Former Maine CEO in Hot Seat over AIG Bonuses

April 7, 2009

The public outrage aimed at American International Group over bonuses given to its executives has reached the man whose committee approved the payouts: James F. Orr, former chief executive officer of Unum Corp.

The Portland Press Herald said leaders of several union and public pension funds that own AIG stock called on AIG’s three government-appointed trustees last week to remove Orr, who serves as chairman of the directors’ executive compensation committee.

Orr was widely credited with building Unum Corp. into a multibillion-dollar disability insurance company in the 1980s and 1990s when it was headquartered in Portland. He now lives in Massachusetts.

At AIG, Orr was chairman of the executive committee when it approved the AIG executive compensation and retention plans that resulted in the controversial bonuses.
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Information from: Portland Press Herald

Topics AIG Maine

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  • April 7, 2009 at 6:08 am
    Temblor says:
    The ONLY AIG executives who are not due their bonuses are the ones in the specific unit that did all the disastrous trading. Others who were in the Financial Services unit, bu... read more
  • April 7, 2009 at 3:48 am
    Jay says:
    First thought: Give me a break! Now let's go back as far as to their mothers who gave birth to them and blame them for the bonuses arrangements. Just knock it off already.

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