Georgia: Jepson to Serve Second Term as GPA Chairman

The board of directors of the Georgia Ports Authority on June 24 elected Robert S. Jepson Jr. to his second term as chairman of the board. Mr. Jepson was originally appointed to the board in 2008 and previously served as vice chairman. The board also elected a new vice chairman, James A. Walters, and secretary/treasurer, Stephen S. Green.

Mr. Jepson is the chairman and chief executive officer of Jepson Associates, Inc., a private investment firm he founded in 1989. He currently serves on the boards of Dominion Resources, Inc. in Richmond, Va., the Lucas Theatre in Savannah, the Georgia Historical Society, and is vice chairman of the Savannah College of Art and Design’s Board of Visitors. His degrees, both from the University of Richmond, include a BS in business administration and a master’s in commerce. 

Mr. Walters, who succeeds Stephen S. Green as vice chairman, was appointed to the board by Gov. Deal in 2012. He is the president of Walters Management Co., a financial services company which operates in Georgia, Texas and Tennessee. He serves as a trustee for Brenau University, a board member for the local YMCA, chairman of the board for Chattahoochee Bank of Georgia and as a member of the President’s Advisory Board at Gainesville State College.  

Mr. Green has been a GPA director since 2004 and served as board chairman during fiscal years 2008 through 2010. He is a founding organizer of The First Chatham Bank and previously served as chief of staff to Congressman Lindsay Thomas. Past affiliations include the Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport Commission, the Savannah Area Chamber of Commerce, the board of directors of First Chatham Bank, and the board of trustees of the Savannah Vocational Technical College Foundation.

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