Lee Styslinger III

Lee J. Styslinger III (born 1961) is the chairman and chief executive officer of Altec, Inc.[1] Altec designs, produces, and markets equipment "for the electric and telecommunications industries" in around 100 countries.[2] He serves on various boards and committees.[3][4][5][6][7]

Lee Styslinger
Born
Lee Joseph Styslinger III

1961 (age 58–59)
Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.
EducationNorthwestern University (BA)
Harvard University (MBA)
OccupationChairman and CEO of Altec

Early life and education

Lee Joseph Styslinger III was born in 1961 in Birmingham, Alabama.[8][9] He earned an undergraduate degree from Northwestern University in 1983 and a MBA from Harvard University in 1988.[1][3][9]

Business career

In 1983, Styslinger started his career at Altec, Inc.—a company his grandfather founded in 1929.[3][10] He became President in 1994 and was named CEO in 1997,[8][11] and now serves as Chairman and CEO of Altec, Inc., the Holding Company for Altec Industries, Capital Services, National Equipment Company, Altec Worldwide, Global Rental, and Altec Ventures.[1][2] In 2012, Styslinger was named one of the most influential people in Birmingham by the Birmingham Business Journal.[12]

He is on the board of directors of Workday,[13] Regions Financial Corporation (RF), and Vulcan Materials Company (VM).[3][8][9][10][14] He is a member of The Business Roundtable and The Business Council.[2][3][15] He serves on the dean’s board of advisers for Harvard Business School and on the board of advisors for Northwestern University.[10] Styslinger is also a trustee and board member for the Children’s Hospital of Alabama.[8][10][16]

Public policy

From 2006 to 2008, Styslinger served as an appointee on the President’s Export Council, where he advised then-President George W. Bush on trade policy.[1][8][17][18][19] He became a member of President Donald Trump’s Manufacturing Council in February 2017,[20] focused on Workforce Policy, Deregulation and Infrastructure.[21] He is also on the Council on Foreign Relations,[22] where he is part of the independent task force behind "The Work Ahead," a report on workforce changes.[23]

In April 2020, Styslinger was selected to be part of the Great American Economic Revival Advisory Council assembled by President Trump. This council was established to lead the reopening of the US economy in the wake up the COVID-19 pandemic.[24][25]

Sports

In 2006 Styslinger became one of thirty trustees for the United States Ski and Snowboard Association,[16][26] and in September 2014 he joined the board of the International Tennis Hall of Fame.[27] A member of the Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia, he is also a part of the Masters Tournament committee[4] and involved with events such as the Latin America Amateur Championship.[28] In early February 2014, he was paired with Steven Bowditch at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.[29] He is part of the ownership team behind the newly formed professional soccer team Birmingham Legion FC (United Soccer League) for Birmingham, Alabama. The team became active in 2019.[21][30][31]

Personal life

As of 2017 Styslinger lives in Birmingham, Alabama.[30]

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  4. "2012 Masters Tournament Committee Assignments". Masters. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
  5. "2014 Masters Tournament committee". The Augusta Chronicle. April 4, 2014. Retrieved 2014-06-23.
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  7. "SMUD and PG&E seek more fuel-efficient trucks". Sacramento Business Journal. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
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  11. "Key Executives". Daily Finance. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
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  13. https://www.workday.com/en-us/company/investor-relations/board-of-directors.html
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  15. "What is the history of Lee Styslinger and the latest information about Lee Styslinger?". standardspeaker.com. April 17, 2015. Archived from the original on June 20, 2015. Retrieved 2015-06-19.
  16. "Styslinger at the Olympics". Baylor. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
  17. "Vulcan adds Altec CEO to board of directors". Birmingham Business Journal. Archived from the original on 17 June 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
  18. Shannon Clinton (5 August 2011). "Local execs stay on sidelines in presidential election so far". Birmingham Business Journal. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
  19. "Going Green 'Is the Right Thing to Do'". Showtimes. 5 March 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
  20. Here are the 24 CEOs who met with Trump to discuss American manufacturing on Thursday on February 23, 2017, Business Insider
  21. Altec CEO helps bring professional soccer team to Alabama in August 2017 in ‘’Equipment World’’
  22. "Membership Roster". Council on Foreign Relations. June 20, 2015. Retrieved 2015-06-19.
  23. https://www.cfr.org/report/the-work-ahead/
  24. "President Donald J. Trump Announces Great American Economic Revival Industry Groups". April 14, 2020.
  25. "Birmingham-based CEO named to President's Great American Economic Revival Advisory Council". April 16, 2020.
  26. "Foundation Board of Trustees". USSA. Retrieved 2014-06-23.
  27. "Leadership". International Tennis Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2015-06-19.
  28. http://www.africanamericangolfersdigest.com/2020-latin-america-amateur-championship-set-for-mayakoba-mexico/
  29. "AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am Pairings". San Jose Mercury News. Bay Area News Group. February 4, 2014. Retrieved 2014-06-23.
  30. The Magic City becomes first expansion market for league's 2019 season on August 9, 2017, USL Soccer Staff
  31. https://www.uslsoccer.com/news_article/show/876700
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