J. Hicks Lanier

John Hicks Lanier is an American heir and businessman.[1][2] He has been the Chairman of the Board and CEO of Oxford Industries (NYSE: OXM) since 1981.[3][1][2][4][5][6][7]

Biography

Early life

J. Hicks Lanier is a member of the Lanier family. His father, Sartain Lanier, co-founded Oxford Industries in 1942.[2][8] He graduated from Vanderbilt University and received an M.B.A. from Harvard University in 1964.[3]

Career

He was the director of the Piedmont Medical Center, the American Apparel Manufacturers Association, and Shaw Industries.[3][7] In 1981, he became the Chairman of the Board and the CEO of Oxford Industries.[2] He sits on the Boards of Directors of SunTrust Banks (NYSE: STI), Crawford & Company (NYSE: CRDB), and Genuine Parts Company (NYSE: GPC).[3][1][2][6][7] He sits on the Board of Advisors of Urban Realty Partners.[4]

He is a former trustee of the Westminster Schools of Atlanta and the Henrietta Egleston Hospital for Children.[3][7] He now sits on the Board of Trustees of Vanderbilt University since 1997 and on the Sartain Lanier Family Foundation.[3][2][7][9] He sits on the Board of Directors of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce.[10] He is also a member of Central Atlanta Progress.[11]

Personal life

He is married with three children.[3]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Forbes biography
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 BusinessWeek biography
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Vanderbilt Board of Trustees biography
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Urban Realty Partners Board of Advisors
  5. ↑ Oxford Industries senior management
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Suntrust Banks Board of Directors
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 NNBD biography
  8. ↑ Sartain Lanier Foundation history
  9. ↑ Sartain Lanier Family Foundation trustees
  10. ↑ Georgia Chamber of Commerce
  11. ↑ Central Atlanta Progress