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Feidler joined MSouth in 2007 as a Partner and Co-Founder. Prior to MSouth, Feidler amassed 15 years of M&A / transactional experience, coupled with ten years in various roles in executive-level operating positions. Feidler served as President and COO of BellSouth Corporation until its merger with AT&T in December 2006. Previously, from 2000 to 2003, Feidler was the COO of Cingular Wireless, commencing upon the formation of Cingular when BellSouth and AT&T (formerly SBC) merged their domestic wireless operations to form Cingular. From 1991 to 2000, Feidler served as the head of corporate development for BellSouth and as President of various operating subsidiaries. From 1986 to 1990, Feidler worked in the investment banking department of The Robinson-Humphrey Company, Inc. From 1981 to 1986, Feidler was an associate in the corporate law section of King & Spalding. Feidler holds a BA (1978) in Economics from Duke University and a JD (1981) from Vanderbilt Law School.

Harold Bevis is vice president of Public Affairs for Delta Air Lines at its world headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia. An Atlanta native, Bevis joined the airline in 1965 as an Avionics Technician after serving four years in the United States Air Force. After transferring to the Marketing Division and being elevated to numerous jobs of increased responsibility he was named Vice President-Public Affairs in 1989.

Rich joined the Falcons in December 2003, and currently serves as the club's President and CEO. He is in charge of all business operations and is leading the club's efforts to build a new stadium as the team heads towards the expiration of its lease term at the Georgia Dome. Rich also works closely with General Manager Thomas Dimitroff on contract negotiations and managing the team's annual salary cap.

James Hannan is chief executive officer and president of Georgia--Pacific, one of the world's leading manufacturers and marketers of tissue, packaging, pulp, paper, building products and related chemicals. A native of Connecticut, Hannan graduated from California State University, East Bay (formerly California State University, Hayward) with a bachelor's degree in business administration. He spent six years with the accounting firm of Coopers & Lybrand before joining Pegasus Gold as assistant corporate controller in 1995. He was named the company's controller about a year later.

Richard F. "Rick" Smith has been chairman and CEO of Equifax since 2005. Prior to that role, he spent 22 years with General Electric, holding several president and CEO roles across a variety of business, including engineering thermoplastics, asset management, leasing, and insurance solutions. Smith is an avid supporter of education, and has made it a key focus of the Equifax Foundation. He is a member of the executive board of Southern Methodist University's Cox School of Business and a former chairman of the Lovett School's governance committee. In addition, Smith was chairman of the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce and co-chairman of the Atlanta Super Bowl Bid Committee, which secured the city's bid to host the event in 2019.

Athens native and University of Georgia graduate Greg McGarity was named Director of Athletics at UGA on August 13, 2010, after serving 18 years in the athletic department at the University of Florida. At UF, he most recently served as Executive Associate Athletic Director after serving as both an associate and senior associate athletic director during his tenure. His duties at Florida included assisting the athletic director in daily operations of the department, assisting in preparation and approval of the annual budget and extensive involvement in long-term planning, contracts, competition scheduling and employment searches, among other areas. McGarity was involved in the planning and supervision of several construction projects, including the expansion of Ben Hill Griffin Stadium and the William Heavener Football Complex.

A 25-year veteran of the Coca-Cola system with extensive international experience, Bill Douglas joined Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. in July 2004 when he was appointed vice president, controller and principal accounting officer. Douglas was appointed senior vice president and chief financial officer in May of 2005 and executive vice president and chief financial officer in May of 2008. Bill and his team were integral in the successful sale of CCE's North American business to The Coca-Cola Company and the purchase of TCCC's Norwegian and Swedish bottling operations in October 2010.

Gary P. Stokan is President and CEO of the Chick‑fil‑A Bowl and serves in the same capacity for Atlanta Hall Management, Inc. -- the organization created to build and manage the new College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta. He is past president of the Atlanta Sports Council where he served for 12 years, concurrently with his role with the Chick‑fil‑A Bowl.

With more than 32 years of airport management experience, Louis E. Miller has a reputation for providing high-quality facilities and services while maintaining a low cost structure. Miller, who assumed the position of general manager for Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in September 2010, also has a proven track record for effectively responding to changing economic and security conditions.

John Crowley's career as a biotech entrepreneur stems from the 1998 diagnosis of two of his children with Pompe disease — a fatal neuromuscular disorder. In 2006, Geeta Anand of The Wall Street Journal chronicled Crowley's story in The Cure: How a Father Raised $100 Million — and Bucked the Medical Establishment — in a Quest to Save His Children. The book inspired the 2010 motion picture "Extraordinary Measures," starring Harrison Ford, Brendan Fraser and Keri Russell. In 1999, Crowley became the founding president of Novazyme Pharmaceuticals, which was developing a novel treatment for Pompe disease. Today, he is president and CEO of Amicus Therapeutics Inc.

Born in the capital city of Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Dikembe Mutombo is the seventh of ten children born to Samuel and the late Biamba Marie Mutombo. He arrived in the United States in 1987 on an academic scholarship to attend Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. Mutombo is a four-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year and ranks 1st in NBA rebounds per game.