Emmet Burns — Senior Vice President of Brand and Marketing at Assurant

Mr. Emmet Burns has been Senior Vice President of Brand and Marketing at Assurant, Inc. since June 06, 2016. Mr. Burns has more than 25 years of marketing and branding experience with key roles in both the financial services and packaged goods sectors, including Barclays, Bank of America, Bayer and Procter & Gamble. Most recently, he served as Senior Vice President, brand and integrated marketing director at SunTrust Banks, Inc. There he led the development and execution of marketing strategies to drive enterprise brand and revenue growth for SunTrust's business units. Prior to his role at SunTrust Banks, he served as Senior Vice President of Marketing for Barclays Retail Bank in the UK. He served as a Marketing Director for UK Retail Banking at Barclays plc since July 2009. From 2001 to 2008, he held a series of marketing and product management roles of increasing responsibility at Washington Mutual Bank. A military veteran, he served five years as a Nuclear Submarine Officer in the U.S. Navy. Mr. Burns holds a bachelor's degree in mathematics from The College of the Holy Cross.