Background
Brands, James Edwin was born on July 5, 1937 in Lebanon, Indiana, United States. Son of Edwin Herman and Pearl Irene (Brown) Brands.
Brands, James Edwin was born on July 5, 1937 in Lebanon, Indiana, United States. Son of Edwin Herman and Pearl Irene (Brown) Brands.
AB, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, 1959. Master of Business Administration, University Chicago, 1961. Juris Doctor, Kennedy-Western University, Boise, Idaho, 1992.
Staff accountant, manager, Arthur Andersen & Company, Chicago, 1961-1971;
partner, Arthur Andersen & Company, St. Louis, 1971-1982;
senior vice president, Scherer-Storz, Inc., St. Louis, 1982-1986;
vice chairman, Chief Financial Officer, Scherer Healthcare Inc., Atlanta, 1982-1995;
executive vice president, Scherer Science Ltd., Atlanta, 1986-1995;
chairman, Chief Executive Officer, Marquest Medical Products, Inc., Denver, 1993-1995;
Chief Financial Officer, Wilson Pest Control, Inc., Atlanta, 1997-1999. Chairman, Board Of Directors Ramco Acquisitions, Inc., Atlanta. Board directors, vice president BodyCare Inc., Atlanta, Maximum Benefits, LLC, Atlanta, Throwleigh Technologies LLC, Atlanta.
Board directors, president Georgia American Land Company, Atlanta. President Brands & Company, since 1981.
Member American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Missouri Society of Certified Public Accountants, Bellerive Country Club (St. Louis), Country Club of the South (Atlanta).
Married Gail Marian Knight, September 12, 1959. Children: Jeffrey, Scot, Alan, Susan.