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AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP INC (AFG)

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Board of Directors

Director information for AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP INC (data for year 2026)

NamePositionAgeQualifications and ExperienceCommittee MembershipsFiling Year
Amy Y. MurrayDirector; Member61["Over 35 years of leadership experience in the corporate world and in local and federal government", "Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, Industrial Policy", "Director of the Office of Small Business for the U.S. Department of Defense", "Member of the Cincinnati, Ohio City Council", "Founder and chief consultant of The Japan Consulting Group", "Manager of Global Business Development for Asia at Procter & Gamble Company", "Completed NACD Cyber-Risk Oversight Program", "Received CERT Certificate in Cybersecurity Oversight", "Certification in NACD\u2019s Effective AI Oversight for Directors Program"]["Audit Committee", "Compensation Committee"]2026
Carl H. Lindner IIICo-Chief Executive Officer and Director72["Co-Chief Executive Officer since January 2005", "Co-President from 1996 until June 2023", "Served as President until 2010", "CEO of AFG\u2019s Property and Casualty Insurance Group since 2010", "Deep institutional knowledge of the Company", "Decades of leadership experience in property and casualty insurance operations", "Experience overseeing underwriting discipline, risk selection and capital deployment"][]2026
Craig Lindner Jr.Divisional President, AFG Real Estate Investments and Director48["Over 20 years of experience in real estate investing and the insurance industry", "Managed Company\u2019s portfolio of apartments, resort and marina properties and other commercial real estate", "Experience overseeing management and operations of Company\u2019s investments in real estate equity and debt", "Served on the Board of Directors of Cranemere from 2017-2020"][]2026
David L. ThompsonChair of the Board, President and Chief Operating Officer; President and Chief Operating Officer of Great American Insurance Group and Director46["Chair of the Board", "President and Chief Operating Officer", "experience in various senior management capacities", "direct executive oversight of property and casualty businesses", "experience in corporate reinsurance operations", "instrumental in formation of Predictive Analytics function", "multilingual background", "operational perspective", "broad experience in specialty P&C businesses"]["Board of Directors of the American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA)"]2026
Evans N. NwankwoFounder and President of Megen Construction Company; Director; Member67["Worked in the commercial construction industry for nearly 44 years", "Founder and President of Megen Construction Company", "Experience in operational risk management and entrepreneurial decision-making", "Community leader with a distinct perspective on strategic risk and operational resilience"][]2026
Gregory G. JosephLead Independent Director63["Attorney", "Executive and principal of automotive retailers", "Board of Trustees member at Xavier University", "Former board member of Infinity Property & Casualty Corporation", "Lead Independent Director at AFG"]["Audit Committee"]2026
John B. BerdingPresident of AFG, President of American Money Management Corporation and Director63["Over 30 years of experience as an investment professional", "Spent entire career with the Company and its affiliates", "Leadership of investment operations", "Valuable perspective on investment portfolio and strategy", "Familiarity with investment framework and risk management practices"][]2026
John I. Von LehmanDirector; Member73["certified public accountant", "Executive Vice President", "Chief Financial Officer", "Secretary", "Chairman of the Audit Committee", "deep industry knowledge", "extensive finance and accounting experience", "expertise in financial reporting", "internal controls", "risk assessment", "audit committee financial expert"]["Corporate Governance Committee"]2026
Mary Beth MartinDirector; Chair63["Retired Executive Director of the Farmer Family Foundation", "Experience in banking and commercial real estate", "Leadership in nonprofit sector", "Managed philanthropic goals and objectives", "Oversaw grant investments"]["Compensation Committee", "Corporate Governance Committee"]2026
Roger K. NewportDirector; Member61["Chief Executive Officer of AK Steel Holding Corporation", "CFO and audit committee chair of large publicly-traded companies", "Experience in accounting and financial reporting", "Leadership and financial oversight expertise"]["Compensation Committee", "Operations Committee", "Audit Committee", "Nominating and Governance Committee"]2026
S. Craig LindnerCo-Chief Executive Officer and Director71["Co-President from 1996 until June 2023", "President of Great American Financial Resources, Inc. for more than ten years", "Elected Chief Executive Officer in 2018", "Over ten years as President of American Money Management Corporation", "Experience overseeing AFG\u2019s investment portfolio", "Capital management strategy and long-term financial planning"][]2026
William W. VerityChair and CEO; Director; Member67["Executive leadership experience", "Extensive board service with public and private companies", "Expertise in corporate governance", "Executive compensation", "Strategic planning", "Advising on complex asset management and investment issues"]["Compensation Committee"]2026