Hilton H. Howell, Jr. has served as our Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer since January 2, 2019. Prior to that, Mr. Howell served as our Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and President from June 2013 to December 2018. Mr. Howell is a member of the Executive Committee of the Board, has been a Director since 1993, and served as the Vice Chairman of the Board from 2002 to April 2016 when he was appointed as Chairman. He served as our Executive Vice President from September 2002 to August 2008. In addition, he serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Atlantic American Corporation, an insurance holding company, and as Chairman of that company since February 2009. He was Executive Vice President of Delta Life Insurance Company and Delta Fire & Casualty Insurance Company from 1991-2013 and has since served as Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Howell has served as General Counsel of Delta Life and Delta Fire since 1991. Mr. Howell also serves as a Director of Atlantic American Corporation and of each of its subsidiaries, American Southern Insurance Company, American Safety Insurance Company and Bankers Fidelity Life Insurance Company, as well as a Director of Delta Life Insurance Company and Delta Fire & Casualty Insurance Company. He is the husband of Mrs. Robin R. Howell, who is a member of our Board. Previously, Mr. Howell served as a board member of the National Association of Broadcasters and the NBC Affiliate Board. In addition to the detailed operational knowledge he has gained in his current role as Gray s Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Howell brings to the Board experience from current and past leadership positions as an executive and his service on numerous boards. Mr. Howell also previously practiced as an attorney in a variety of roles, which experience provides additional perspective to the matters within the purview of the Board.