Education
Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering, Stanford University, California, 1984. Master of Business Administration, Harvard University, 1988.
Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering, Stanford University, California, 1984. Master of Business Administration, Harvard University, 1988.
Formerly with Morgan Stanley & Company, New York City, San Francisco. Special assistant to secretary of defense United States Department Defense, 1992—1993. Executive vice president, Chief Financial Officer National Gypsum Company, Charlotte, North Carolina, 1995—1999, vice chairman, 1996—1999, president, Chief Executive Officer, since 1999, chairman, since 2005.
Co-founder, general partner Wakefield Group, Charlotte, 1998—2009. Board directors Belk, Inc., since 2003, Yum Brands, Inc., since 2006, A4 Health Systems, Inc.
Board directors Foundation Carolinas, United Way Central Carolinas, Business Roundtable, Blumenthal Performing Arts Center, Mecklenburg County Council Boy Scouts America.