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Independent Board of Directors
Skills and Experiences
F. Duane Ackerman Robert D. Beyer W. James Farrell Jack M. Greenberg Ronald T. LeMay Andrea Redmond H. John Riley, Jr. John W. Rowe Joshua I. Smith Judith A. Sprieser Mary Alice Taylor
Leadership and management
Corporate governance and compliance
Strategy formation
Executive compensation and talent management
Experience in financial services or regulated industries
Customer service and innovation
Investment management
Risk management
Technology
Accounting and finance
Board member since 1999 2006 1999 2002 1999 2010 1998 2012 1997 1999 2000
The nominating and governance committee initiates a recommendation at any time of the year by writing to the
director search by seeking input from the directors and Office of the Secretary, The Allstate Corporation, 2775
the chief executive officer. The committee also retains a Sanders Road, Suite A2W, Northbrook, Illinois
third-party search firm to identify potential candidates, 60062-6127. A stockholder also may directly nominate
reviews potential candidates, initiates contact with someone for election as a director at a stockholders’
preferred candidates, and presents them to the Board for meeting. Under our bylaws, a stockholder may nominate
approval. Mr. Rowe, a new director who joined the board a candidate at the 2013 annual meeting of stockholders
on February 7, 2012, was identified both by a third-party by providing advance notice to Allstate that is received
search firm and several of our directors. The invitation to by the Office of the Secretary no earlier than the close of
join the Board may be extended by the Board, the business on January 22, 2013, and no later than
committee chair, or the chairman of the Board. The Board February 21, 2013. The notice must be sent to the Office
ultimately is responsible for naming nominees for election of the Secretary, The Allstate Corporation, 2775 Sanders
or appointing nominees for service until election at the Road, Suite A2W, Northbrook, Illinois 60062-6127 and
next annual meeting. must meet the requirements set forth in the corporation’s
bylaws. A copy of the bylaws is available from the Office
The nominating and governance committee will consider of the Secretary upon request or can be accessed on the
candidates recommended by a stockholder in the same Corporate Governance portion of allstate.com.
manner as all other candidates recommended by other
sources. A stockholder may make a director candidate
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