Paul Shelby Amos II is executive vice president and chief operating officer, Aflac and Aflac New York. Paul joined Aflac in 2002 as state sales coordinator for Georgia-North. By 2004, Paul had grown the Georgia-North territory from seven regions and 40 districts to 13 regions and over 80 districts. Under his leadership, Georgia-North became the top-producing of Aflac’s 87 state operations in terms of new annualized premium sales.
In January 2005, after his success in the field, Paul was promoted to executive vice president of U.S. Operations and charged with increasing consumers’ understanding of Aflac products, enhancing agent training and maximizing operational efficiencies. During his tenure, he has developed career progression and training programs to enhance the effectiveness of newly promoted management and restructured Aflac’s U.S. operations to optimize synergies between field force and headquarters employees.
In February 2006, Paul assumed the additional responsibilities of chief operating officer to oversee implementation of a comprehensive strategic plan for Aflac’s U.S. operations.
Prior to joining Aflac, Paul worked in the corporate legal division of the merger and acquisition firm, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher and Flom in Washington, D.C.
Paul earned a bachelor’s degree in economics from Duke University and a master’s degree in business administration from Emory University. He also holds a juris doctor degree from Tulane University. |