Leadership
The Birmingham Business Alliance leaders are the backbone of our success. Find out who makes the work of growing your business region possible by visiting the following links:
Chairman's Circle
These key individuals and their organizations represent the top echelon of investment in the BBA and enable the BBA to perform successfully for the region.
Meet our Chairman's Circle members. Download a pdf of the BBA Chairman's Circle.
Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees represents one of the top associations of corporate leaders in the state and includes more than 270 of Birmingham's most elite companies. Each Trustee member company designates one top executive to be the Trustee representative. This person receives numerous opportunities for elite exposure and exclusive networking events with the top CEOs in Birmingham. Click here to read the Board of Trustees benefits.
Meet our Board of Trustees. Download a pdf of the BBA Board of Trustee
Birmingham Business Alliance 2010 Board of Directors
** Indicates that person is a member of the BBA Executive Committee.
The Honorable Lindsey Allison (Ex-Officio)
Chairwoman
Shelby County Commission
Mr. Charles M. “Chuck” Ash
CEO
Employers Drug Program Management
Mr. Charles Ball, Jr. (Ex Officio)
Executive Director
Regional Planning Commission of Greater B’ham
Mr. Anthony Barnes
Chairman, Birmingham Water Works Board
Anthony L. Barnes & Associates
The Honorable Stanley Batemon (Ex-Officio)
Chairman
St. Clair County Commission
Mr. John Beard
President
Alacare Home Health & Hospice
The Honorable William Bell
Mayor
City of Birmingham
Mr. Ronald G. Bruno
Chairman
Regions Charity Classic Foundation
Dr. Charles E. Bugg
Biotechnology Association of Alabama
Mr. William J. "Bill" Cabaniss, Jr.
Michael Calvert
President
Operation New Birmingham
Mr. W. A. Casey
President
Birmingham Guaranty Realty, Inc.
Mr. Willie Chriesman
President
Chriesman & Associates
The Honorable Bettye Fine Collins (Ex-Officio)
President
Jefferson County Commission
Ms. Susan Compton
President of Corporate LendingM
Colonial Bank
Mr. John Cooper
Managing Partner
Sirote & Permutt, P.C.
Mr. Mark A. Crosswhite
Executive Vice President
Alabama Power Company
Mr. Gregory S. “Greg” Curran
President Birmingham Venture Club
c/o Maynard, Cooper & Gale LLP
Mr. James D. Davis
Chairman
Jemison Investment Co., Inc.
Mr. A. Fox deFuniak
Birmingham Market President
Superior Bank
Mr. Al Denson (Ex-Officio)
Executive Director
Birmingham Airport Authority
Mr. Thomas Doster, III
Chairman
Doster Construction Company
Mr. Felix M. Drennen III
President & CEO
Brice Building Company
Mr. Garry Neil Drummond **
Chief Executive Officer
Drummond Company, Inc.
Mr. David R. Dubose
Vice President
Cox Radio Inc, WBHK/WBHJ/ WAGG/WZZK/WPSB-AM/WNCB-FM/WBPT-FM
Dr. Clyde Echols
Chairman
Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex
Mr. Bruce Ely
Partner
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Mr. Charles “Chuck” Ernst
Senior Vice President
Honda Manufacturing of Alabama
Mr. Jack Fields (Ex-Officio)
Executive Director
Birmingham Jefferson Civic Center
Civic Center
Mr. Jordan Frazier
President
Jordan Frazier's Dodge - Jeep
Mr. David Fullington
Mr. Fournier (Boots) J. Gale
Maynard Cooper & Gale
Mr. Alain J. Gallet P.E.
Principal
Gallet & Associates Inc.
The Honorable Garry Gause
President & CEO
Brookwood Medical Center
Mr. Albert Green
Commissioner
Bibb County Commission
Mr. John B. (Beau) Grenier
Chairman, Executive Committee
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Mr. Gene Hallman (Ex-Officio)
President & CEO
Alabama Sports Foundation – Executive
The Honorable Bruce Hamrick (Ex-Officio)
Chairman
Walker County Commission
Mr. Michael “Mickey” Harbin
Director
AT&T Alabama
Mr. Warren Hawkins, Jr.
CEO
Business Partners
Mr. Bill Horton
The Honorable Steven Hoyt (Ex-Officio)
Chairman, Economic Development Committee
Birmingham City Council
Mr. James F. Hughey, Jr.
