President’s Council
The Chamber’s President’s Council meets six times a year to discuss community issues and other matters which affect the successful operation of large businesses in Savannah and Chatham County.
The meetings have proven to be both interesting and informative. The Council has historically advocated for policies that benefit not only businesses but also their employees as well as the greater community. Those issues have included public safety and healthy workplace practices.
Our number one priority remains workforce development as the greater Savannah areas economy continues to grow. The Council will delve into not only workforce development but also issues of workforce housing, labor shortages, and education
Participation in the President’s Council is by invitation only as membership consists of the CEO’s of our largest private sector employers. There are approximately 45 members currently.
2022 CEO Council
President
Savannah State University
Chairman Emeritus
Hussey, Gay, Bell and DeYoung
Senior VP & Managing Partner
Savannah Lodging
CEO
Colonial Oil Industries
City President
SunTrust now Truist
President & CEO
First Chatham Bank
Executive Director
Chase Bank
CEO
Memorial Health University Medical Center
Steve Green
CEO
Stephen Green Properties
Managing Partner
Hunter Maclean Exley & Dunn
President and CEO
South State Bank
Savannah Market President
Colony Bank
Executive Director
Savannah Airport Commission
President, Coastal Region
Georgia Power
Superintendent
Savannah Chatham County Public Schools
President
Savannah Technical College
Executive Director
Georgia Ports Authority
Senior Vice President
Ameris Bank
President
Georgia Southern University
Managing Partner
Hancock Askew & Co., LLP
Vice President, Law & Public Affairs
Gulfstream
City President
Bank of America
Account Manager South Georgia
Gas South
Partner
Gray Pannell & Woodward
President and COO
Chatham Steel Corporation
Regional Director - External Affairs -SE GA
AT&T
City President
First Citizens Bank
LEED AP BD+C, Business Development
Choate Construction Company
President and CEO
Savannah Economic Development Authority
Executive Vice President
North Point Hospitality
Savannah Mill Manager
International Paper
President and CEO
Goodwill Southeast Georgia
Managing Partner
TJS Deemer Dana
Practice Leader
USI Insurance Services
David Young
Retired, CEO
Carson Products
President & CEO
United Way of the Coastal Empire
Owner
Traynor Consulting Services
