

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

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