James P. Brannen

James P. Brannen served as Chief Executive Officer of FBL Financial Group, Inc., a publicly-held financial services company, from August 2012 through his retirement in January 2020. Prior to that, Mr. Brannen served for 21 years at FBL Financial Group, Inc. in various roles including Chief Financial Officer, Chief Administrative Officer & Treasurer, and Vice President of Finance. Mr. Brannen serves on the Amerisure board and chairs the Audit Committee. He also serves on the Glove Life, Inc. board and serves on the Compensation Committees. Mr. Brannen previously served as a member of the boards of Great Western Bank, the Iowa Business Council, the Greater Des Moines Partnership, Property Casualty Insurers Association of America, the Federation of Iowa Insurers and the Central Iowa Water Trails Campaign Advisory Council. Additionally, he is the 2020 Campaign Chair for the United Way of Central Iowa. In 2015, Mr. Brannen was named "Outstanding CPA in Business & Industry" by the Iowa Society of Certified Public Accountants.

Mr. Brannen's qualifications to serve on the Board include his more than 32 years of relevant business experience in the banking and financial services industry, including Chief Executive Officer and public company management experience. Mr. Brannen serves on the Executive and Technology Committees.