(accounting firm), Galveston, Texas, from 2001 to December 2015. Member of Tremont Street Financial Group, LLC (wealth management and accounting services), Galveston, Texas since 2012; President of Ducks Unlimited de Mexico (non-profit conservation organization) since May 2019, and Treasurer from 2012 to May 2019; Past Director of Moody National Bank.
Mr. Ansell is a certified public accountant and brings to our Board his forty years of experience in auditing, tax, and business and personal consulting. Mr. Ansell also holds a Series 66 (securities agent and investment adviser representative) license and a Texas general lines insurance agent’s license, which further enhance the experience and expertise he brings to our Board.
Arthur O. Dummer (age 87) was first elected to our Board in 2004. Principal Occupation: President, The Donner Company (privately owned actuarial consulting company), Salt Lake City, Utah since 1985. Past Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Organization of Life and Health Guaranty Associations, Herndon, Virginia; Past Director of: American Community Mutual Insurance Company, Livonia, Michigan (mutual insurance company); American Underwriters Insurance Company, Wichita, Kansas; Casualty Underwriters Insurance Company, Salt Lake City, Utah; Beneficial Life Insurance Company, Salt Lake City, Utah; Aurora National Life Assurance Company, Los Angeles, California; Continental Western Life Insurance Company, Des Moines, Iowa; Utah Home Fire Insurance Company, Salt Lake City, Utah; and PHA Life Insurance Company, Portland, Oregon (all privately owned insurance companies); Past Director of National Western Life Insurance Company, Austin, Texas.
Mr. Dummer is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries and a Member of the American Academy of Actuaries. He has over sixty years of experience in the insurance industry, including service as the former Chief Examiner and Actuary of the Utah Insurance Department. His extensive background in the insurance industry and his knowledge of actuarial and accounting issues are highly valued by our Board.
Irwin M. Herz, Jr. (age 80) was appointed as a director by our Board in July 2018, upon the increase in the size of the Board to ten directors. He served as an advisory director to our Board from 2004 until such appointment, and as a director from 1981 to 1983 and from 1984 to 2004. Principal Occupation: Since 1980, Partner of Greer, Herz & Adams, L.L.P., General Counsel to the Company; Trustee of the Three R Trusts (trusts for the benefit of the children of Robert L. Moody, Sr.).
Mr. Herz’s service as a director of numerous insurance companies, including over thirty-seven years on our Board, has provided him with extensive knowledge of the insurance industry. In addition, his background and experience as a corporate and commercial lawyer provides a wealth of knowledge and problem-solving skills to the Board.
E. Douglas McLeod (age 79) was appointed as a director by our Board in July 2018, upon the increase in the size of our Board to ten directors. He served as an advisory director to our Board from 2004 until such appointment, and as a director from 1984 to 2004. Principal Occupation: Chairman and Director of Moody Gardens, Inc. (charitable corporation); Attorney; Past Director of Development of The Moody Foundation (charitable and educational foundation) from 1982 to 2013 (retired); Director of National Western Life Group, Inc. (insurance holding company), Austin, Texas, since 2015; Director of National Western Life Insurance Company, Austin, Texas, from 1979 to 2015; Vice President and Director of Colonel Museum, Inc. (charitable organization); Director of American National County Mutual Insurance Company (subsidiary insurance company); Past Director and past Chairman of Center for Transportation and Commerce (charitable organization); Past Director, Chairman of the Audit Committee, and Executive Committee Member, South Texas College of Law Houston (law school); Past Member of State House of Representatives of the State of Texas (terms ended January 1983).
Mr. McLeod has experience as a lawyer and public servant, including as a state legislator, as well as experience in real estate development and non-profit administration. He brings a varied perspective and set of problem-solving skills and valuable insight to the Board.
Frances A. Moody-Dahlberg (age 51) was first elected to our Board in 1987. Principal Occupation: Executive Director of The Moody Foundation (charitable and educational foundation) since 1998, and a Trustee of The Moody Foundation since 2004; Director of National Western Life Group, Inc., Austin, Texas, since 2015; Director of National Western Life Insurance Company, Austin, Texas, from 1990 to 2015; Director of The Moody Endowment and Transitional Learning Center at Galveston since 2012 and Director of Moody Medical Research Institute since 2018 (charitable organizations); Director of Moody National Bank since 2018; Director of Gal-Tex Hotel Corporation (hotel management corporation) from March 2000 to December 2003.
Ms. Moody-Dahlberg has over thirty years of experience as a member of our Board. As Executive Director of The Moody Foundation, one of the largest charitable foundations in the State of Texas, she provides insight regarding the concerns of our significant non-profit stockholders.
Ross R. Moody (age 58) has been a member of our Board since November 2016 and Chairman of the Board since April 2017. Principal Occupation: Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of National Western Life Group, Inc., Austin, Texas, since 2015; Chief Executive Officer of National Western Life Insurance Company, Austin, Texas, since 2015; President and Chief Operating Officer of National Western Life Insurance Company from 1992 to 2015; and a Trustee of The Moody Foundation since 1987. Director of The Moody Endowment and Transitional Learning Center at Galveston since 2012 and Director of Moody Medical Research Institute since 2018 (charitable organizations); Director of Moody National Bank since 2018.
Mr. Moody has served as an insurance company executive for approximately twenty-nine years. His knowledge and experience are valuable to our Board’s discussions of operational and strategic matters.
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