Background
Smith, Lanty Lloyd was born on December 11, 1942 in Sherrodsville, Ohio, United States. Son of Lloyd H. and Ellen Ruth (Newell) Smith.
Smith, Lanty Lloyd was born on December 11, 1942 in Sherrodsville, Ohio, United States. Son of Lloyd H. and Ellen Ruth (Newell) Smith.
Bachelor of Science in Mathematics with honors, Wittenberg University, Springfield, Ohio, 1964. Bachelor of Laws with honors, Duke University, 1967.
Associate, Jones, Day, Cockley & Reavis, Cleveland, 1967-1973;
partner, Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, Cleveland, 1974-1977;
executive vice president, senior general counsel, Burlington Industries, Inc., Greensboro, North Carolina, 1977-1986;
president, Burlington Industries, Inc., Greensboro, North Carolina, 1986-1988;
chairman, Precision Fabrics Group Inc., Greensboro, since 1988;
chairman, The Greenwood Group, Inc., Raleigh, North Carolina, since 1992;
chairman, Soles Brower Smith & Company, since 1998. Board directors Oakwood Homes Corporation. Board directors, member Executive Committee First UnionCorp., Wikoff Color.
Board visitors Duke U. School Law. Trustee Duke U.
Vice-chairman, Board of Governors Center for Creative Leadership. Member Executive Committee Greensboro Development Corporation. Trustee Kathleen Price Bryan Family Fund.
Bd.visitors North Carolina A&T State University. Member Executive Committee The Ridge Young Men’s Christian Association Retreat. Member American Bar Association, North Carolina Institute Medicine, North Carolina Textile Foundation.
Married Margaret Hays Chandler, June 11, 1966. Children: Abigail Lamoreaux Presson, Margaret Ellen Smith-Rhee, Amanda Prescott Lacoff.