Lea Elected 2014 Cotton Council International President
February 11, 2014 Jordan Lea was elected the 2014 president of Cotton Council International (CCI) during the organization’s board meeting held during the National Cotton Council’s (NCC) recent annual meeting.
CCI is the export promotions arm of the NCC and carries out programs in more than 50 countries globally under the COTTON USA trademark.
Lea, a merchant with Eastern Trading Company in Greenville, SC, succeeds John Burch, a Bakersfield, CA, cooperative official who is now CCI board chairman. Lea is a past chairman of the American Cotton Shippers Association, and serves on the board of directors of the NCC and The International Cotton Association.
Other 2014 CCI officers elected include:
First vice president – Dahlen Hancock, Ropesville, TX
Second vice president – Keith Lucas, Garner, NC
Treasurer – Anthony Tancredi, Cordova, TN.
Mark Lange of Cordova, TN, was re-elected as secretary, and Kevin Latner of Washington, DC, was elected as assistant secretary.
E. Hope (Hopie) Brooks, III, Cordova, TN; James Massey, Harlingen, TX; and Cannon Michael, Los Banos, CA, were newly elected as CCI directors for 2014.
Re-elected 2014 CCI directors include:
Producers – Michael (Mike) Alexander, Colorado City, TX; Rickey Bearden, Plains, TX; Richard Kelley, Burlison, TN; Taylor Slade, Williamston, NC; W. Stewart Weaver, Jr., Edmondson, AR; and Gregory (Greg) Wuertz, Casa Grande, AZ.
Ginners – Thomas (Sid) Brough, Odem, TX; and Kent D. Fountain, Surrency, GA.
Merchants – Philip (Phil) Bogel, II, Dallas, TX; R. Steven (Steve) Dyer, Cordova, TN; Eduardo (Eddy) Esteve, Dallas, TX; and Ernst (Ernie) Schroeder, Jr., Bakersfield, CA.
Cooperatives – Frederick Barrier, Greenwood, MS; Hank Reichle, Greenwood, MS; and Lonnie Winters, Lubbock, TX.
Warehousers – Vance Shoaf, Milan, TN.
Manufacturers – Dan Morrison, Gastonia, NC; and Robin Perkins, Sanford, NC.
Source – National Cotton Council
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