People: FBL Financial Group Inc (FFG.N)

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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position

Craig Hill

57 2011 Chairman of the Board

James Brannen

50 2012 Chief Executive Officer

Jerry Chicoine

70 Vice Chairman of the Board, Lead Independent Director

Donald Seibel

47 2012 Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer

Charles Happel

51 2012 Chief Investment Officer

D. Scott Stice

2013 Chief Marketing Officer

David McNeill

58 2012 General Counsel, Secretary

Richard Kypta

58 2012 Chief Operating Officer - Life Companies

Daniel Pitcher

51 2011 Chief Operating Officer - Property Casualty Companies

Steve Baccus

63 2002 Director

Kevin Rogers

52 2008 Director

Scott VanderWal

49 2011 Director

Roger Brooks

75 2009 Independent Director

Paul Larson

60 2004 Independent Director

Kathleen Stange

IR Contact Officer

Biographies

Name Description

Craig Hill

Mr. Craig D. Hill is Chairman of the Board of FBL Financial Group Inc., since December 13, 2011. He was elected President of the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation and its subsidiary, Farm Bureau Management Corporation, in December 2011 and has served on its board of directors since 1989. He was its Vice President from 2001 to 2011. He served on the board of Farm Bureau Life from 1989 to 2007, and again from December 2011 when he also became its President. He has been on the board of Farm Bureau Property & Casualty since 1989, and also serves on the board of Western Ag. Mr. Hill is also a director of the American Farm Bureau Federation and FB BanCorp.

James Brannen

Mr. James P. Brannen, CPA, is Chief Executive Officer of FBL Financial Group Inc., since August 23, 2012. Mr. Brannen was named interim CEO effective June 30, 2012. He most recently was Chief Financial Officer, Chief Administrative Officer and Treasurer since 2007. Mr. Brannen joined FBL in 1991 and held various positions in the tax and accounting areas prior to being named vice president - finance in 2000. Prior to joining FBL, Mr. Brannen managed corporate tax matters for insurance companies at Ernst &Young. He is a graduate of the University of Iowa with a major in accounting. He is a certified public accountant and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Iowa Society of Certified Public Accountants. Mr. Brannen serves in several civic and industry organizations, including the board of directors of United Way of Central Iowa, Board of Governors of the Property Casualty Insurance Association of America, and as Vice President of the Federation of Iowa Insurers.

Jerry Chicoine

Mr. Jerry L. Chicoine is Vice Chairman of the Board, Lead Independent Director of FBL Financial Group Inc. Mr. Chicoine retired effective January 1, 2001 as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. He had served in those capacities since 1999, and was Pioneer's Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer since 1997. From 1988 to 1997 he had served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. He was named a director of Pioneer Hi-Bred in March 1998. He was a partner in the accounting firm of McGladrey & Pullen from 1969 to 1986, and also holds a law degree.

Donald Seibel

Mr. Donald J. Seibel, CPA, is Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of FBL Financial Group, Inc., since August 2012. He had been Vice President - Finance and a member of the executive management team since 2007. Mr. Seibel joined FBL in 1996 and became GAAP accounting vice president in 1998 and vice president-accounting in 2002. Prior to joining FBL, Mr. Seibel worked in public accounting at Ernst & Young. Mr. Seibel holds a bachelor's degree in accounting from Iowa State University, is a certified public accountant and chartered global management accountant, a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Iowa Society of Certified Public Accountants, and holds the Fellow Life Office Management Institute (FLMI) certification. Mr. Seibel is also active in civic and industry organizations, currently serving on the board of directors of the Iowa Society of Certified Public Accountants.

Charles Happel

Mr. Charles T. Happel is Chief Investment Officer of FBL Financial Group Inc. He joined the Company in 1984 as a Farm Bureau Financial Services agent, moving to the corporate office in 1986 as a consultant for investment products. He became a Securities Analyst in 1989. He was promoted to Senior Portfolio Manager for Tax-preferenced Securities in 1999, managing portfolios of municipal bonds, preferred stock, and in 2000, the EquiTrust Value Growth and EquiTrust Managed portfolios. Mr. Happel became Securities Vice President in 2001, developing and executing strategy for property-casualty and equity mutual fund portfolios. He assumed the position of Vice President - Investments in August 2008, and was named Chief Investment Officer in September 2009. Mr. Happel is a graduate of the University of Northern Iowa, holds an MBA from Drake University and a number of industry designations, including CFA, CFP, FLMI, ChFC, CLU, and CPCU. He is a member of the Iowa Society for Financial Analysts and the Association for Investment Management and Research (AIMR).

D. Scott Stice

Mr. D. Scott Stice is Chief Marketing Officer of FBL Financial Group, Inc. Stice comes to FBL Financial Group from Farmers Insurance, where he was most recently Senior Vice President and Head of Field Strategy and Execution. Stice began his insurance career with Farmers as an exclusive agent in 1990, and held various agency, marketing and field operations positions. Stice holds a BS degree in Business Management and Administration from the University of the Redlands, and he earned an MBA from Pepperdine University.

David McNeill

Mr. David Alan McNeill is General Counsel, Secretary of FBL Financial Group Inc. He joined the Company in 1989 as counsel. Mr. McNeill received a B.A. from Simpson College in 1979 and a J.D. degree, with honors, from Drake Law School in 1985. He is a Chartered Life Underwriter and a member of the Polk County and Iowa Bar Associations, the Missouri Bar, and the Association of Corporate Counsel. Mr. McNeill serves as a director and the Secretary of the Kansas Life & Health Insurance Guaranty Association.

