Pictured from Left
to Right:
Alan Cole
A native of Hickory, North Carolina, Alan holds a BA in Business from
Lenoir-Ryne College, and had been involved in the furniture industry
since 1972. He has held positions of increasing responsibilty with
Burris Furniture, Broyhill, and Berkline. His most recent position
entailed leading one of the largest manufacturers and marketers of home
furnishings in the U.S. with annual sales exceeding US $2.0 billion. He
is currently COO of Schnadig Furniture Company. Alan and his wife Patti
have 3 children.
Scott Reed
Scott has served as Senior Executive Vice President and CFO of BB&T
Corporation for over 21 years. BB&T is a $76 billion Financial Holding
Company that operates over 1100 banking offices in 11 Mid-Atlantic, SE
States and Washington, D.C. and is the 13th largest bank in the U.S. Mr.
Reed holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Mathematics from Wake Forest
University in Winston-Salem, NC, MBA Degree from the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill, and graduated from Stonier Graduate School of
Banking at Rutgers University in Newark, NJ. Mr. Reed is actively
involved in and serves on the board of directors of numerous regional,
state, and local nonprofit groups. Mr. Reed, born in Chicago, IL, is
married with three daughters and one granddaughter.
Perry Hudspeth
Perry is President and Owner of Anchor Financial Management Group, LLC,
engaged in providing personal and business risk management, and
investment advice to his clients. A native of North Carolina with a
degree in Business Administration from Appalachian State University,
Perry also has extensive past experience with several large insurance
and banking firms. He has also worked as a corporate training
facilitator and done participated in public speaking events.
As an avocation Perry has officiated both high school and college
football games for over 30 years. He and his wife Nanci have been
married for over 31 years, and have one married daughter and two
grandchildren.
Bob Stec
Bob Stec is Chairman and CEO of Lexington Home Brands, a major US
furniture manufacturer. Previously Bob served as president of London Fog
Industries New York, and Chief Strategist for Girbaud (Jerbow) Worldwide
from 1996-1999. He served as President and CEO of Hat Brands, Inc.,
Dallas, Texas, from 1993-1996. Prior to leading Hat Brands, Bob held
various senior executive and executive marketing positions at VF
Corporation from 1979-1993, culminating his career as Division President
and CEO for VF’s Marithe and Francois Girbaud Division, 1989-1993. Bob
received his BS/BA in marketing from Appalachian State University in
1976 and an MBA in marketing in 1977. Bob, his wife Lou Anne, and three
daughters reside in Greensboro. His hobbies include golf and reading.
