Travis Whitsett Bain, II

Background

II, Travis Whitsett Bain, was born on March 4, 1934 in San Antonio, Texas, United States. Son of Travis Whitsett and Zelma Gladys (Middleton) B.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, University Texas, 1956. Master of Business Administration, Harvard Business School, 1958.

Career

Manufacturing superintendent, Texas Instruments, Dallas, 1958-1961; senior associate, McKinsey and Company, Los Angeles and Chicago, 1961-1965; executive vice president, chief operating officer, Trend Line Corporation, Jackson, Mississippi, 1965-1981; president, Chief Executive Officer, W.E. Walker Stores, Inc., Jackson, 1981-1986; president, Chief Executive Officer, Sunbelt Nursery Group, Inc., Fort Worth, 1986-1987; investor, consultant, Bain Associations, Fort Worth, 1987-1988; president, Jarman Shoe Company division Genesco Inc., Nashville, 1988-1992; president, Bain Enterprises, Inc. dba Sandler Pools, Plano, Texas, since 1993. Board directors Atmos Energy Corporation, Dallas, since 1988, Texas Commerce Bank, Fort Worth, 1986-1988, Delta Industries, Inc., Jackson, since 1984. Chairman, Board Of Directors Master Pools Guild, since 1997.

President Dallas Executive Association, since 1998.

Achievements

• Travis Whitsett Bain II has been listed as a noteworthy Manufacturing and retail executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board directors New Stage Theatre, Jackson, 1980-1986, Boy Scouts American, Fort Worth, 1986-1988, Mississippi Ballet International, Jackson, 1984-1986. Board directors, executive committee Nashville Ballet, 1989-1992. Member placement council Owen School Management Vanderbilt University, Nashville, 1984-1992.

Member advisory board College of Business Administration Foundation University Texas, Austin, since 1987. Member Dallas Executive Association (president 1998-1999).

Interests

• Avocations: gardening, tennis, jogging, travel, scuba diving.

Connections

Married Karlen Jo Bruner, May 30, 1957. Children: Travis W. III, James Henry III.

Father:

Travis Whitsett B.

Mother:

Zelma Gladys (Middleton) B.

Spouse:

Karlen Jo Bruner

child:

Travis W. III

child:

James Henry III