KENNETH C. AMBRECHT

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AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP INC

Filing Date Source Excerpt
2014-04-04 Kenneth C. Ambrecht Age: 68 Director Since: 2005 Board Committees: Compensation Corporate Governance Mr. Ambrecht has extensive corporate finance experience having worked in the U.S. capital markets for over 30 years. In December 2005, Mr. Ambrecht organized KCA Associates LLC, through which he serves as a consultant to several companies, advising them with respect to financial transactions. From July 2004 to December 2005, he served as a Managing Director with the investment banking firm First Albany Capital. For more than five years prior, Mr. Ambrecht was a Managing Director with Royal Bank Canada Capital Markets. Prior to that post, Mr. Ambrecht worked with the investment bank Lehman Brothers as Managing Director of its capital markets division. In September 2009, he joined the Board of Directors of Spectrum Brands, Inc., a global consumer products company. For more than five years, Mr. Ambrecht has been a member of the Board of Directors of Fortescue Metals Group Limited, an Australian mining company. Until February 2010, he served on the Board of Directors of Dominion Petroleum Ltd., a Bermuda domiciled company dedicated to exploration of oil and gas reserves in east and central Africa and until 2007 he was a member of the Board of Directors of Great American Financial Resources, Inc. The Board believes that Mr. Ambrecht’s knowledge and experience in the areas of corporate finance, capital markets, capital structures and investment portfolio management benefit the Company in light of its businesses.
2015-03-27 Kenneth C. Ambrecht Age: 69 Director Since: 2005 Board Committees: Compensation Corporate Governance Mr. Ambrecht has extensive corporate finance experience having worked in the U.S. capital markets for over 30 years.
2016-04-01 Kenneth C. Ambrecht Age: 70 Director Since: 2005 Board Committees: Compensation Corporate Governance Mr. Ambrecht has extensive corporate finance experience having worked in the U.S. capital markets for over 30 years.
2017-04-07 Kenneth C. Ambrecht Age: 71 Director Since: 2005 Board Committees: Compensation Corporate Governance Mr. Ambrecht has extensive corporate finance experience having worked in the U.S. capital markets for over 30 years.
2018-04-06 Mr. Ambrecht has extensive corporate finance experience having worked in the U.S. capital markets for over 30 years. In December 2005, Mr. Ambrecht organized KCA Associates LLC, through which he serves as a consultant to several companies, advising them with respect to financial transactions. From July 2004 to December 2005, he served as a Managing Director with the investment banking firm First Albany Capital. For more than five years prior, Mr. Ambrecht was a Managing Director with Royal Bank Canada Capital Markets. Prior to that post, Mr. Ambrecht worked with the investment bank Lehman Brothers as Managing Director of its capital markets division. For more than five years, Mr. Ambrecht has been a member of the Boards of Directors of Spectrum Brands, Inc., a global consumer products company, and Fortescue Metals Group Limited, an Australian mining company. He previously served on the Board of Directors of Dominion Petroleum Ltd., a Bermuda oil and gas reserves company, and Great American Financial Resources, Inc. The Board believes that Mr. Ambrecht’s knowledge and experience in the areas of corporate finance, capital markets, capital structures and investment portfolio management benefit the Company in light of its businesses.
2019-04-05 Mr. Ambrecht has extensive corporate finance experience having worked in the U.S. capital markets for over 30 years. In December 2005, Mr. Ambrecht organized KCA Associates LLC, through which he serves as a consultant to several companies, advising them with respect to financial transactions.
2020-04-03 Kenneth C. Ambrecht Age: 74 Director Since: 2005 Board Committees: Compensation Corporate Governance Mr. Ambrecht has extensive corporate finance experience... The Board believes that Mr. Ambrecht’s knowledge and experience in the areas of corporate finance, capital markets, capital structures and investment portfolio management benefit the Company in light of its businesses.

Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.

Filing Date Source Excerpt
2019-05-24 Mr. Ambrecht serves as the Chairman of our Compensation Committee and is a member of our Audit and our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees... Includes 2,313 RSUs granted to Mr. Ambrecht on October 1, 2017 representing the combined equity portion and in lieu of cash portion of his annual SPB Legacy and New SPB director compensation (which vested in full on October 1, 2018).
2020-06-18 Kenneth C. Ambrecht was appointed to our Board in July 2018. From June 2010 until July 2018, Mr. Ambrecht served as one of the directors of Spectrum Brands Legacy, Inc. (formerly known as Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.) ("SPB Legacy"). Prior to that time, he had served as a director of Spectrum Brands, Inc. ("SBI") from August 2009 to June 2010. Since December 2005, Mr. Ambrecht has served as a principal of KCA Associates LLC, through which he provides advice on financial transactions. From July 2004 to December 2005, Mr. Ambrecht served as a Managing Director with the investment banking firm First Albany Capital, Inc. Prior to that, Mr. Ambrecht was a Managing Director with Royal Bank Canada Capital Markets. Prior to that post, Mr. Ambrecht worked with the investment bank Lehman Brothers as Managing Director with its capital market division. Mr. Ambrecht is also a member of the board of directors of American Financial Group, Inc. Mr. Ambrecht has also served as a director of Dominion Petroleum Ltd. and Fortescue Metals Group Limited. Mr. Ambrecht serves as the Chair of our Compensation Committee and is a member of our Audit and our NCG Committees.

Source material: SEC submissions metadata and DEF 14A proxy filings from EDGAR. Last updated: 2026-03-22