John Paul Pickens

Background

Pickens, John Paul was born on November 24, 1950 in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. Son of John Paul Senior and Helen Marie (McMinn) Pickens.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Marketing, Abilene (Texas) Christian U., 1972.

Career

Sales trainee, Arkansas Power and Light, Hot Springs, 1973-1974; sales representative, Arkansas Power and Light, Glenwood, 1974-1977; business office manager, Arkansas Power and Light, Morrilton, 1977-1978; business office manager, Arkansas Power and Light, Malvern, 1978-1981; employment and industrial relations coordinator, Arkansas Power and Light, Newark, 1981-1983; manager business services, Arkansas Power and Light, El Dorado, 1983-1987; customer systems specialist, Arkansas Power and Light, Little Rock, 1987-1988; business office manager, Arkansas Power and Light, Batesville, 1988-1990; manager marketing, training and education, Entergy, Little Rock, since 1990.

Membership

Member advisory board United Way, Batesville, 1990. Member National Sales and Marketing Executives.

Interests

• Avocations: golf, performing arts, tennis, writing poetry.

Connections

Married Twala Greenway, Aug.13, 1971 (divorced January 1991). Children: Julie, Mindi, Sallie. Married Lisa Kay Smith, January 1991.

1 child, John.

Father:

John Paul Senior Pickens

Mother:

Helen Marie (McMinn) Pickens

Spouse:

Twala Greenway

Spouse:

Lisa Kay Smith

child:

John Pickens

child:

Mindi Pickens

child:

Sallie Pickens

child:

Julie Pickens