Thomas C. Godlasky serves as Independent Chairman of the Board of the Company. Mr. Godlasky has been a director of the Company since July 2010 and Chairman of the Board since April 2018. Mr. Godlasky served as Chief Executive Officer of Aviva North America, Aviva plc's life insurance and annuity business in the U.S. and its property and casualty business in Canada, from July 2007 to March 2010. Mr. Godlasky also served in the dual position as Chief Executive Officer and President of Aviva USA from November 2006 to November 2009. Prior thereto, Mr. Godlasky served as Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President of AmerUs Group, Des Moines, Iowa, a life insurance and annuity business, which was acquired by Aviva plc in 2006, from November 2005 to November 2006 and as President and Chief Operating Officer from November 2003 to November 2006. He also served as a director of AmerUs Group from November 2003 until November 2006, whereupon he joined the Aviva USA Board of Directors until March 2010. Mr. Godlasky earned the Chartered Financial Analyst designation in 1992. Mr. Godlasky's term on the Board expires in 2021.
As the Independent Chairman of the Board of Waddell & Reed, the total compensation of Thomas Godlasky at Waddell & Reed is $390,014. There are 7 executives at Waddell & Reed getting paid more, with Daniel Hanson having the highest compensation of $3,292,080.
Thomas Godlasky is 64, he's been the Independent Chairman of the Board of Waddell & Reed since 2018. There are 3 older and 12 younger executives at Waddell & Reed. The oldest executive at Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. is Dennis Logue, 76, who is the Independent Director.
Thomas's mailing address filed with the SEC is 6300 LAMAR AVENUE, , OVERLAND PARK, KS, 66202.
Over the last 24 years, insiders at Waddell & Reed have traded over $43,564,055 worth of Waddell & Reed stock and bought 16,270 units worth $403,978 . The most active insiders traders include Henry J Herrmann, Jerry W Walton y Keith A Tucker. On average, Waddell & Reed executives and independent directors trade stock every 46 days with the average trade being worth of $510,541. The most recent stock trade was executed by Amy J. Scupham on 10 January 2021, trading 2,426 units of WDR stock currently worth $60,601.
Through its subsidiaries, Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. has provided investment management and wealth management services to clients throughout the United States since 1937. Today, Waddell & Reed distributes its investment products through the unaffiliated channel under the IVY INVESTMENTS® brand (encompassing broker/dealer, retirement, and registered investment advisors), its wealth management channel (through independent financial advisors associated with WADDELL & REED, INC.), and its institutional channel (including defined benefit plans, pension plans, endowments and subadvisory relationships).
Waddell & Reed executives and other stock owners filed with the SEC include: