Background
Chitwood, Harold Otis was born on August 5, 1930 in Gadsden, Alabama, United States. Son of Herman Otis and Demile (Hall) Chitwood.
Chitwood, Harold Otis was born on August 5, 1930 in Gadsden, Alabama, United States. Son of Herman Otis and Demile (Hall) Chitwood.
Bachelor of Business Administration, University Alabama, 1955. Postgraduate in advanced management, Emory University, 1987. Postgraduate in management, Georgia State University.
Postgraduate in management, University Missouri.
With, Gold Kist Poultry Processing, Boaz, Alabama, 1957-1966;
plant operations manager, Gold Kist Inc., Atlanta, 1966-1971;
division manager, Gold Kist North-East Alabama division, Boaz, 1971-1972;
assistant manager, Gold Kist Poultry, Atlanta, 1972-1974;
assistant group vice president, Gold Kist Inc.-Poultry Group, Atlanta, 1974-1981;
group vice president, Gold Kist Inc.-Poultry Group, Atlanta, 1981-1984;
executive vice president, Gold Kist Inc.-Poultry Group, Atlanta, since 1984;
member corporation planning committee, Gold Kist Inc.-Poultry Group, Atlanta
Chief Executive Officer, Gold Kist Inc.-Poultry Group, Atlanta, since 1991;
chairman, Golden Poultry Company, since 1992. Chairman, Board Of Directors Agri International Inc., Atlanta, Luker Inc., GK Stores, Inc. GK Finance Corporation, AgraTech Seeds Inc., Carolina Golden Products Company, Inc., Agrigolden, Inc.
Member Executive Committee board directors AgraTrade Financing, Inc. Board directors NationsBank Georgia. Board supervisors Alfred C. Toepfer International.
Member executive board directors Highland Exchange Service Co-operation, Waverly, Florida, since 1987. Member executive board Atlanta council Boy Scouts American. Board deacons Mount Vernon Baptist Church, Atlanta.
Served to 1st lieutenant United States Air Force, 1951-1955, Korea. Member National Broiler Council (past president, chairman board directors 1987-1988), National Council Farmer Cooperatives (board directors), Georgia Poultry Federation (president 1987-1988), Georgia Processor Association (past president), Alabama Processor Association (past president), Georgia C. of. Chamber (board directors), Atlanta Rotary, Cherokee Country Club.
Clubs: Cherokee Country (Atlanta). Lodges: Rotary.
Married Fern Nash, June 12, 1954. Children: H. Wayde, G. Wesley, J. Weldon.