2024 Executive Committee
These key individuals commit their time and resources to lead the Birmingham Business Alliance as it works to ensure the region’s economic growth, prosperity and quality of life.
Rich Bielen
Protective Life
Turner Burton
Hoar Construction
Leigh Collier
Wells Fargo
Greg Curran
Maynard Nexsen
Denson (D.) Franklin
Vulcan Materials Company
Jim Gorrie
Brasfield & Gorrie
Joe Hampton
Spire
Mike Kemp
Kemp Management Solutions
Craft O’Neal
O’Neal Industries
Jeff Peoples
Alabama Power Company
Lee Styslinger
Altec Industries
Mark Tarr
Encompass Health
John Turner
Regions Bank
Tim Vines
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama
Nick Willis
PNC Bank
2024 Board of Directors
Members of the Board of Directors of the Birmingham Business Alliance serve as volunteers in support of the organization and its mission as a dynamic advocate, unifying voice and constant catalyst for economic development and business prosperity for the Greater Birmingham Region.
Please note that individuals with asterisks (*) have an ex-officio designation (such as holding public office).
Ed Aldag
Medical Properties Trust
Nelson Bean
Synovus
Rich Bielen
Protective Life
Stan Blanton
Balch & Bingham
Commissioner Mike Bolin*
Jefferson County Commission
Bill Bowron
Red Diamond
Mayor Frank Brocato*
City of Hoover
Turner Burton
Hoar Construction
Myla Calhoun
Alabama Power Co.
J.W. Carpenter
Prosper
Jesse Cash
Honda Manufacturing of Alabama
Ed Christian
Burr & Forman
Leigh Collier
Wells Fargo
Greg Curran
Maynard Nexsen
Matthew Dent
Buffalo Rock Company
Nathaniel Drummond
Drummond Compay
Denson (D.) Franklin
Vulcan Materials Company
Will French
Dunn Investment Company
Nancy Goedecke
Jim Gorrie
Brasfield & Gorrie
Grant Haines
Ernst & Young
Joe Hampton
Spire
Raymond Harbert
Harbert Management Corp.
Michael Johnson*
Birmingham Water Works Board
Jimmy Johnston
Autocar
Jerry Kelly
Kelly Natural Gas Pipeline
Mike Kemp
Kemp Management Solutions
Bobbie Knight
Miles College
Lucy Marsh
Thompson Tractor Company
Ron Mathieu*
Birmingham Airport Authority
Burton McDonald
Truist Bank
Joel McMahon
Jay Industrial Repair, Inc
Clayton Mobley
Abacus Investments
Kevin Morris*
Shelby County Commission
Steven Nichols
Mercedes-Benz U.S. International
Craft O'Neal
O'Neal Industries
Jim Proctor
McWane, Inc.
Ned Rand
ProAssurance
Andy Robinson
Bradley
Selena Rodgers-Dickerson
Sarcor LLC
Chad Scroggins*
Shelby County Commission
Linda Seal
Shipt
Dawn Sharff
Bradley
Lee Smith
Smart Bank
Commission President Jimmie Stephens*
Jefferson County Commission
Lee Styslinger
Altec Industries
Mike Suco
Coca-Cola Bottling Company United
Mark Tarr
Encompass Health
Beck Taylor
Samford University
Hugh Thomas
The Onin Group
Michael Thompson
Fairway Investment
John Turner
Regions Bank
Jim Vann
Dentons Sirote
Tim Vines
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama
Senator Jabo Waggoner*
Alabama Legislature
Tricia Wallwork
Milo’s Tea
Dr. Ray Watts*
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Nick Willis
PNC Bank
Mayor Randall Woodfin*
City of Birmingham
2024 officers
Chairperson of the Board
Chairperson of the Board-Elect
Vice Chair of Public Policy
Vice Chair of Finance
Immediate Past Chairperson of the Board
President & Chief Executive Officer
Chief Financial Officer
Secretary
Joe Hampton
Nick Willis
Jim Proctor
Nelson Bean
Greg Curran
Steve Ammons
Christy Hollingsworth
Bingham D. Edwards, Jr.