Harold H. Adams, Jr., 59, has served as one of our directors since June 1994 and as Chairman and owner of Adams and Associates International and Southern Insurance Managers since June 1992. Additionally, Mr. Adams is Chairman and part owner of Custom Assurance Placements, Ltd., since its inception in February 2005. He served as President of Adams Eaddy and Associates, an independent insurance agency, from 1980 to 1992. In November 2006, Mr. Adams' firms merged with Arthur J. Gallagher Risk Management Services, Inc. He remains on as Chairman of this division. Mr. Adams has been awarded the Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter designation and is currently a member of the President's Board of Visitors of Charleston Southern University in Charleston, South Carolina. He has received numerous professional awards as the result of over 34 years of involvement in the insurance industry and is a member of many professional and civic organizations. Mr. Adams was most recently reelected as a director at the annual meeting of stockholders in 2006.
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