James Chesnutt
President and CEO, National Spinning Co., Inc.
Family: Judy Redfern Chesnutt – wife J. Warren Chesnutt, Jr., wife- Tracey, children- Tripp, Claire Beth Swansboro, NC Stephen R. Chesnutt, wife- Martha Margaret, children- Mary Powell Rocky Mount, NC
Education: East Carolina University, BS, 1963 UNC-Chapel Hill – Young Executives Program, 1975
Employment History: 1963-1973 Bank of America, Charlotte, NC 1973-8/97 Harriet and Henderson Yarns, Inc. – Henderson, NC (Vice President) 9/97-present National Spinning Co., Inc. – Washington, NC (President, CEO)
Professional/Civic Activities:
Board of Directors:
National Spinning Co., Inc.
North Carolina Manufacturers Association
ECU School of Business Advisory Council
Medical Foundation of East Carolina University
Past Board: American Yarn Spinners Association
of Directors Harriet and Henderson Yarns, Inc.
National Cotton Council of America
Washington/Beaufort County Chamber of Commerce
Past President: American Yarn Spinners Association
North Carolina Manufacturers Association
Other: Outgoing Chairman, National Council of Textile Organizations
Member: First Presbyterian Church - Washington, NC
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