R. Philip Bixby

R. Philip Bixby is Chairman of the Board. Mr. Bixby has been a Director of the Company since 1985. He was elected Assistant Secretary in 1979; Assistant Vice President in 1982; Vice President in 1984; Senior Vice President, Operations in 1990; Executive Vice President in 1996; President and Chief Executive Officer in 1998, Vice Chairman of the Board in January 2000, and Chairman of the Board in 2005. He retired as President and Chief Executive Officer in 2022.

Mr. Bixby is a fourth-generation member of the Bixby family and brother of Walter E. Bixby. He is also Chairman of Old American Insurance Company and Sunset Financial Services, subsidiaries. The Bixby family has led the Company since 1904. Mr. Bixby worked his way through the Company in various roles from entry level employee to management for 45 years.

Mr. Bixby holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Missouri – Kansas City.