Ameriprise 2014 Annual Report Download - page 196

PART III.
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.
The following portions of the Proxy Statement are incorporated herein by reference:
• information included under the caption ‘‘Items to be Voted on by Shareholders — Item 1 — Election of Directors’’;
• information included under the caption ‘‘Requirements, Including Deadlines, for Submission of Proxy Proposals,
Nomination of Directors and Other Business of Shareholders’’;
• information under the caption ‘‘Corporate Governance-Codes of Conduct’’;
• information included under the caption ‘‘Corporate Governance-Membership on Board Committees’’;
• information under the caption ‘‘Corporate Governance — Nominating and Governance Committee — Director
Nomination Process’’;
• information included under the caption ‘‘Corporate Governance — Audit Committee’’;
• information included under the caption ‘‘Corporate Governance — Audit Committee Financial Experts’’; and
• information under the caption ‘‘Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance.’’
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF OUR COMPANY
Set forth below is a list of our executive officers as of the date this Annual Report on Form 10-K has been filed with the
SEC. None of such officers has any family relationship with any other executive officer or our principal accounting officer,
and none of such officers became an officer pursuant to any arrangement or understanding with any other person. Each
such officer has been elected to serve until the next annual election of officers or until his or her successor is elected and
qualified. Each officer’s age is indicated by the number in parentheses next to his or her name.
James M. Cracchiolo — Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Cracchiolo (56) has been our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer since September 2005. Prior to that time,
Mr. Cracchiolo was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of American Express Financial Corporation (‘‘AEFC’’) since March
2001; President and Chief Executive Officer of AEFC since November 2000; and Group President, Global Financial Services
of American Express since June 2000. He served as Chairman of American Express Bank Ltd. from September 2000 until
April 2005 and served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Travel Related Services International from May 1998
through July 2003. He is an advisor to the March of Dimes and previously served on the boards of the American Council
of Life Insurers, The Financial Services Roundtable, Tech Data Corporation and the March of Dimes.
Walter S. Berman — Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Berman (72) has been our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since September 2005. Prior to that,
Mr. Berman served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of AEFC, a position he held since January 2003.
From April 2001 to January 2004, Mr. Berman served as Corporate Treasurer of American Express.
Donald E. Froude — President-The Personal Advisors Group
Mr. Froude (59) has been our President-The Personal Advisors Group since September 2008. Prior to joining us,
Mr. Froude served as managing director and head of U.S. distribution for Legg Mason, Inc. since 2006. Prior to that, he
served as President of Intermediary Distribution for Columbia Management, a division of Bank of America, from 2004 to
2006. Prior thereto, he was president and chief executive officer of Quick & Reilly.
Kelli A. Hunter — Executive Vice President of Human Resources
Ms. Hunter (53) has been our Executive Vice President of Human Resources since September 2005. Prior to that,
Ms. Hunter served as Executive Vice President of Human Resources of AEFC since joining our company in June 2005.
Prior to joining AEFC, Ms. Hunter was Senior Vice President-Global Human Capital for Crown Castle International
Corporation in Houston, Texas. Prior to that, she held a variety of senior level positions in human resources for Software
Spectrum, Inc., Mary Kay, Inc., as well as Morgan Stanley Inc. and Bankers Trust New York Corporation.
John C. Junek — Executive Vice President and General Counsel
Mr. Junek (65) has been our Executive Vice President and General Counsel since September 2005. Prior to that,
Mr. Junek served as Senior Vice President and General Counsel of AEFC since June 2000.
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