People: Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (AJG)

Summary

Name	Age	Since	Current Position
J. Patrick Gallagher	61	2006	Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer
Douglas Howell	51	2003	Chief Financial Officer, Corporate Vice President
Richard Cary	50	2003	Chief Accounting Officer, Controller
Walter Bay	49	2007	Corporate Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary
James Durkin	63	1985	Corporate Vice President, President - Employee Benefit Brokerage Operation
James Gault	60	2002	Corporate Vice President, President - Retail Property/Casualty Brokerage Operation
Scott Hudson	51	2010	Corporate Vice President, President - Risk Management Operation
Susan McGrath	45	2007	Corporate Vice President, Chief Human Resource Officer
David McGurn	58	2001	Corporate Vice President, President - Wholesale Brokerage Operations
William Bax	69	2006	Independent Director
Frank English	67	2009	Independent Director
Elbert Hand	73	2002	Independent Director
David Johnson	57	2003	Independent Director
Kay McCurdy	62	2005	Independent Director
Norman Rosenthal	61	2008	Independent Director
James Wimmer	84	1985	Independent Director
Marsha Akin			Director - Investor Relations

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Biographies

Name	Description
J. Patrick Gallagher	Mr. J. Patrick Gallagher, Jr., is Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer of Arthur J Gallagher & Co. He has been a member of the Board since 1986. He has served as Chairman of the Board since 2006. Mr. Gallagher has spent his entire career with Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. in a variety of management positions, starting as a Production Account Executive in 1974, then serving as Vice President–Operations from 1985 to 1990, as President and Chief Operating Officer from 1990 to 1995, and as President and CEO since 1995. In August 2011, Mr. Gallagher joined the board of directors of InnerWorkings, Inc., a publicly traded global provider of managed print, packaging and promotional solutions, and was appointed to its compensation and nominating/governance committees. He also serves on the Board of Trustees of the American Institute for Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters and on the Board of Founding Directors of the International Insurance Foundation.
Douglas Howell	Mr. Douglas K. Howell is Chief Financial Officer, Corporate Vice President of Arthur J Gallagher & Co. He has been Corporate Vice President since March 2003 and Chief Financial Officer since April 2003. Prior to joining Gallagher on March 3, 2003, Mr. Howell was employed as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of 21st Century Insurance Group from April 2001 to February 2003.
Richard Cary	Mr. Richard C. Cary is Chief Accounting Officer, Controller of Arthur J Gallagher & Co. He has been Controller of Arthur J. Gallagher, since 1997, Chief Accounting Officer since 2001, Acting Chief Financial Officer September 2002 to April 2003.
Walter Bay	Mr. Walter D. Bay is Corporate Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary of Arthur J Gallagher & Co. Mr. Bay served as General Counsel and Secretary for GE Commercial Distribution Finance, a provider of specialized financing and servicing programs for consumer durables, from January 2003 to May 2007 and, prior to that, as M&A Counsel for General Electric Capital Corporation since 2000. He received his BS degree from The College of Wooster and his JD from George Washington University.
James Durkin
James Gault
Scott Hudson	Mr. Scott R. Hudson is Corporate Vice President, President - Risk Management Operation of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Mr. Hudson was a Director in the Insurance Practice of Bridge Strategy Group LLC, a consulting firm he co-founded in 1998. Prior to that, Mr. Hudson worked as a business consultant specializing in the insurance and financial services industry at Andersen Consulting LLP (now known as Accenture), and in senior roles at Information Consulting Group, McKinsey & Co. and Renaissance Worldwide.
Susan McGrath	Ms. Susan E. McGrath is Corporate Vice President, Chief Human Resource Officer of Arthur J Gallagher & Co. She McGrath has 16 years of experience in human resources. She began her career at GE Capital, and over the years, held key positions with Ernst & Young, LLP, GE Financial Guaranty Insurance Corporation and GE Capital's Auto Financial Services. Most recently she worked at GE Commercial Finance as Vice President of Human Resources where she provided both domestic and international strategic HR leadership for the inventory financing business. She received her BS degree from the University of Connecticut and her MBA from Kellogg Northwestern University.
David McGurn	Mr. David E. McGurn, Jr., is Corporate Vice President, President - Wholesale Brokerage Operations of Arthur J Gallagher & Co. He has been Corporate Vice President since 1993, President of Wholesale Brokerage Operation since 2001.
William Bax	Mr. William L. Bax is Independent Director of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., since 2006. He currently serves as Chair of the Audit Committee. Mr. Bax was Managing Partner of the Chicago office of PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), an international accounting, auditing and consulting firm, from 1997 to 2003, and a partner in the firm for 26 years. He currently serves as a director and audit committee chair of several affiliated mutual fund companies (Northern Funds and Northern Institutional Funds since 2005, and Northern Multi-Manager Funds since 2006). Mr. Bax previously served as a director of Sears Roebuck & Co., a publicly traded retail company, from 2003 to 2005, and Andrew Corporation, a publicly traded communications products company, from 2006 to 2007. During his 26 years as a partner and 6 years as head of PwC’s Chicago office, Mr. Bax gained experience advising public companies regarding accounting and strategic issues.
