Charles D. Lake II
Vice Chairman, Aflac Japan

Charles Lake, 45, received a bachelor’s degree in Asian studies and political science from the University of Hawaii at Manoa in 1985 and a juris doctorate from the George Washington University School of Law in 1990. He joined Aflac International in February 1999 and Aflac Japan in June 1999. He became deputy vice president in 2001, president in 2003 and vice chairman in 2005. Before joining Aflac, he practiced law with Dewey Ballentine LLP in Washington, D.C. He also served as director of Japan affairs and special counsel at the office of the U.S. Trade Representative in the executive office of the President. He currently serves on the boards of directors of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc., the Life Insurance Association of Japan and the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation, and as president of the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan (ACCJ).

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