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Thomas R. Watjen (born c. 1955) is an American businessman. He is the former chairman and chief executive officer of Unum.

Early life

Watjen was born circa 1955.[1] He graduated from the Virginia Military Institute,[2] where he earned a bachelor's degree in 1976, and he earned a master in business administration from the University of Virginia Darden School of Business in 1981.[1]

Career

Watjen first worked at Aetna, followed by Conning & Company.[3] He was a managing director of Morgan Stanley from 1987 to 1994.[3]

Watjen served as the executive vice president and chief financial officer of Provident Companies from 1994 to 1999, when it merged with Unum.[3] He succeeded J. Harold Chandler as the chief executive officer of Unum in 2003, and he served until 2015.[2][4] He was also the chairman from 2015 to 2017.[1]

Watjen has served on the board of directors of SunTrust Banks since April 2010.[2][5] He has also served on the board of Prudential plc since July 2017.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Unum Group (UNM:New York): Thomas Ros Watjen". Bloomberg. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c Pare, Mike (May 26, 2017). "Former CEO and Unum chairman Tom Watjen retires". Chattanooga Times Free Press. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d "Board of Directors: Tom Watjen". Prudential plc. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
  4. ^ Malek, Mitra (February 3, 2015). "Unum bids farewell to longtime CEO Tom Watjen". Chattanooga Times Free Press. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
  5. ^ "Board of Directors". SunTrust Bank. Retrieved April 6, 2018.


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