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Joseph J. "Joe" Plumeri II (born July 7, 1943, in Trenton, New Jersey) 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.〔http://www.firstdata.com/en_us/about-first-data/media/press-releases/08_19_13.html〕 The company has 17,000 employees in 400 offices, located in 120 countries.〔(Joe Plumeri, "Remarks to the British Insurance Brokers' Association" ), May 19, 2010. Retrieved July 16, 2010.〕〔(''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.〕 As of June 2010, Willis had the third-highest insurance brokerage revenues in the world.〔(''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.〕 For the first 32 years of his career, Plumeri was an executive with Citigroup and its predecessors. During that time he was variously President & Managing Partner of Shearson Lehman Brothers, President of Smith Barney, Vice Chairman of Travelers, Chairman & CEO of Primerica, and CEO of Citibank, North America.〔 He was appointed Chairman & CEO of Willis in 2000.〔 Plumeri is also the co-owner of the New York Yankees' Double-A minor league team affiliate, 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.〔("Plumeri Park" ), TribeAthletics.com, accessed July 16, 2010〕 A philanthropist, he has made multimillion-dollar gifts to The College of William & Mary and the Make-a-Wish Foundation.〔 ==Early life== Plumeri is the son of Samuel J. Plumeri, Sr. (a Trenton city commissioner and local businessman, who died in 1998) and Josephine Plumeri (who died in 2012).〔〔 His grandparents immigrated to the United States from Villalba, Sicily.〔 He was raised in North Trenton, New Jersey, in a working-class family.〔〔〔 Speaking of his father, he said: "He never quit, and he always saw the good in everything. He was a dreamer, and because of my father ... I have an affection for people who are passionate."〔("Breaking with Tradition: Willis Re-energized" ), ''Risk Transfer Magazine'', April 1, 2004. Retrieved July 19, 2010.〕 Plumeri attended Trenton Catholic Academy and Bordentown Military Institute (1962).〔〔〔 He then studied at The College of William & Mary, graduating in 1966 with a B.A. in History and Education.〔〔〔〔 While an undergraduate, he played on the William & Mary Tribe football team (on scholarship as a halfback for Lou Holtz) and baseball team (as a second baseman and outfielder).〔 Upon graduation, he first taught History for two years at Langhorne's Neshaminy High School in Bucks County, in rural Pennsylvania.〔 There, he also coached football and two other sports.〔〔 In 1968, he was in the Army Reserve for six months at Fort Jackson, South Carolina.〔 After he was released, he enrolled in New York Law School in 1968, but did not finish.〔〔〔〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Joe J. Plumeri」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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