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David K. Stewart—Senior Vice President and Controller (Principal Accounting Officer)
Mr. Stewart (55) has been our Senior Vice President and Controller since September 2005. Prior to the Distribution,
Mr. Stewart served as Vice President and Controller of AEFC and its subsidiaries since June 2002, when he joined American
Express. Prior thereto, Mr. Stewart held various management and officer positions in accounting, financial reporting and
treasury operations at Lutheran Brotherhood, now known as Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, where he was Vice President—
Treasurer from 1997 until 2001.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
We have adopted a set of Corporate Governance Principles and Categorical Standards of Director Independence which,
together with the charters of the three standing committees of the Board of Directors (Audit; Compensation and Benefits; and
Nominating and Governance) and our Code of Conduct (which constitutes the company’s code of ethics), provide the
framework for the governance of our company. A complete copy of our Corporate Governance Principles and Categorical
Standards of Director Independence, the charters of each of the Board committees, the Code of Conduct (which applies not
only to our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Controller, but also to all other employees of our company) and
the Code of Business Conduct for the Members of the Board of Directors may be found by clicking the ‘‘Corporate
Governance’’ link found on our Investor Relations website at ir.ameriprise.com. You may also access our Investor Relations
website through our main website at ameriprise.com by clicking on the ‘‘Investor Relations’’ link, which is located at the
bottom of the page. (Information from such sites is not incorporated by reference into this report.) You may also obtain free
copies of these materials by writing to our Corporate Secretary at our principal executive offices.
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