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