Name: Aflac CEO Dan Amos explains why he bet the company on a duck
Uploaded: 2024-03-25
Duration: 1 min 30 s
Description: The Aflac duck doesn’t have a salary but is 'king of the place,' Amos says.

The Aflac duck doesn’t have a salary but is "king of the place," Amos says.

Aflac CEO Dan Amos explains why he bet the company on a duck

Photograph by Kendrick Brinson for Fortune

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Much too much. Well, our advertising agency was in Central Park just sitting on the bench and they heard ducks and they noticed that it sounded like a light. And so the quack quack like a became the idea and that's how we got in it. The survey showed us that he was wonderful and people enjoyed him and he continued to, he's king of the place, but he doesn't have a salary. He really doesn't do anything but he'll send you the bills. Ok. Warren Buffett would be a Fortune 500 CEO that I look up to. He's the most tenured CEO and he's given fabulous returns to the shareholders. It's been a lot of fun. Uh, goal setting is what A CEO has to do. And achieving those goals is a lot of fun. So I've enjoyed it. Well, I've been CEO for 34 years and I've seen a lot and I think when you work with a good organization, you have to stay with them. And Aflac has been a great place to work.