FM Global names new board member

JOHNSTON – FM Global has tapped the chief operating officer of a global communications provider to serve on its board of directors, according to a press release.
Daniel L. Knotts, COO of RR Donnelley in Chicago, Ill., is the most recent addition to the board of directors of the Johnston-based international commercial and industrial property insurer. The company board comprises executives from different sectors of manufacturing, distribution and service organizations, according to the release.
Shivan S. Subramaniam, chairman of the board, said in a statement that the addition of Knotts would give the board more depth.
“Daniel Knotts’ decades of experience in global services, operations, sales and finance will further increase the depth of our board,” Subramaniam said. “We are especially pleased because, as a mutually owned [company] and directed by our policyholders, RR Donnelley has been an FM Global client for more than 100 years, making him perfectly suited for our board.”
Knotts joined RR Donnelley, with corporate offices in Chicago, Ill., in 1986 and served on a variety of finance, operation, sales management and business unit leadership positions, according to a FM Global press release. He was named chief operating officer in 2012.
Other members of FM Global board of directors are:

  • Shivan S. Subramaniam, chairman, FM Global
  • Frank T. Connor, executive vice president and chief financial officer, Textron Inc.
  • Colin Day, chief executive, Essentra plc
  • John A. Luke Jr., chairman and chief executive officer, MeadWestvaco Corp.
  • Jonathan D. Mariner, chief investment officer, Major League Baseball
  • Thomas A. Lawson, president and chief executive officer, FM Global
  • Gracia C. Martore, president and chief executive officer, Gannett Co. Inc.
  • Christine M. McCarthy, executive vice president, corporate real estate, alliances and treasurer, The Walt Disney Company
  • Stuart B. Parker, president and chief executive officer, USAA
  • David Pulman, former president of global manufacturing and supply, GlaxoSmithKline
  • Edward J. Rapp, group president, resource industries, Caterpillar Inc.
  • James C. Thyen, retired president and chief executive officer, Kimball International Inc.
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