The continued solid leadership that I know Bob Staton will bring us will guarantee that the momentum of our campaign will remain intact. A native of Emporia, Va., Staton is a graduate of Presbyterian College and the USC School of Law. He is a member of the Business Partnership Foundation board at The Darla Moore School of Business at USC, the Presbyterian College Board of Trustees, the Education Oversight Committee of South Carolina, and the Palmetto Business Forum. In 1998, he was named the South Carolina Business Leader of the Year by the S.C. Chamber of Commerce. He was named president of the company in 1995 and chairman in 1999.
Colonial is a national leader in providing supplemental insurance to employees at the worksite.
It is based in Columbia and is a subsidiary of UnumProvident Corp.