William B. Sansom
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Born | 1941 (age 82–83) Johnson City, Tennessee |
🎓 Alma mater | The Citadel |
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William B. Sansom is an American business executive and former state government official who was Chairman of the Tennessee Valley Authority. He headed 2 agencies for the state of Tennessee and is currently Chief Executive Officer for the H.T. Hackney Company, a grocery wholesaler that is one of largest private companies in the state of Tennessee.[1][2]
Education[edit]
Born in 1941 in Johnson City, Tennessee he attended West High School in Knoxville; after briefly serving in the United States Marine Corps he received a Bachelors Degree in Civil Engineering from The Citadel in 1964.[3]
Career[edit]
After graduation he returned to Knoxville and went to work for the American Limestone Corporation, becoming company President by his mid 20s.[4] In 1979, Governor Lamar Alexander appointed him Commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Transportation where he was instrumental in solving major road issues in advance of the 1982 World’s Fair in Knoxville; in 1981 he became Commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration and was also later appointed to the University of Tennessee Board of Trustees.[5]
In 1983 he became President of H.T. Hackney, one of the United States largest grocery and furniture wholesale distributors and the largest private company in Knoxville; it operates in 22 states, has current annual revenues of $4 Billion and is ranked by Forbes Magazine as the 104th largest corporation in the nation.[6]
From 2006 - 2014 he served on the Board of Directors for the Tennessee Valley Authority, and was Chairman for 3 terms.[7][8]
Since 1995 he has been on the Board of Directors of Astec Industries, Inc. and has also served on the boards of Martin Marietta Materiels, Inc.; First Tennessee Bank National Association; the National Crushed Stone Association; First Horizon National Corporation; Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.[9]
He has previously been President of the Knoxville Chamber of Commerce; he was appointed by Tennessee Governor Don Sundquist to serve on the state's Commission on Practical Government and has also served on boards at The Citadel and Wake Forest University.[10]
Sansom has been recipient of the Southern Conference Distinguished Service Award and The Citadel's Krause Center Award for Distinguished Service, Leadership and Ethics.[11][12]
References[edit]
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- ↑ https://secure.citadelalumni.org/dcal/detail.php?id=100
- ↑ https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=551496&privcapId=835359
- ↑ http://www.citadel.edu/root/krause-award-2014
- ↑ https://monkeyfire.com/mpol/dir_zine/dir_1999/947/t_cover.html
- ↑ https://people.equilar.com/bio/william-sansom-astec-industries-/salary/50007
- ↑ https://www.forbes.com/companies/ht-hackney/#150703045169
- ↑ http://152.87.4.98/news/releases/janmar14/board/william_sansom_bio.pdf
- ↑ http://archive.knoxnews.com/business/sansom-gets-nod-by-obama-ep-409269186-359054981.html/
- ↑ https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=551496&privcapId=835359
- ↑ https://monkeyfire.com/mpol/dir_zine/dir_1999/947/t_cover.html
- ↑ http://www.citadel.edu/root/krause-award-2014
- ↑ https://citadelsports.com/news/2009/4/24/4_24_2009_56.aspx?path=general
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