Frank English	Mr. Frank E. English, Jr., is Independent Director of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., since 2009. He currently serves on the Audit Committee. Mr. English also serves on the board of directors and audit committee of Tower International, Inc., a publicly traded global automotive components manufacturer, of which he has been a board member or board advisor since August 2010. Since June 2012, Mr. English has also served on the board of directors and the finance and strategy committee of CBOE Holdings, Inc., a publicly traded holding company for various securities exchanges, including the U.S. options exchange. Since April 2011, Mr. English has been a Senior Advisor to W.W. Grainger, a publicly traded broad-based distributor of industrial maintenance, repair and operations supplies. From 1976 to 2009, Mr. English served in various senior roles at Morgan Stanley, most recently as Managing Director and Vice Chairman of Investment Banking. Following his retirement in 2009, Mr. English served as a Senior Advisor at Morgan Stanley & Co. until April 2011.
Elbert Hand	Mr. Elbert O. Hand is Independent Director of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., since 2002. He currently serves as Chair of the Compensation Committee and as a member of the Nominating/Governance Committee. Mr. Hand was Chairman of the Board of Hartmarx Corporation, an apparel marketing and manufacturing company, from 1992 to 2004, and served as a member of Hartmarx’s board from 1984 to 2010. He served as Chief Executive Officer of Hartmarx from 1992 to 2002 and as President and Chief Operating Officer from 1987 to 1992. From 1982 to 1989, Mr. Hand also served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Hartmarx’s Men’s Apparel Group. Mr. Hand was a director of Austin Reed Group PLC, a U.K.-based apparel company, from 1995 to 2002, and served as an advisor to the board for a number of years after 2002. From January 2010 to February 2011, Mr. Hand served as a member of the board and non-executive Chairman of Environmental Solutions Worldwide, Inc., a publicly traded manufacturer and marketer of environmental control technologies. He has also served as a member of Northwestern University’s Kellogg Advisory Board.
David Johnson	Mr. David S. Johnson is Independent Director of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., since 2003. He currently serves as Chair of the Nominating/Governance Committee and as a member of the Compensation Committee. In 2009, Mr. Johnson was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of the Americas for Barry Callebaut AG, the world’s manufacturer of cocoa and chocolate products. He is also a member of Barry Callebaut AG’s global executive committee. Mr. Johnson served as President and Chief Executive Officer, and as a member of the board, of Michael Foods, Inc., a food processor and distributor, from 2008 to 2009, and as Michael Foods’ President and Chief Operating Officer from 2007 to 2008. From 1986 to 2006, Mr. Johnson served in a variety of senior management roles at Kraft Foods Global, Inc., a global food and beverage company, most recently as President of Kraft Foods North America, and as a member of Kraft Foods’ Management Committee. Prior to that, he held senior positions in marketing, strategy, operations, procurement and general management at Kraft Foods.
Kay McCurdy	Ms. Kay W. McCurdy is Independent Director of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., since 2005. She currently serves on the Compensation and Nominating/Governance Committees. Ms. McCurdy is Of Counsel at the law firm of Locke Lord LLP, where she was a Partner from 1983 to 2012, and practiced corporate and finance law since 1975. She served on the firm’s Executive Committee from 2004 to 2006. During her nearly four decades as a corporate and finance attorney, Ms. McCurdy represented numerous companies on a wide range of matters including financing transactions, mergers and acquisitions, securities offerings, executive compensation and corporate governance. Ms. McCurdy served as a director of Trek Bicycle Corporation, a bicycle manufacturer, from 1998 to 2007. In recognition of her ongoing commitment to director education and boardroom excellence, the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) named Ms. McCurdy a 2012 NACD Governance Fellow.
Norman Rosenthal	Dr. Norman L. Rosenthal, Ph.D., is Independent Director of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., since 2008. He currently serves on the Audit Committee. Since 1996, he has been President of Norman L. Rosenthal & Associates, Inc., a management consulting firm that specializes in the property and casualty insurance industry. Prior to 1996, Dr. Rosenthal spent 15 years practicing in the property and casualty insurance industry at Morgan Stanley & Co., a global financial services firm, most recently as Managing Director. Dr. Rosenthal served on the boards of Aspen Insurance Holdings, Ltd., a publicly traded global property and casualty insurance and reinsurance company, from 2002 to 2009, Mutual Risk Management Ltd., a publicly traded off-shore provider of alternative commercial insurance and financial services, from 1997 to 2002, Vesta Insurance Group, Inc., a publicly traded group of insurance companies, from 1996 to 1999, and Alliant Insurance Group Inc., a private insurance brokerage and financial services company, from 2005 to 2007. He currently serves on the private company board of The Plymouth Rock Company, a group of auto and homeowners’ insurance companies. Dr. Rosenthal holds a Ph.D. in Business and Applied Economics, with an insurance focus, from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
James Wimmer	Mr. James R. Wimmer is Independent Director of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., since 1985. He currently serves on the Audit and Nominating/Governance Committees. Mr. Wimmer is a retired attorney from the law firm of Lord, Bissell & Brook, where he was Partner from 1959 to 1992 and Of Counsel from 1992 to 1999. Mr. Wimmer represented public and private companies, including Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., on a wide range of corporate, securities and insurance-related matters. He served as Chairman of Lord, Bissell & Brook for one year and as a member of its executive committee for 12 years.
Marsha Akin

