John Hicks Lanier

Background

Lanier, John Hicks was born on April 12, 1940 in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Son of Sartain and Claudia Gwynn (Whitson) Lanier.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Vanderbilt University, 1962; Master of Business Administration, Harvard University, 1964.

Career

President, chairman, chief Executive officer, Oxford Industries, Inc., Atlanta, since 1981. Board directors Shaw Industries, Inc., Dalton, Georgia, Crawford & Company, Trust Company of Georgia Associations.

Achievements

• John Hicks Lanier has been listed as a noteworthy Apparel company executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Trustee, Henrietta Egleston Hospital for Children, The Westminster Schools, Atlanta. Board directors Piedmont Hospital, Atlanta. Served with United States Air Force Reserve, 1964-1965.

Member American Apparel Manufacturers Association (past board directors).

Connections

Married Jane M. Darden, October 15, 1966. Children: Jay, Liza, Stephen.

Father:

Sartain Lanier

Mother:

Claudia Gwynn (Whitson) Lanier

Spouse:

Jane M. Darden

child:

Stephen Lanier

child:

Jay Lanier

child:

Liza Lanier