International Business Council Advisory Board 2015-2016
Chris C. Hills, Senior Vice President, Risk Management Team Willis of Tennessee, Inc. Hayley Hovious, President Nashville Health Care Council
International Business Council Advisory Board 2015-2016 Officers: Chairman Jim Shepherd, President Carlex Glass
Vice Chairman
Hiro Ito, District Sales Manager FedEx Services Mark Johnson, Regional President Mars Petcare North America Mike Kendrick, Associate Dean, Graduate Business Programs Lipscomb University Consul-General Masami Kinefuchi Consulate General of Japan in Nashville
Bob Percy, Managing Director Embraer
Brie Knox, Director U.S. Department of Commerce
Immediate Past Chairman
Jeffrey Overby, Director, Center for International Business Belmont University
Bert Quintana, President and CEO Sitel
At-Large Executive Committee
Todd Rolapp, Managing Partner Bass, Berry & Sims
Gabriel Asbun, President, Latin America Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations
John Scannapieco, Shareholder Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC
At-Large Executive Committee
Chris Schmid, Senior Vice President V. Alexander & Co., Inc.
Mike Fedele, General Manager Mitsui & Co (USA), Inc.
At-Large Executive Committee Nancy Youssef, Vice President International Genesco Inc.
Past Chairman
Neil Sherman, Senior VP and GM, EWP LP Building Products Dan Shoemaker, Managing Director, Americas HireRight
John Aron, President and CEO The Pasta Shoppe, LLC
Rob Wigington, President and CEO Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority
Past Chairman
Matt Wiltshire, Director
Dave Berryman, President Gibson Brands Inc. Leslee T. Alexander, International Director State of Tennessee James Bearden, CEO Gresham, Smith and Partners Randy Ferguson, COO/Executive Vice President Barge, Waggoner, Sumner & Cannon, Inc. Brian Gleason, President & CEO Des-Case Corporation
Mayor’s Office of Economic and Community Development
Staff: Lori Odom, Director of International Business Courtney Ross, Chief Economic Development Officer Jeff Hite, Vice President of Business Recruitment Adam Lister, Vice President of Policy Katie Sharp, Economic Diversity Project Coordinator
International Business Council Advisory Board 2015-2016 Officers: Chairman Jim Shepherd, President Carlex Glass
Vice Chairman
Hiro Ito, District Sales Manager FedEx Services Mark Johnson, Regional President Mars Petcare North America Mike Kendrick, Associate Dean, Graduate Business Programs Lipscomb University Consul-General Masami Kinefuchi Consulate General of Japan in Nashville
Bob Percy, Managing Director Embraer
Brie Knox, Director U.S. Department of Commerce
Immediate Past Chairman
Jeffrey Overby, Director, Center for International Business Belmont University
Bert Quintana, President and CEO Sitel
At-Large Executive Committee
Todd Rolapp, Managing Partner Bass, Berry & Sims
Gabriel Asbun, President, Latin America Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations
John Scannapieco, Shareholder Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC
At-Large Executive Committee
Chris Schmid, Senior Vice President V. Alexander & Co., Inc.
Mike Fedele, General Manager Mitsui & Co (USA), Inc.
At-Large Executive Committee Nancy Youssef, Vice President International Genesco Inc.
Past Chairman
Neil Sherman, Senior VP and GM, EWP LP Building Products Dan Shoemaker, Managing Director, Americas HireRight
John Aron, President and CEO The Pasta Shoppe, LLC
Rob Wigington, President and CEO Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority
Past Chairman
Matt Wiltshire, Director
Dave Berryman, President Gibson Brands Inc. Leslee T. Alexander, International Director State of Tennessee James Bearden, CEO Gresham, Smith and Partners Randy Ferguson, COO/Executive Vice President Barge, Waggoner, Sumner & Cannon, Inc. Brian Gleason, President & CEO Des-Case Corporation
Mayor’s Office of Economic and Community Development
Staff: Lori Odom, Director of International Business Courtney Ross, Chief Economic Development Officer Jeff Hite, Vice President of Business Recruitment Adam Lister, Vice President of Policy Katie Sharp, Economic Diversity Project Coordinator
