Davis Named Next CEO of Southern Cotton Growers
July 30, 2023 
PHOTO: Southern Cotton Growers
Jim Davis of New Market, AL, has been named the next CEO of Southern Cotton Growers, Inc.
Davis will succeed current CEO David Ruppenicker, who is retiring on Dec. 31, 2023.
Raised on a fifth-generation family farm which includes cotton as their primary crop, Davis will become only the fourth CEO of Southern Cotton Growers since its founding in 1964. The organization represents all cotton producers in the six-state Southeast Region (AL, FL, GA, NC, SC, VA).
He will join the organization on Oct. 1.
Davis brings more than 30 years of industry knowledge and experience with the National Cotton Council (NCC) to Southern Cotton Growers. At NCC, he was responsible for collaborating and building consensus among cotton organizations to help address industry needs and develop a satisfactory resolution to key industry matters.
“I feel confident that through Jim’s leadership, the organization will continue to prosper and uphold the motto of maintaining prosperity for the Southeast cotton producer,” says Joe Martin, President of Southern Cotton Growers. “He will no doubt leave his mark in the storied legacy of this six-decade-old organization.”
Information from Southern Cotton Growers, Inc.
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