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ELECTED
Randy Potter
Elected to the First Community Corporation’s board of directors. Potter was most recently the CEO of Savannah River Banking Company, acquired by First Community Bank earlier this year. He cofounded Greenville’s Summit National Bank in 1990, and served as its CEO until it was sold to First Citizens Bank in 2005.
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HIRED
Libby Wright
Joined Ten Thousand Villages as marketing and communications manager for its Greenville store. Wright has worked previously with nonprofit organizations in Greenville and Charleston and has a degree in communications from Charleston Southern University.
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HIRED
Wade V. King
Joined Fifth Third Bank as a senior relationship manager in commercial real estate with responsibility for the state of South Carolina. King has over 20 years of commercial real estate lending experience.
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HONORED
Carter Smith
Named this year’s Upstate Economic Developer of the Year. Smith is the executive vice president at Economic Futures Group, Spartanburg Chamber of Commerce. Notable South Carolina economic development projects he has worked on include BMW, Adidas and Toray.
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PROMOTED
Rick Redden
Named the lead region president for Regional Banking in the Carolinas for Wells Fargo & Company. Redden is a 21-year veteran with the company and has served as the senior banker for commercial banking, South Carolina’s regional corporate banking manager, and regional president in South Carolina.
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CONSTRUCTION/ENGINEERING
O’Neal Inc. has hired Mitch Kornman as senior project manager. Kornman has more than 30 years of experience in the engineer, procurement, and construction industry, having worked with the firms of Suitt Construction, Fluor Corporation and Global Performance.
INSURANCE
Herlong Bates Burnett recently welcomed Melissa Hurst as a commercial customer service representative and Erin Kao as an accounting manager. Hurst is a recent graduate of USC Upstate. Kao has experience in public and private accounting and recently moved to the Upstate from Nashville.
LEGAL
Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd P.A. recently welcomed J. Philip Land as an associate. Land was previously the Piedmont regional outreach director for the office of U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham.
NONPROFIT
The Friends of the Greenville Zoo Board recently welcomed Eric Jarinko and Chris Manley as its newest members. Manley is the managing partner of Engenius, a Greenville-based Web design and marketing firm. Jarinko is the general manager of The Greenville Drive.
STAFFING
HTI Manufacturing Solutions and HTI Employment Solutions announced Maria Rhoten will be joining the manufacturing solutions division as a consulting engineer and Casey Baldwin will join the employment solutions division as a recruiting coordinator in Anderson. Rhoten graduated from Florida State University with a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a minor in nutrition. Baldwin graduated from Anderson University with a degree in human services with a minor in behavioral science.
