Rick McKenney is an American businessman. He is currently known as the CEO of the insurance company Unum.[1][2] Previously the Unum chief financial officer since 2009,[3] in April 2015 he became CEO[4][5][6] and president.[7] Before Unum, he was CFO for Sun Life Financial and Genworth Financial.[1] In 2016, he was on the Wall Street Journal CEO Council.[8]
Richard McKenney | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | CEO and president of Unum |
Early life edit
He was born circa 1969.[1] He is a native of Eliot, Maine and attended Marshwood High School where he was a multi-sport athlete and class of 1987 valedictorian.[4] McKenney graduated from Tufts University[1] with a BS in Mechanical Engineering.[3]
Career edit
He was with General Electric from 1991 to 2004.[3] He was then the CFO of Genworth Financial and Sun Life Financial.[1] He was Genworth Financial from 2004 to 2007 and with Sun Life Financial from 2007 to 2009. He became CFO and executive vice president of Unum in August 2009, joining from Sun Life in Canada.[3] He was CFO of Unum until he became CEO.[2] He replaced Unum president and CEO Thomas Watjen in April 2015,[4] joining as well the Unum board.[5]
McKenney earned $5.7 million in 2016.[9]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e Malek, Mitra (May 22, 2015). "Unum increases dividend; McKenney takes helm as CEO". timesfreepress.com. Times Free Press. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
- ^ a b Flesner, Dave (December 31, 2015). "New faces of leadership in 2015: Who's in and who's out in the past year?". Times Free Press. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
- ^ a b c d Lazenby, Brian (September 6, 2009). "McKenney takes reins as Unum CFO". timesfreepress.com. Times Free Press. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
- ^ a b c Anderson, J. Craig (February 4, 2015). "Maine native named to top job at Unum". pressherald.com. Press Herald. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
- ^ a b "Unum Announces Richard McKenney As New CEO As Thomas Watjen Retires". chattanoogan.com. The Chattanoogan. February 3, 2015. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
- ^ Malek, Mitra (February 4, 2015). "Unum taps McKenney as next CEO; Watjen steps down as head of disability insurer". timesfreepress.com. Times Free Press. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
- ^ Flessner, Dave (April 13, 2017). "Unum CEO paid $8.7 million last year after company stock and profits rise". timesfreepress.com. Times Free Press. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
- ^ "Wall Street Journal CEO Council Members". wsj.com. Wall Street Journal. November 21, 2016. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
- ^ Flessner, Dave (June 10, 2016). "These are the 10 highest paid CEOs in Chattanooga". Chattanooga Free Press. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
Further reading edit
- Gharib, Susie (December 27, 2016). "This CEO Thinks Donald Trump Will Create 'Pro-Business' Environment". fortune.com. Fortune. Retrieved June 15, 2017.