Richard Kypta

Mr. Richard J. Kypta is Chief Operating Officer - Life Companies of FBL Financial Group, Inc. He joined the Company in August 2007 as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary. In addition to his duties as General Counsel and Secretary, he was named Executive Vice President – Farm Bureau Life in March 2008. Mr. Kypta’s duties as General Counsel were reassigned in February 2009 to allow him to concentrate his efforts on life operations. He spent 13 years with Aviva USA Corporation where he held a number of senior management positions including General Counsel and Senior Vice President with responsibility for that company’s payout annuity business, and then served as Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Prior to that, Mr. Kypta held a number of legal, finance, and operations positions within Aegon Insurance Group, including General Counsel and Senior Vice President – Administration of the Advanced Products Division. He started his career with the public accounting firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers. Mr. Kypta holds a B.S. degree from Georgetown University, a M.S. degree from John Hopkins University and J.D. degree from the University of Maryland’s School of Law. He is a certified public accountant, licensed to practice law in Iowa and Maryland, and a Fellow of the Life Management Institute.

Daniel Pitcher

Mr. Daniel D. Pitcher is Chief Operating Officer - Property Casualty Companies of FBL Financial Group, Inc. Prior to his current position, he served as vice president, property/casualty companies from 2007 to 2011. Mr. Pitcher joined FBL in 1998 and held various information system roles including as information systems vice president in 2002. Prior to joining FBL, Mr. Pitcher spent 15 years with Nationwide/Allied Insurance in various life and property casualty information systems roles. Mr. Pitcher holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Drake University, and holds the Fellow Life Office Management Institute (FLMI) certification.

Steve Baccus

Mr. Steve L. Baccus is Director of FBL Financial Group Inc., since May 2002. He is also Chairman of the board of directors of Farm Bureau Property & Casualty, and a director of Farm Bureau Life, Western Ag and FB BanCorp. In 2004 Mr. Baccus was elected to the board of directors of the American Farm Bureau Federation. His family farm in Ottawa County, Kansas produces wheat, milo, soybeans, sunflower and irrigated corn. Mr. Baccus earned bachelor's and master's degrees in psychology from Washburn University and Chapman College, respectively.

Kevin Rogers

Mr. Kevin G. Rogers is Director of FBL Financial Group Inc., since February 2008. He has been President of the Arizona Farm Bureau Federation since 2003. He also served on the board of the American Farm Bureau Federation and its executive committee for six years through 2010. He is a director of FB BanCorp. He is an officer of the Arizona Cotton Grower's Association and serves on the board of the National Cotton Council, the USDA's Cotton Board (chairman) and is on the USDA's Air Quality Task Force. Mr. Rogers is also a director of Farm Bureau Life, the vice chairman of Farm Bureau Property & Casualty, and a director of Western Ag. His family farms 7,000 acres in the Phoenix metropolitan area and produces cotton, alfalfa, wheat, barley and corn.

Scott VanderWal

Mr. Scott E. VanderWal is Director of FBL Financial Group Inc., since May 2011. Mr. VanderWal has been president of the South Dakota Farm Bureau Federation since 2004, and a member of its board of directors since 1997. He is also a member of the boards of directors of Farm Bureau Property & Casualty (since 2004), Farm Bureau Life (since 2004), Western Ag (since 2006), FB BanCorp (since 2004) and American Farm Bureau Federation (since 2006), and member of a number of American Farm Bureau task forces. Mr. VanderWal received a bachelor's degree in General Agriculture, with a Plant Science minor, from South Dakota State University in 1985. His family farm operation near Volga, SD includes corn, soybeans, custom cattle feeding and custom harvesting. Mr. VanderWal does the overall financial management, accounting, crop management and planning for the farm operation. He has also traveled to Brazil, China, Switzerland, Cuba, Panama and Colombia on agriculture trade and marketing trips.

Roger Brooks

Mr. Roger K. Brooks is Independent Director of FBL Financial Group Inc., since May 2009. Mr. Brooks is the retired Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of AmerUs Group. He retired from AmerUs in 2005, after nearly 50 years of service. Mr. Brooks has served on numerous community boards and is a member of the Iowa Insurance Hall of Fame and Iowa Business Hall of Fame. He is also a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries. Mr. Brooks graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor's degree in mathematics from the University of Iowa. He also participated in Stanford University's Executive Program.

Paul Larson

Mr. Paul E. Larson is Independent Director of FBL Financial Group Inc. He retired in 1999 as President of Equitable Life of Iowa and its subsidiary, USG Annuity and Life, after 22 years with the companies. Mr. Larson holds both a law degree and a certified public accountant designation. He was named CPA in Business and Industry by the Iowa Society of CPAs in 1999, and inducted into the American Institute of CPA's Business and Industry Hall of Fame in 2000. He is a member of the board of directors of non-public companies Wellmark, Inc., Wellmark of South Dakota, Inc., GuideOne Mutual Insurance Company and GuideOne Specialty Mutual Insurance Company. He was also a board member of EquiTrust Mutual Funds (which was then managed by one of the subsidiaries), where he was chair of the Audit Committee.

Kathleen Stange

Basic Compensation

Name Fiscal Year Total

Craig Hill

--

James Brannen

2,376,010

Jerry Chicoine

--

Donald Seibel

1,117,810

Charles Happel

1,317,270

D. Scott Stice

--

David McNeill

1,489,640

Richard Kypta

921,655

Daniel Pitcher

--

Steve Baccus

--

Kevin Rogers

1,263,770

Scott VanderWal

--

Roger Brooks

--

Paul Larson

--

Kathleen Stange

--
As Of 30 Dec 2012

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