Piedmont Triad Partnership
Founded in 1991, the Piedmont Triad Partnership (PTP) is a leadership organization bringing together the business community in the Triad region to promote prosperity and growth. We are supporting regional development platforms including megasite development, the aeroplex anchored by Piedmont Triad International Airport and the redevelopment of Whitaker Park Complex. We believe supporting these transformational projects will prepare the Triad to compete for major economic development job generators.
The Partnership promotes economic development in the following counties in the north-central, piedmont region of North Carolina:
- Alamance
- Caswell
- Davidson
- Davie
- Forsyth
- Guilford
- Montgomery
- Randolph
- Rockingham
- Stokes
- Surry
- Yadkin
Metropolitan centers: Greensboro, Winston-Salem, High Point, Burlington, Asheboro
The PTP Mission
The Piedmont Triad Partnership is a private leadership organization connecting and leveraging the region’s leaders and assets to drive increased economic growth and jobs.
The PTP Vision
The Piedmont Triad will be globally recognized as a dynamic and prosperous region where collaborative culture, emerging innovation and thriving talent generate sustainable, significant economic growth outpacing the southeast United States.
Staff Members
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Stan Kelly
President & CEO
Stan Kelly has served as Chief Executive Officer and President of the Piedmont Triad Partnership since February 2015, and as Treasurer and Secretary of the organization prior to that. Stan has 34 years in executive… Read more »
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Penny Whiteheart
Executive Vice President
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Loren Hill
Regional Economic Development Director Carolina Core
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Jed McMillan
Vice President Government Affairs
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Toni Thompson
Operations Manager
Board Members
Executive Committee
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Robert “Bobby” Long
Co-Chairman
Chairman, Piedmont Capital Partners, LLC -
Donald Flow
Co-Chairman
President, Flow Companies, Inc. -
Nido Qubein, PhD
Co-Chairman
President, High Point University -
Bill Smith
Secretary-Treasurer
Managing Partner, Trust Company of the South -
Cantey Alexander
Vice Chairman
Regional President, Truist Corp. -
Louis DeJoy
Vice Chairman
President, LDJ Global Strategies -
Julie Ann Freischlag, MD
Vice Chairman
CEO, WFU Baptist Medical Center -
Allen Gant
Vice Chairman
Chairman, Glen Raven Inc. -
Jim Melvin
Vice Chairman
President, Joseph M Bryan Foundation -
Kelly King
Immediate Past Chairman
CEO, Truist Corp.
Board Members and Investors
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Terry Akin
CEO, Cone Health
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Kevin Baker*
Executive Director, Piedmont Triad Airport Authority
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Scott Baxter
CEO, Kontoor Brands
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Jon Bell
CEO, Bell Partners, Inc.
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Graham Bennett
President, Quality Oil Company
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Connie Book, PhD
President, Elon University
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Thomas Boothby
Triad Managing Partner, Dixon Hughes Goodman
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Louise Brady
Managing Partner, Piedmont Capital Partners, LLC
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Mark Brazil
Tournament Director, Wyndham Championship
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Joe Budd
CEO, The Budd Group
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Elise Peters Carey
CEO, Bethany Medical Centers
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Brent Christensen*
President & CEO, Greensboro Chamber of Commerce
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David Congdon
Chairman, Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.
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Adam Currie
Regional President and Executive Vice President, First Bank
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Sandy Dunbeck*
Interim Director, High Point EDC
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Robert Egleston
President & CEO, Twin City Development Foundation
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Kevin Franklin*
President, Randolph County EDC
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Michimasa Fujino
Founding President & CEO, Honda Aircraft Company
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Nathan Hatch, PhD
President, Wake Forest University
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Allen Joines*
President, Winston-Salem Alliance
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Stanhope Kelly*
President & CEO, Piedmont Triad Partnership
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Bob Leak*
President & CEO, Whitaker Park Development Authority
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Darlene Leonard
Managing Partner, Smith Leonard PLLC
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Harold Martin, Sr., PhD
Chancellor, NC A&T State University
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Clarence McDonald
Senior Vice President, Market Executive, Wells Fargo
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David Mounts
Chairman & CEO, Inmar
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David Neill
President, Mercedes Benz of Winston-Salem
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Mark Owens*
President & CEO, Greater Winston-Salem, Inc.
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Lenny Peters
MD, MRCP, CEO, Peters Holdings
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Jim Phillips
Attorney, Brooks Pierce
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Doug Rasmussen
President and Group Director of HAECO Cabin Solutions, HAECO Americas
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Kirsten Royster
President/COO, Novant Health
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Arthur Samet
President & CEO, Samet Corporation
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Robin Team
Managing Partner, Front Street Capital
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Mark Wiley
Partner, Womble Bond Dickinson
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AT&T
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VF Corporation
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* Ex Officio Member