Directors

Board of Directors

Richard M. "Dick" Stormont, Chairman

Recent sale of Stormont Hospitality Group to Noble Investment Group has created a new role for Dick as Managing Director of Stormont Noble Development, LLC. Previously he served as Chairman of Stormont Hospitality Group. Dick has held a number of leadership positions in the hospitality industry, including serving as Chairman of the Tourism Division for the GA Dept. of Industry, Trade & Tourism. He was inducted into the GA Hospitality & Travel Association Hall of Fame in 2000.

Brian D. Hogg

Executive Vice President with Portman Management Company. More than 30 years experience in the development, marketing, leasing and management of industrial and office properties. Past President of the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties.

James "Jim" F. Bell, Jr.

President and CEO of the Allen Morris Company of Georgia. MBA from Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration. Certified Property Manager and Certified Commercial Investment Member, and over 35 years in active commercial real estate practice.

Nancy Paris, Secretary

Nancy Paris has served as President of Saint Joseph’s Mercy Care Services and as Vice President of Georgia Baptist health Care system. She also served as Director of Hospice Atlanta. Ms. Paris has a Master’s Degree in Health Policy and Administration from Mercer University, A Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology from the University of Georgia, and a certificate in Gerontology from Georgia State University.

Rebecca "Becky" Webster

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Senior Vice President/Chief Operating Officer since 1998. Was the first Chief Operating Officer of Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, merger of Egleston Children's Hospital and Scottish Rite Children's Medical Center, forming one of the largest children's healthcare systems in the United States.

William "Bill" Farr, III

Bill Farr is a retired banking executive with a variety of commercial and consumer experience. He served as Executive Vice President of Wachovia and its local predecessor, First Atlanta, and is the former President and Director of Georgia Federal Bank. Bill was organizer and President of InfiBank, N.A., a special purpose credit card bank, where he presently serves as a member of its Board of Directors.

John J. Gillin

John Gillin was an Officer of The Coca-Cola Company or one of its divisions for thirty years. He retired in 1999 with the rank of Division President and was also a corporate Senior Vice President. Mr. Gillin managed a division of over 150 professionals (one third of which were outside the United States) and was responsible for over half a billion cases of company products world wide. He was The Coca-Cola Company's long time, principal contact with McDonald's. This strategic account was Coca-Cola's largest customer with 30,000 restaurants worldwide. Currently, Mr. Gillin serves as a Senior Consultant to the Chairman and CEO of The Coca-Cola Company.

James "Jim" Pollak

Jim Pollak is a retired advertising and marketing executive who has worked with the Colgate-Palmolive Company, R.T. French, J. Walter Thompson, Trone Advertising and OneSource Marketing. In 1998, Jim was one of three co-founders of Pollak Levitt & Partners. This privately held company grew to become one of the 15 largest advertising agencies in Atlanta, and one of the top 50 advertising agencies in the Southeast before it was sold in 2000.

John S. Day

John Day is a certified public accountant. A lifelong resident of Atlanta, he retired in 2005 after 30 years in public accounting. He was a partner at Arthur Andersen LLP from 1976 to 2002 and joined Deloitte & Touche LLP in 2002 as a Director until he retired. John served as the engagement partner on a broad range of large publicly owned clients in the financial services, real estate, hospitality, and services industries. Some of the clients he served included SunTrust Banks, Inc., BB&T Corporation, Cousins Properties Incorporated and Delta Air Lines. He received an AB in Economics from the University of North Carolina and an MBA from Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration.