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Jason Zacher
Named vice president of public policy for the Greenville Chamber and Upstate Chamber Coalition. Zacher has worked directly in the S.C. Legislature for the past 10 years as communications director for the House Republican Caucus.
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Michael S. Pitts
Hired as city attorney of Greenville. Pitts brings 18 years of legal experience and is a member of both the N.C. and S.C. Bar Associations. A partner at Collins & Lacy P.C., Pitts also functions as the County Attorney for Anderson County.
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Stephen J. (Seph) Wunder
Returned to Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd P.A.’s Greenville office. Wunder first joined the law firm in 2007, and left in 2011 for an opportunity to serve as general counsel of Johnson Development Associates Inc. in Spartanburg.
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Todd Roy
Promoted from director of builder sales and marketing to national sales director at Progress Lighting. Roy previously served in the national accounts department, after beginning his career as an account manager in 1999.
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Randy Collins
Named executive director of academic initiatives at Clemson University, a newly created position in the College of Engineering and Science. Collins was previously the college’s associate dean of undergraduate and international studies.
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Mark Owens
Promoted to president/CEO of the Greater Greer Chamber of Commerce. Owens previously served as the chamber’s vice president. He is also a board member of the Carolinas Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives, representing Greer.
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CONSTRUCTION/ENGINEERING
GMK Associates Inc. announced that Francis “Frank” W. Golson III has joined the firm as the new company-wide controller. Golson previously served as controller for Diversified Medical Services LLC, financial liaison for First Citizens Bank, manager of financial planning for NetBank, and project accountant for The LPA Group Inc.
LEGAL
Gallivan, White & Boyd P.A. recently announced that firm shareholder Stuart Mauney has been appointed to a one-year term as a member of the ABA Commission on Lawyer Assistance Programs Advisory Committee. The commission has the mandate to educate the legal profession concerning alcoholism, chemical dependencies, stress, depression and other mental health issues.
MARKETING/PUBLIC RELATIONS
Jackson Motorsports Group hired Joe Hindman as lead event specialist and Brice Pratt as event specialist. Hindman previously worked for Jackson Marketing Group, planning and executing marketing campaigns and events for automotive and motorsports clients. He served as a committee member for PULSE Greenville. Pratt spent four years building sales and customer service expertise with Earth Fare and was assistant manager at QuikTrip.
MANUFACTURING
Progress Lighting recently hired Jennifer Kis as key account marketing manager. Kis joins Progress Lighting with nearly 20 years of public relations, international marketing, agency and client relations experience.
T&S Brass and Bronze Works has named Ian Bradley vice president of finance. With the company since 2004, Bradley originally came on board as cost manager and has since held the positions of controller and, most recently, director of finance.
NONPROFIT
The Manufacturers Caring for Pickens County recently welcomed Jim Wanner as a new board member. Wanner is the CEO of KeyMark Inc. in Liberty.
The Friends of the Greenville Zoo welcomed Ben Urueta, Steve Trakas and Matt Trent to its board. Urueta is vice president of design at DP3 Architects, Trakas is senior operating officer for project management at Gibbs International Inc., and Trent is an attorney at Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice.
