Genworth Financial CEO Michael Fraizer at a glance

Genworth Financial CEO Michael Fraizer at a glance

Michael D. Fraizer

Chairman, president and chief executive

Genworth Financial Inc.

PERSONAL:

Age: 52, grew up in Lincoln, Neb.

Education: Attended Carleton College in Northfield, Minn., and earned a bachelors degree in political science in 1980.

Family: He and his wife, Elizabeth, live in Richmond, Va., and have two teenage daughters.

— When it comes to sports, Fraizer lettered while swimming the sprint freestyle and butterfly relay while in high school. His team placed second in the state meet, but won the year after he graduated.

— There’s one team you’ll always find him cheering on: The Nebraska Cornhuskers. Go Big Red!

— And the family pet: A 3-year-old Maltese named Duke.

CAREER:

2004: Became Chairman, president and CEO after the completion of Genworth’s IPO in May.

2000: Became senior vice president of GE and Chairman, president and CEO of GE Financial Assurance Holdings.

1996: Led the Consumer Savings and Insurance Group, a predecessor of GE Financial Assurance Holdings Inc.

1991: Became vice president of portfolio acquisitions and ventures for GE Capital Commercial Real Estate, where he became president and CEO in 1993.

1989: Became president and managing director of GE Japan.

1983: Became a member of GE’s corporate audit staff and corporate business development team.

1980: Joined General Electric Co. as a member of the company’s Financial Management Program.

COMPENSATION:

Total annual compensation valued at nearly $6.9 million in 2009, up 91 percent from the previous year, according to an Associated Press calculation of figures disclosed in a regulatory filing.