SAVANNAH, Ga. – Dulany Industries, Inc. –– the Savannah, Ga.-based parent company of Southern States Chemical, SeaGate Terminals and SeaPoint Industrial Terminal Complex –– recently named Michael A. Jones, an accomplished leader at The Home Depot, as President. In his new position, Jones is responsible for the long-term strength and vitality of the company’s operating businesses and for serving its employees, customers and leadership team.
Reed Dulany III continues to serve as Chairman and CEO of Dulany Industries, Inc., and the Dulany family remains the company’s owner.
“We’re extremely impressed by Mike’s legacy of leadership throughout his career and the fact that he is a true steward who shares our deep commitment to excellence, safety and quality,” said Dulany. “Mike came up from the front line himself and understands the fact that every member of our team is critical to our success. I’m confident that he will help our companies grow strategically and sustainably while honoring our core values.”
Prior to joining Dulany Industries, Inc., Jones enjoyed an impressive 30-year career with The Home Depot, where he served most recently as the company’s Senior Director of Customer Solutions in Atlanta. A third-generation Savannahian, Jones originally joined The Home Depot in 1995 as an hourly sales associate and spent more than three decades with the company across its Store Operations, Home Depot Rental and Customer Solutions divisions. He managed the company’s rental operations and strategy nationwide, and later served as one of the senior leaders of the company’s Customer Solutions function, a global operation spanning seven countries on four continents.
“I’m incredibly impressed by the Dulany family’s legacy over the past 129 years and by the remarkable commitment of the entire team at Dulany Industries,” said Jones. “My number-one job in my new role is to listen and to earn the trust of the people who built these businesses. I’m deeply grateful to the Dulany family for bringing me back home to Savannah.”
Jones has a powerful commitment to serving the community and previously served as Chairman of the Board of the Better Business Bureau of Metro Atlanta, Athens and Northeast Georgia and on the Board of Directors at Execs in the Know, a global customer experience industry organization.
Jones was born and raised in Savannah, where his father and grandfather were known for their impact in business and their service to others. A proud father of four, he and his wife, Katherine, are currently relocating to the area with their two youngest children.
Originally founded in 1897, Dulany Industries is a privately held, family-owned industrial enterprise with operations in Savannah, Ga.; Augusta, Ga.; Wilmington, N.C.; and Norfolk, Va. The company is guided by its core values of integrity, excellence, humility and respect as well as its longtime legacy of environmental sustainability and deep commitment to the communities it serves.
ABOUT DULANY INDUSTRIES, INC.:
Founded in 1897 in Augusta, Ga. as Southern States Phosphate and Fertilizer, Dulany Industries, Inc. is one of the oldest privately owned, continuously operated industrial corporations in the United States. Today, its operating companies include Southern States Chemical, a manufacturer of essential building block chemicals for industrial use across the Southeastern United States; SeaGate Terminals, a specialized provider of material handling for bulk and containerized goods; and SeaPoint Industrial Terminal Complex, a dynamic 755-acre industrial site on the Savannah River with a mile of deepwater frontage. The family-owned company operates locations in Savannah, Ga.; Augusta, Ga.; Wilmington, N.C.; and Norfolk, Va. More info: dulanyind.com
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