J. Eric Pike
Chairman
Mr. Pike has been Chairman since July 2005, after joining the Board in 1994.
He has been Chief Executive Officer (CEO) since 2002. He became President of
the Company in 1998, following his role as Vice President of the Central
Region beginning in 1993. Mr. Pike joined the Company in 1990 as an A-class
lineman on an overhead construction crew. He is a third generation leader
of the Company, as the grandson of founder Floyd Pike. Mr. Pike graduated
from Emory University with a Bachelor of Arts in history.