Edward J. Hardin has served as a director since February 2014, as chairperson of the Nomination and Corporate Governance committee since May 2014 and as chairperson of the Board since August 2017. Mr. Hardin has been a partner of the law firm of Rogers & Hardin LLP since its formation in 1976 and is a member of its executive committee. Mr. Hardin received a B.A. degree from Wesleyan University and a J.D. degree from Vanderbilt University.

Board committees
Audit, Compensation and Nomination and Corporate Governance (Chairperson)

Director qualifications:
Executive leadership, corporate governance, legal expertise: Mr. Hardin has spent over 40 years as a corporate and business lawyer in a leading Atlanta law firm, including service as a member of its executive committee. Mr. Hardin has extensive experience with legal and business issues facing public companies in a variety of industries. Mr. Hardin’s broad background is a valuable asset to the Board’s functioning on many of the decisions it is called upon to take.

Public company board experience: Mr. Hardin has served more than 15 years on boards of directors of other public companies. Mr. Hardin serves on the Board of Grady Memorial Hospital Corporation where he is a member of both the Audit and Finance Committees. Mr. Hardin is Chairman of the Board of Gateway Center LLC, a homeless services provider, Co-Chairman of the regional Commission on Homelessness, a public private partnership of eight local governments and community leaders, and President of the Georgia Legal Services Foundation which supports indigent legal services.

James R. Lientz, Jr. has served as a director since May 2012 and as chairperson of the Compensation Committee since October 2012. Mr. Lientz has more than 35 years of experience in the banking industry and nearly eight in government service. Mr. Lientz served as President of C&S Bank of South Carolina from 1990 to 1992, President of Nationsbank of Georgia from 1993 to 1996 and President, Mid-South Division, of Bank of America from 1996 to 2001. His public sector work was as Chief Operating Officer of the State of Georgia from 2003 to 2010. Mr. Lientz is currently a partner with Safe Harbor Consulting, LLC. Mr. Lientz received a B.S. degree from Georgia Institute of Technology in 1965 and an M.B.A. from Georgia State University in 1971.

Board committees
Audit, Compensation (Chairperson) and Nomination and Corporate Governance.

Director qualifications:
Executive leadership, industry experience and public sector leadership: Mr. Lientz has more than 35 years of broad experience in financial-corporate management, specifically within the financial services industry. In addition, he brings to our board a perspective on leadership developed in the private and public sectors, having served as the first Chief Operating Officer for the State of Georgia for seven years. Mr. Lientz’s depth and breadth of board and executive experience uniquely qualify him to provide guidance to our company.

Public and private company board experience: Mr. Lientz serves as a Director of the following private companies: Diversified Trust Company since 2015, Brand Holdings since 2015, MidCountry Financial Corp (since 2010), and Georgia Banking Company since 2010. Mr. Lientz is a former Director of Georgia Power Company, BlueCross BlueShield of Georgia, NDC Health, J&J Invision and the Georgia Ports Authority.

James S. Balloun has served as a director since July 2009. Mr. Balloun was previously the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Acuity Brands, Inc. from November 2001 until his retirement in September 2004 and was the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of National Services Industries, Inc. prior to National Services Industries, Inc.’s spin-off of Acuity Brands in November 2001. Prior to joining National Services Industries, Inc., Mr. Balloun was with McKinsey & Company, Inc. from 1965 to 1996. Mr. Balloun received a B.S. degree from Iowa State University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

Board committees
Audit, Compensation, Nomination and Corporate Governance

Director qualifications:
Former public company CEO, Executive Leadership: Mr. Balloun has extensive experience as both a chairman and chief executive officer of public companies in a variety of industries. Prior to fulfilling these senior leadership roles, Mr. Balloun had counseled management at some of the world’s largest companies during his over thirty-year career at one of the world’s most respected business consulting firms. Mr. Balloun’s broad appreciation for international business issues garnered over this extraordinary career has made him particularly valuable to our directors’ mix of skills.

Public and private company board experience: Mr. Balloun is on the board of directors of Bright Light Systems Inc. and the Georgia Research Alliance Venture Fund. From 1997 to 2011, Mr. Balloun was a director of Radiant Systems, Inc. where he was the Chairman of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee from 1997 to 2011. From 2005 to 2010, 2009 to 2012 and 2012 to 2015, respectively, he served on the boards of Unisen/StarTrac, Georgia Port Authority and Qcept Technologies, Inc.

John S. Day has served as a director and as chairperson of the Audit Committee since July 2009. Mr. Day was previously with Deloitte & Touche LLP from 2002 until his retirement in December 2005. Prior to joining Deloitte & Touche LLP, Mr. Day was with Arthur Andersen LLP from 1976 to 2002. Mr. Day received a B.A. degree from the University of North Carolina and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

Board committees
Audit (Chairperson), Compensation, Nomination and Corporate Governance

Director qualifications:
Financial and accounting expertise: Mr. Day has amassed extensive experience in finance and accounting, having served for nearly three decades at two of the world’s largest accounting firms. In keeping with his experience, Mr. Day is recognized by the Board as a audit committee financial expert under Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) rules.

Public and private company board experience: Mr. Day serves on the board of Lenbrook Square Foundation, Inc., where he was Chairman of the Board from 2012 to 2014 and is a member of the Finance, Compensation and Governance and Nominating Committees. From September 2007 to December 2011, Mr. Day served on the board of directors of Force Protection, Inc., where he was the Chairman of the Audit Committee, and from 2010 to 2014, Mr. Day served on the board of Edens Investment Limited Partnership, where he was Chairman of the Audit Committee.