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PART III
Item 10. DIRECTORS, AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE OF THE
HARTFORD
Certain of the information called for by Item 10 will be set forth in the definitive proxy statement for the 2011 annual meeting of
shareholders (the “Proxy Statement”) to be filed by The Hartford with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days after
the end of the fiscal year covered by this Form 10-K under the captions “Item 1 - Election of Directors”, “Common Stock Ownership of
Directors, Executive Officers and Certain Shareholders”, and “Governance of the Company” and is incorporated herein by reference.
The Company has adopted a Code of Ethics and Business Conduct, which is applicable to all employees of the Company, including the
principal executive officer, the principal financial officer and the principal accounting officer. The Code of Ethics and Business
Conduct is available on the Company’ s website at: www.thehartford.com. Any waiver of, or material amendment to, the Code of Ethics
and Business Conduct applicable to the Company’ s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer
or controller or persons performing similar functions will be posted promptly to our web site in accordance with applicable NYSE and
SEC rules.
Executive Officers of The Hartford
Information about the executive officers of The Hartford who are also nominees for election as directors will be set forth in The
Hartford’ s Proxy Statement. Set forth below is information about the other executive officers of the Company:
JONATHAN BENNETT
(Executive Vice President, Digital Commerce & Customer Analytics)
Mr. Bennett, 47, is Executive Vice President, Digital Commerce & Customer Analytics, a newly-created position he assumed in July
2010. In this role, he directs all digital strategy and execution for the enterprise, and is accountable for developing customer insights that
drive the Company’ s business direction and growth. Most recently, Mr. Bennett was the Executive Vice President of Personal & Small
Business Insurance for the Company, a position he held from 2005 to 2010. Mr. Bennett joined The Hartford in April 1999 as the Staff
Assistant to the Chairman and CEO. In March 2000, he was named Vice President of Corporate Development, and subsequently, he led
the Property and Casualty eBusiness Ventures team. In January 2002, Mr. Bennett joined the Personal Lines organization to lead the
Product Management department. And in April 2003, he was named Senior Vice President, Personal Lines Division, with overall
responsibility for the Company’ s auto and homeowners business. Mr. Bennett worked at CIGNA from 1994 to 1999, serving as Vice
President and Product Manager in charge of the institutional fund strategy at CIGNA's Retirement Division. He also held positions in
Strategy and Marketing and as a Product Manager for corporate-owned life insurance. Prior to CIGNA, Mr. Bennett worked at Arthur
Andersen LLP as an auditor and consultant.
BETH A. BOMBARA
(Senior Vice President and Controller)
Ms. Bombara, 43, has held the positions of Senior Vice President and Controller of the Company since June 4, 2007. Since joining the
Company in April 2004 as a Vice President, with primary responsibility for the Company’ s compliance with the internal control
requirements set forth in Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, Ms. Bombara has held positions of increasing responsibility.
Prior to assuming the role of Senior Vice President and Controller of the Company, Ms. Bombara held the position of Vice President,
Deputy Controller, with responsibility for external financial reporting, accounting policy and internal management reporting, while
continuing to oversee Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 compliance. Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Bombara worked for the accounting
firm of Deloitte & Touche LLP from June 2002 to April 2004, where she served as a Senior Manager in the audit practice. Ms. Bombara
began her career in accounting at the accounting firm of Arthur Andersen LLP, where she was promoted to audit partner in September
2001.
JAMES ECKERLE
(Executive Vice President, Strategic Initiatives and Enterprise Technology)
Mr. Eckerle, 51, has been Executive Vice President of Strategic Initiatives and Enterprise Technology since he joined the Company in
October 2010. In his role, Mr. Eckerle leads an enterprise-wide initiative to simplify and transform the Company’ s core processes and
operating mechanisms to improve efficiency and effectiveness. Mr. Eckerle has more than 30 years of financial services industry
experience, with a specific focus on change management and process improvement. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Eckerle served
as senior vice president of Global Transition, Quality and Change at Bank of America, a position he held since 2004. Mr. Eckerle
joined Bank of America in 1986 and held a number of leadership roles in Enterprise Initiative Delivery, Senior Change Management
Technology and Operations.