive
Officer, Director of Alternative Benefit Management, Inc., since 1998
(subsidiary benefits service company); President, Director of ANMEX
International, Inc., since 1998 (subsidiary holding company); President,
Director of ANMEX International Services, Inc. since 1998 (subsidiary
holding company); Director of American National de Mxico, Compaa de
Seguros de Vida S.A. de C.V. since 1998; Director of Servicios de
Administracin American National S.A. de C.V. since 1998; Director of
American National Promotora de Ventas S.A. de C.V. since 1998. Past
offices held with the company include: Senior Executive Vice President,
Chief Administrative Officer from April 1996 to April 1997; Senior Vice
President Health Insurance, from April 1993 to April 1996; Senior Vice
President Group Insurance from July 1990 to April 1993; President and
Chief Operating Officer of American Security Life Insurance Company from
April 1983 to January 1991. Profile
Insurance Company, and then an overview?
Mr. Ferdinandtsen: The company was formed in 1905 by W.L. Moody, Jr. The
Moody
