Council Capital

CEO Council

Council’s unique value proposition is the access portfolio companies have to the networks and expertise of the more than 20 members of the CEO Council. All members are proven company builders with diverse backgrounds and capabilities, ranging from the healthcare industry to financial services and retail. Collectively, they are able to bring whatever expertise or involvement is needed to help accelerate and manage growth, whether that’s serving as a board member or consulting on important issues in any growing healthcare company, such as scaling operations and introducing professional sales management.

Watch these short videos to see how we deploy our CEO Council to help our portfolio company CEOs enhance their ability to execute and grow their vision. 

 

James R. Balkcom, Jr. *
Chairman, TalenQuest^
Executive Chairman, EVault
Interim CEO, Equifax Personal Solutions
Chairman, Commerce South Bank (NASDAQ)
CEO, Techsonic Industries­

 

Dennis C Bottorff *
Managing General Partner and Co-Founder, Council Capital^
Chairman, AmSouth Bank (NYSE)
CEO, First American (NYSE)
President & COO, C&S/Sovran Bank (NYSE)
Vice Chairman & COO, Sovran Bank (NYSE)
CEO, Commerce Union Bank (NYSE)

 

G. Mack Dove 
Chairman & CEO, AAA Cooper Transportation^

 

Herbert A. Fritch
Chairman & CEO, HealthSpring^
President, North American Medical Management, Inc.

 

Katie H. Gambill *
Managing General Partner and Co-Founder, Council Capital^
President & CIO, SunTrust Equitable Securities
President & CIO, Equitable Securities
MD & Director of Equities, Equitable Securities
MD & Director of Research, Equitable Securities
Healthcare Equity Research Analyst, Equitable Securities

 

Thomas E. Givens 
Chairman & CEO Healththcare Management Systems, Inc.

 

Aubrey B. Harwell, Jr.
Managing Partner, Neal & Harwell

 

James A. Haslam, II 
Chairman, Pilot Travel Centers^
Chairman & CEO, Pilot Travel Centers

 

David B. Ingram
Chairman, Ingram Entertainment^

 

Wyck A. Knox, Jr.
Chairman & CEO, Knox-Rivers Chairman & CEO, Kilpatrick Stockton

 

Linwood A. Lacy, Jr. *
Chairman, EVault
CEO, Ingram Industries
Co-Chairman & CEO, Ingram Micro (NYSE)

 

Charles N. Martin, Jr. *
 Chairman & CEO, Vanguard Health Systems^
Chairman & CEO, OrNda Health Corp,
President, COO, & Director, HealthTrust
EVP & Director, HCA

Thomas A. Oreck 
Chairman, Oreck Corporation^
President & CEO, Oreck Corporation

 

Barbara Massey Rogers
Private investor^, Director, HCA
Director, HCA

 

Michael D. Rose
Chairman, First Horizon National^,
Chairman, Gaylord Entertainment
Chairman, Harrah’s Entertainment
CEO, Promus
CEO, Holiday Inn

 

Joe Scarlett
Retired Chairman, Tractor Supply, Inc.
CEO, Tractor Supply, Inc.
Founder of the Scarlett Leadership Institute

 

W. Lucas Simons*
Senior Managing Director, UBS Healthcare Investment Banking
Managing Partner, J.C. Bradford

 

Wayne T. Smith
Chairman & CEO, Community Health^
President & COO, Humana

 

William T. Spitz
Director & Co-Founder, Diversified Trust Co.^
Vice Chancellor of Investments,Vanderbilt University

 

C. Meade Sutterfield
CEO, SSPCS^
CEO PowerFone
President, Johnson Communications

 

Donald B. Taylor *
EVP & COO, Healthways, Inc.
President, FISI Madison, Inc.

 

Richard E. Thornburgh
Vice Chairman, Corsair Capital^,
Vice Chairman, CSFB
CFO, Credit Suisse

 

Cal Turner, Jr.
Chairman & CEO, Dollar General Corp

 

John A. Williams
Chairman, Computer Services, Inc.^
CEO, Computer Services, Inc.

 

 

* Also serves on Investment Committee

^Current position