Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.

Set forth below is certain information concerning our executive officers as of February 25, 2019. All officers hold office for one-year terms or until their successors are elected and qualified.

J. Hyatt Brown. Mr. Brown was our Chief Executive Officer from 1993 to 2009 and our President from 1993 to December 2002, and served as President and Chief Executive Officer of our predecessor corporation from 1961 to 1993. He was a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 1972 to 1980, and Speaker of the House from 1978 to 1980. Mr. Brown serves on the Board of Directors of International Speedway Corporation, a publicly held company. Mr. Brown is a member of the Board of Trustees of Stetson University, of which he is a past Chairman, and the Florida Council of 100. Mr. Hyatt Brown’s son, J. Powell Brown, is employed by us as President and Chief Executive Officer, and has served as a director since October 2007.

J. Powell Brown. Mr. Brown was named Chief Executive Officer in July 2009. He has been our President since January 2007 and was appointed to be a director in October 2007. Prior to 2007, he served as one of our Regional Executive Vice Presidents since 2002. Mr. Brown was previously responsible for overseeing certain or all parts of all of our divisions over the years, and worked in various capacities throughout the Company since joining us in 1995. Mr. Brown has served on the Board of Directors of WestRock Company (formerly RockTenn Company), a publicly held company, since January 2010. He is the son of our Chairman, J. Hyatt Brown.

Robert W. Lloyd. Mr. Lloyd has served as our General Counsel since 2009 and as Executive Vice President and Corporate Secretary since 2014. He previously served as Vice President from 2006 to 2014, Chief Litigation Officer from 2006 until 2009 and as Assistant General Counsel from 2001 until 2006. Prior to that, he worked as sales manager and marketing manager, respectively, in our Daytona Beach, Florida retail office. While working in a sales role, Mr. Lloyd qualified for the Company’s top producer honors (Tangle B) in 2001. He has also earned his Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) and Certified Insurance Counselor (CIC) designations. Before joining us, Mr. Lloyd practiced law and served as outside counsel to the Company with the law firm of Cobb & Cole, P.A. in Daytona Beach, Florida. Mr. Lloyd is a Rotarian; a director, legal counsel, and chairman-elect of the Greater Daytona Beach Area Chamber of Commerce; a director of the Council on Aging of Volusia County; a member of the executive committee of the Halifax Area Civic League; and a member of the Advisory Board of the Central Florida Council - Boy Scouts of America. He also served on the economic advisory committee to the transition team for Florida Governor-Elect Ron Desantis. Since 2017, Mr. Lloyd has served as an independent director of Raydon Corporation, a private company based in Port Orange, Florida.

J. Scott Penny. Mr. Penny has been our Chief Acquisitions Officer since 2011, and he serves as director and as an executive officer for several of our subsidiaries. He served as a Regional President from 2010 to 2014 and Regional Executive Vice President from 2002 to July 2010. From 1999 until January 2003, Mr. Penny served as profit center leader of our Indianapolis, Indiana retail office. Prior to that, Mr. Penny served as profit center leader of our Jacksonville, Florida retail office from 1997 to 1999. From 1989 to 1997, Mr. Penny was employed as an account executive and marketing representative in our Daytona Beach, Florida office.

Julie K. Ryan. Ms. Ryan was appointed Chief People Officer and Executive Vice President in January 2017 and May 2017, respectively. From September 2015 until January 2017, she served as Director, Human Resources and Learning & Development of Pacific Resources Benefits Advisors, LLC, a subsidiary of the Company. From 2012 until 2015, Ms. Ryan was employed by BorgWarner Inc., where she held the positions of Manager, Learning & Development from 2014 until 2015, and Manager, Benefits & Organizational Development from 2012 until 2014. Ms. Ryan was previously employed by BorgWarner Inc. from 2001 until 2007 and prior to that, held a variety of human resources positions with Kimberly-Clark Corporation and Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics Corporation. In her role as Chief People Officer, Ms. Ryan is responsible for the oversight of all traditional human resources functions.

Anthony T. Strianese. Mr. Strianese has served as President of our Wholesale Brokerage Division since 2014. He served as Regional President from 2012 to 2014 and Regional Executive Vice President from July 2007 to January 2012, and serves as director and as an executive officer for several of our subsidiaries. Mr. Strianese’s responsibilities for our Wholesale Brokerage Division include oversight of the operations of Peachtree Special Risk Brokers, LLC, Hull & Company, Inc., ECC Insurance Brokers, Inc., MacDuff Underwriters, Inc. and Decus Insurance Brokers Limited, which commenced operations in 2008 in London, England. Additionally, Mr. Strianese is responsible for certain of our public entity operations located in Georgia, Texas and Virginia. Mr. Strianese joined the Company in January 2000 and helped form Peachtree Special Risk Brokers. Prior to joining us, he held leadership positions with The Home Insurance Company and Tri-City Brokers in New York City.

Chris L. Walker. Mr. Walker was appointed President of our National Programs Division in 2014. He served as Regional Executive Vice President from 2012 to 2014. Mr. Walker is responsible for our National Programs Division. He has also served as Chief Executive Officer of Arrowhead since 2012. He has been involved with Arrowhead’s business development strategies, product expansion, acquisitions and the overall operations and infrastructure since joining the organization in 2003. Prior to that, he served as Vice Chairman of Aon Re. Mr. Walker’s insurance career began with the reinsurance intermediary E.W. Blanch Co., where he ultimately served as Chairman and CEO of E.W. Blanch Holdings. He previously served as Chairman of the Brokers and Reinsurance Markets Association.

R. Andrew Watts. Mr. Watts joined the Company as Executive Vice President and Treasurer in February 2014, and was appointed Chief Financial Officer effective March 4, 2014. Prior to joining the Company, he had served as Global Head of Customer Administration for Thomson Reuters since 2011, and from 2008 to 2011, he acted as Chief Financial Officer for multiple segments within the Financial and Risk Division of Thomson Reuters. Prior to 2001, Mr. Watts was the Chief Financial Officer and Co-founder of Textera, an internet start-up company, and worked as a Senior Manager with PricewaterhouseCoopers for nine years. Mr. Watts is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Illinois State University. He was previously the Chairman of the Board for Surflight Theatre from January 2013 through February 2014 and served on that board from July 2012 until February 2014. He was previously the Chairman of the Board for Make-A-Wish Foundation of New Jersey from 2005 through 2007 and served on that board from 2000 through 2007.

The additional information required by this item regarding directors and executive officers is incorporated herein by reference to our definitive Proxy Statement to be filed with the SEC in connection with the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held in 2019 (the “2019 Proxy Statement”) under the headings “Board and Corporate Governance Matters” and “Other Important Information.” We have adopted a code of ethics that applies to our principal executive officer, principal financial officer, and controller. A copy of our Code of Ethics for our Chief Executive Officer and our Senior Financial Officers and a copy of our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics applicable to all employees are posted on our Internet website, at www.bbinsurance.com, and are also available upon written request directed to Corporate Secretary, 220 Brown & Brown, Inc., South Ridgewood Avenue, Daytona Beach, Florida 32114, or by telephone to (386) 252-9601. Any approved amendments to, or waiver of, any provision of the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics will be posted on our website at the above address.