Skip PatersonChairman of the Board About Skip Skip Paterson Independent Director Skip Paterson brings a broad range of business and industry expertise to the board, spanning from construction, telecommunications and energy to software and manufacturing. He has held leadership roles at PeopleThought, LLC, ITT Cannon, Activant Solutions/Epicor, Alliant Energy, JD Edwards/PeopleSoft, KN Energy/Kinder Morgan, BellSouth/Cingular,…
Becky BlalockCompensation Committee Chair About Becky As former Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer for Southern Company, Ms. Blalock spent nearly a decade directing IT strategy and operations for one of the largest utility companies in the world. In addition to her work in information technology, Blalock spent over two decades serving Southern Company…
Kevin SwansonFinance Committee Chair About Kevin Kevin Swanson has over 36 years of experience as a CFO in the construction industry including 25 years as CFO for United Forming, one of the largest concrete structure builders in the Southern U.S. and a 100% ESOP owned company. He began his career as a Big Four accounting…
Stefan LopataBoard Member About Stefan Stefan Lopata is President & CEO of Newport Industries – Newport is an ESOP holding company for: Kelso-Burnett – an electrical contractor since 1908, Kelso Burnett Utility – a group that has capabilities in power generation (renewable technology, fossil and nuclear) & medium voltage distribution systems, KB Advanced Technologies –…
Chris WhitelyChief Executive OfficerAbout Chris Chris Whitely is President and CEO of 1910 Legacy Enterprises. Chris graduated from North Carolina State University with a BA in Business Management. He is also a graduate of The Management Institute at Roanoke College and the Thomas C. Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership at the University of Virginia and…
Josh ButlerVice President of Operations President – Axis EnergyAbout Josh Josh Butler is the President of Axis Energy, Inc. He is a graduate of the University of North Florida where he earned a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and Logistics. As a Commissioned Officer in the United States Coast Guard, Josh has a proven track…