WILLIAM J. BARTLETT - Corporate Board Profile

REINSURANCE GROUP OF AMERICA INC

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2012-04-05	In 2011, non-employee directors were paid an annual retainer fee of $50,000 (except the chair of the Audit Committee, who received an annual retainer fee of $62,000 and the chair of any other Committee, who received an annual retainer fee of $58,000). Non-employee directors were paid $3,000 for each Board and Committee meeting attended in person, and $1,500 for participating in a telephonic Board or Committee meeting. Each non-employee director is issued 1,725 shares of stock effective on the date of the February Board meeting. Alternatively, a non-employee director serving as Chairman of the Board (i.e., Mr. Eason) receives an annual retainer of $83,000, a $4,000 fee for each Board meeting attended in person and $2,000 for participating in a telephonic Board meeting, and an annual grant of 2,125 shares of stock. We also reimburse directors for out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with attending and participating in Board and Committee meetings and director education programs. Mr. Bartlett also serves as a director of our Australian holding and operating companies, and receives an annual retainer of $158,904 and superannuation pension benefits of $14,301 for those services. The following table illustrates the compensation earned in 2011 for all directors: William J. Bartlett $127,000 Fees Earned or Paid in Cash, $103,052 Stock Awards, $0 Option Awards, $0 Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation, $0 Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings, $173,205 All Other Compensation, $403,257 Total.
2013-04-08	William J. Bartlett, 63 Retired partner, Ernst & Young Australia. Mr. Bartlett was an accountant and consultant with Ernst & Young for over 35 years and advised numerous clients in the global insurance industry. Mr. Bartlett was appointed a partner of Ernst & Young in Sydney, Australia in July 1980, a position he held until his retirement in June 2003. He served as chairman of the firm’s global insurance practice from 1991 to 2000, and was chairman of the Australian insurance practice group from 1989 to 1998. Mr. Bartlett currently serves as an independent, non-executive director of Suncorp Group Limited, GWA Limited and the Abacus Property Trust, all of which are listed on the Australian Stock Exchange. Mr. Bartlett previously served as a member of the Australian Life Insurance Actuarial Standards Board and a consultant to the Australian Financial Reporting Council on Auditor Independence. He holds several professional memberships in Australia (ACPA and FCA), South Africa (CASA), and the United Kingdom (FCMA). The Audit Committee met eight times in 2012. On January 1, 2012, the Committee consisted of Messrs. Bartlett (Chairman), Boot, Danahy and Ms. Lomax. Mr. Tulin joined the Committee on January 26, 2012 and Ms. Lomax will retire from the Committee following the Annual Meeting. The Committee is directly responsible for the appointment, compensation, retention and oversight of the work of our independent auditor. The Committee oversees our accounting and financial reporting processes, the adequacy of our internal controls over financial reporting and disclosure controls and procedures, the integrity of our financial statements, pre-approves all audit and non-audit services to be provided by the independent auditor, reviews reports concerning significant legal and regulatory matters, and reviews the plans and performance of our internal audit function. The Committee also reviews and discusses our filings on Forms 10-K and 10-Q, including the financial information in those filings. The Audit Committee works closely with management as well as our independent auditor and internal auditor. The following table illustrates the compensation earned in 2012 for all directors: William J. Bartlett $119,000 Fees Earned or Paid in Cash, $97,721 Stock Awards, $128,218 All Other Compensation, $344,939 Total.
2015-04-10	William J. Bartlett... Age: 65... Independent... Audit Committee Chair... Compensation Committee member... 2014 DIRECTOR COMPENSATION... William J. Bartlett... $113,000 Fees Earned or Paid in Cash... $128,185 Stock Awards... $90,203 All Other Compensation... $331,388 Total
2016-04-06	Mr. Bartlett was an accountant and consultant with Ernst & Young for over 35 years and advised numerous clients in the global insurance industry. He was appointed a partner of Ernst & Young in Sydney, Australia in July 1980, a position he held until his retirement in June 2003. He served as chairman of the firm’s global insurance practice from 1991 to 2000, and was chairman of the Australian insurance practice group from 1989 to 1998. Mr. Bartlett currently serves as an independent, non-executive director of Suncorp Group Limited, GWA Limited and the Abacus Property Trust, all of which are listed on the Australian Stock Exchange. He previously served as a member of the Australian Life Insurance Actuarial Standards Board and as a consultant to the Australian Financial Reporting Council on Auditor Independence. He holds several professional memberships in Australia (ACPA and FCA), South Africa (CASA), and the United Kingdom (FCMA). Role: Retired partner, Ernst & Young Australia. Independent. Committees: Audit (chair), Finance, Investment and Risk Management. 2015 Compensation: $349,886.
2017-04-12	Mr. Bartlett was an accountant and consultant with Ernst & Young for over 35 years. 2016 Director Compensation: $349,982. Committees: Audit (Chair); Finance, Investment and Risk Management.