Executives' Associations of Savannah - History

The first Executives Association was founded in San Francisco in 1916 by eight businessmen who felt there should be an organization that devoted itself to developing business for its members. It did not concern itself with civic, charitable, political or religious affairs of the community but served solely as a business service association.

Today, there are over 110 official Executives Associations around the world, including the United States and Canada as well as England, Switzerland and South Africa. They make up the prestigious International Executives Association web representing over 5,000 business and professional member firms.

The Executives’ Association of Savannah was founded in the summer of 1968 by 11 businessmen with Clint Lance serving as the first president. The founding members of the Savannah Executives Association included Dave Blair, Bill Chisholm, Hank Fishel, Bill Kehoe, Varnie Hancock, Tom Coleman, Bill Bremer, Charlie Sipple, Peter Steward and Arthur Gignilliant.

In the pursuit of excellence, the Executives Association practices the policy of “one firm per business category.” The end result is a worldwide network of owners, top executives and key decision-makers representing the highest standards of products and services as well as professional integrity.

Current President

2023-2024

Greg Sedlock

Past Presidents

1968-1969

Clint Lance

1969-1970

Oliver Biggs

1970-1971

Reidar Trosdal

1971-1972

William J. Kehoe

1972-1973

Carson Brannan

1973-1974

Ed Evans

1974-1975

Robert Miller

1975-1976

Charlie Sipple

1976-1977

James Artley

1977-1978

Hubert Josey

1978-1979

John L. Allen

1979-1980

Jay Shoob

1980-1981

Peter Steward

1981-1982

William McCuen

1982-1983

Bill Taylor

1983-1984

Ron Weller

1984

Marion Hudson

1984-1985

Tommy Miller

1985-1986

Bill Chisholm

1987-1988

Marion Hudson

1988-1989

Bill Efird

1989-1990

Preston Gilmore

1990-1991

Kevin Rawls

1991-1992

Paul Kaluzne

1992-1993

Rosie Rosenblum

1993-1994

Matt Turner

1994-1995

Rick Belford

1996-1997

Al Kennickell

1996-1997

Martin Sullivan

1997-1998

Will Weeks

1998-1999

Neff McIntosh

1999-2000

Bob Myrick

2000-2001

Ken Harrison

2001-2002

Bob Harman, Jr.

2002-2003

Michael Wakely

2003-2004

Rick Culbreth

2004-2005

Zeke Gaines

2005-2006

Neal Estes

2006-2007

Tim Cooper

2007-2008

Peter Thacher

2008-2009

Mark Mobley

2009-2010

Malcolm Butler

2010-2011

Carlos Celaya

2011-2012

Rick Monroe

2012-2013

Michael Sullivan

2013-2014

Ray Gaster

2014-2015

Gary Oetgen

2015-2016

Lynn Moody

2016-2017

Harvey Gilbert

2017-2018

 Vernon Buchman

2018-2019

Greg Lard

2019-2020

Mickey Minick

2020-2021

Inman Hodges

2021-2022

Tony Eichholz

2022-2023

Nino Aliota