Basic Compensation

Name	Fiscal Year Total
J. Patrick Gallagher	4,499,690
Douglas Howell	2,681,830
Richard Cary	--
Walter Bay	--
James Durkin	2,210,270
James Gault	2,449,900
Scott Hudson	--
Susan McGrath	--
David McGurn	1,719,790
William Bax	--
Frank English	--
Elbert Hand	--
David Johnson	--
Kay McCurdy	--
Norman Rosenthal	--
James Wimmer	--
Marsha Akin	--

As Of 30 Dec 2012

Options Compensation

Name	Options	Value
J. Patrick Gallagher	346,474	2,445,992
Douglas Howell	133,756	701,000
Richard Cary	0	0
Walter Bay	0	0
James Durkin	458,638	7,100,900
James Gault	185,000	1,901,306
Scott Hudson	0	0
Susan McGrath	0	0
David McGurn	260,000	3,735,144
William Bax	0	0
Frank English	0	0
Elbert Hand	0	0
David Johnson	0	0
Kay McCurdy	0	0
Norman Rosenthal	0	0
James Wimmer	0	0
Marsha Akin	0	0

Insider Trading

Name	Shares Traded	Price
HAND ELBERT O	2,500	$0.00
ENGLISH FRANK E JR	2,500	$0.00
BAX WILLIAM L	2,500	$0.00
JOHNSON DAVID S	2,500	$0.00
WIMMER JAMES R	2,500	$0.00
ROSENTHAL NORMAN L	2,500	$0.00
MCCURDY KAY W	2,500	$0.00
GORDON ILENE S	25,000	$30.58
GORDON ILENE S	25,000	$43.88
WIMMER JAMES R	1,500	$10.58
WIMMER JAMES R	25,000	$30.58
WIMMER JAMES R	21,825	$43.92
ENGLISH FRANK E JR	9,375	$39.55
ENGLISH FRANK E JR	9,375	$25.29
CARY RICHARD C	1,300	$0.00
MCGURN DAVID E JR	2,000	$0.00
HOWELL DOUGLAS K	5,500	$0.00
HUDSON SCOTT R	5,000	$0.00
GAULT JAMES S	2,900	$0.00
DURKIN JAMES W JR	2,650	$0.00
BAY WALTER D	4,550	$0.00
GALLAGHER J PATRICK JR	4,900	$0.00
MCGRATH SUSAN E	4,100	$0.00
WIMMER JAMES R	7,500	$25.79
WIMMER JAMES R	5,000	$38.38

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