John Y. Williams has served as a Director since 1988. Mr. Williams has been a Managing Director of Equity-South Advisors, LLC ("ESA"), since January 1995. For 18 years until 2005 he was a Managing Director of Grubb & Williams, Ltd., an affiliate of ESA. Prior thereto, Mr. Williams was an investment banker for more than 18 years with several firms. Mr. Williams serves as a director of several privately-held companies in connection with his merchant banking business. Mr. Williams holds a B.S. degree in Industrial Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology and a Master's degree in Business Administration from the Harvard Business School.