President
Brasfield & Gorrie LLC
Mr. Bill Jones
President & CEO
O'Neal Steel, Inc.
Ms. Walker Jones
Community Relations Director
Birmingham Coca Cola Bottling
Mr. Randall “Randy” W. Jordan
Executive Vice President
Bryant Bank
Mr. Robert Kelly
Kelly Construction Company
Mr. Theodore C. Kennedy
Mr. Alex B. Leath, III
Balch & Bingham
Mr. James “Jimbo” C. Lee, III
President
Buffalo Rock Company
Dr. Lawrence J. Lemak, Jr.
Lemak Sports Medicine
Mr. Timothy A. Lewis
President
TALA Professional Services
Mr. Blair Liggins
Trust & Investment Officer
Mr. Bruce Limbaugh
Owner/President
Limbaugh Toyota
Ms. Deidra K. Lloyd
Cox Radio, Inc.
Dr. Richard B. Marchase
Vice President for Research & Economic Dev.
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Dr. Charles "Scotty" A. McCallum
The Honorable Tim Mims (Ex-Officio)
Chairman
Chilton County Commission
Mr. Bob Montgomery
Mr. William B. Murray
Partner, President and CEO
Integral Hospitality Solutions, LLC
Mr. Jack Naramore
President, Birmingham Region
Aliant Bank
Mr. Mike Oatridge
Vice President
Honda Manufacturing of Alabama, LLC
Mr. Daniel Pahos **
President
Home Instead Senior Care
Mr. Patrick D. Pope
General Counsel
Southern Natural Gas Company
Mr. Charles K. Porter
Executive Vice President
Porter White & Company
Dr. Malcolm Portera
Chancellor
University of Alabama System
Mr. Hernan Prado
Hola Latino
Mr. David Proctor
Johnston Barton Proctor & Rose LLP
Mr. James O. Rein
Executive Vice President & COO
BL Harbert International, LLC
Mr. Dudley C. Reynolds
President and COO
Alabama Gas Corporation
Mr. Thomas E. Reynolds
Managing Partner
Haskell Slaughter Young & Rediker,LLC
Mr. Van Richey
President
American Cast Iron Pipe Company
Mr. William “Bill” D. Ritter
Senior Vice President
Regions Financial Corporation
Mr. John H. Roberts
Principal
Bhate Environmental Associates, Inc.
Mr. Alan T. Rogers
Managing General Partner
Balch & Bingham LLP
Dr. Shirley Salloway Kahn
VP for Development, Alumni & External Affairs
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Mr. Dwight Sandlin
President
Signature Homes
Ms. Lashunda Scales
Chairman, Economic Development Committee - Birmingham City Council
City of Birmingham
Mr. David Sher
Co-Chief Executive Officer
AmSher Receivables Management
Mr. Hatton C. V. Smith
President
Royal Cup Coffee
Mr. Lee Smith
Birmingham City President
BBVA Compass
Mr. Robert Smith
Director of Public Affairs
Bright House Networks
Mr. James H. Smither (Ex-Officio)
President
Greater Birmingham Convention & Visitors Bureau
Mr. Steve Spencer
Executive Vice President
Alabama Power Company
The Honorable David Standridge (Ex-Officio)
Chairman
Blount County Commission
Mr. William J. “Bill” Stevens
President
Motion Industries, Inc.
Mr. C. Reynolds Thompson, III
Chief Executive Officer
Colonial Properties Trust
Mr. Lee Thuston
Burr & Forman LLP
Mr. Ray Torok
President & COO
U.S. Pipe & Foundry Company
Hon. Loxcil Tuck
Mayor
Jefferson County Mayor's Association
Mr. Mac Underwood
General Manager
Birmingham Water Works & Sewer Board
Mr. Jose’ Antonio Valencia
President
The Valencia Group
Senator James T. (Jabo) Waggoner
Consultant
Mr. James A. Warren
Managing Partner
Warren Averett Kimbrough & Marino
Mr. Joel Welker
Publisher
Birmingham Business Journal
Mr. Wm. Michael Warren, Jr.
CEO
Children’s Health System
Dr. Andrew Westmoreland
President
Samford University
Mr. Bruce Windham
Vice President
Drummond Company, Inc.
Executive Committee
These are key individuals who committed their time and resources to take the leadership role in the creation of the Birmingham Business Alliance, the organization firmly committed to promoting the region’s economic development.
Meet our Executive Committee. Download a pdf of the BBA Executive Committee





