Joe J. Plumeri

Joe Plumeri
Personal details
Born (1943-07-07) July 7, 1943 (age 81)
Trenton, New Jersey, United States
Political partyRepublican
Alma materCollege of William & Mary
New York Law School

Joseph J. Plumeri II (born July 7, 1943) is vice chairman of the First Data Board of Directors. He was the chairman and CEO of Willis Group Holdings (Willis), a New York Stock Exchange-listed insurance broker, until July 2013.[1] The company has 17,000 employees in 400 offices, located in 120 countries.[2][3][4] As of June 2010, Willis had the third-highest insurance brokerage revenues in the world.[5][6]

Plumeri worked for Citigroup from 1968 to 2000.[7] During that time he held the roles of President and Managing Partner of Shearson Lehman Brothers, President of Smith Barney, Vice Chairman of Travelers, Chairman and CEO of Primerica, and CEO of Citibank, North America.[7] He was appointed Chairman and CEO of Willis in 2000.[8]

Plumeri is also the co-owner of the Trenton Thunder. The team plays in Samuel J. Plumeri Sr., Field, named after his father. In addition, he funded the construction of Plumeri Park, the stadium of the William & Mary Tribe baseball team.[9][10] A philanthropist, he has made multimillion-dollar gifts to The College of William & Mary and the Make-a-Wish Foundation.[3]

  1. ^ "Joseph Plumeri Joins KKR as Senior Advisor | First Data". Archived from the original on August 26, 2013. Retrieved September 9, 2013.
  2. ^ Joe Plumeri, "Remarks to the British Insurance Brokers' Association", May 19, 2010. Retrieved July 16, 2010.
  3. ^ a b "Board of Directors". Willis.com. Retrieved July 15, 2010.
  4. ^ Plunkett's Insurance Industry Almanac 2007 (E-Book): Insurance Industry Market Research, Statistics, Trends and Leading Companies, Jack W. Plunkett, Plunkett Research, Ltd., 2006, ISBN 1-59392-405-4. Retrieved July 14, 2010.
  5. ^ Basic concepts of accounting and taxation of property/casualty insurance companies, Book 2009, p. 6, Insurance Information Institute, ISBN 0-932387-01-2. Retrieved July 13, 2010.
  6. ^ Andrew Frye (October 12, 2009). "Aon and Marsh set to acquire smaller rivals, says Advisen". The Royal Gazette. Archived from the original on January 4, 2013. Retrieved July 17, 2010.
  7. ^ a b "Joseph J. Plumeri Profile". Forbes. Archived from the original on September 30, 2010. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
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  9. ^ {{cite web |url=http://www.tribeathletics.com/story.php/1344/ |title=Plumeri Park |work=TribeAthletics.com |publisher=[[College of William & Mary | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100103174352/http://tribeathletics.com/story.php/1344/ |archive-date=January 3, 2010 |access-date=May 8, 2016}}
  10. ^ Patrick McGeehan (December 17, 2000). "Private Sector–A Wall St. Son at Nasdaq's Table". The New York Times. Retrieved July 15, 2010.