Mark Drew joined Protective Life Corporation in 2016 as Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer. Prior to joining Protective, Drew was in private practice at Maynard Cooper & Gale for 28 years and served as the managing shareholder from 2006-2016. His corporate work there included counseling private and public companies, including banking and financial institutions, at both the board and transactional level. He also has significant experience handling mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures at the international level.
Drew serves on the boards of The Westervelt Company, Business Council of Alabama, Association of Life Insurance Counsel, Public Affairs Research Council of Alabama, and the Greater Alabama Council - Boy Scouts of America. He received his Juris Doctor from Wake Forest University School of Law and a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Wake Forest University.