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Mr. W.T. (Bill) Heard, III was born June 30, 1962
in Columbus, Georgia. He graduated from the University of Alabama
with a degree in Marketing from the School of Commerce and Business
Administration. Mr. Heard also graduated from the Chevrolet Dealer
School.
He began full time employment at Bill Heard Chevrolet
in Huntsville, Alabama in January 1986. In September of 1986 he
began work in the auto business in Texas and later Washington, D.C.
returning to the Columbus, Georgia dealership in the spring of 1990.
In 1995, Mr. Heard became the president of the Columbus, Georgia
dealership. Bill Heard Chevrolet, which has locations in Orlando,
Tampa, Atlanta, Huntsville, Nashville, Memphis, Houston, Phoenix
and Las Vegas, is the largest retailer of Chevrolet cars and trucks
and General Motors products in the world.
Mr. Heard is active in many civic organizations
which include: Director of the Columbus Jaycees, 1991; Boys &
Girls Club Board of Directors, 1992; Chamber of Commerce, 1997-2002;
United Way of the Chattahoochee Valley, 1996-2000; Rotary Club of
Columbus, 1992-present; CB&T Advisory Board, 1994-present; Columbus
Technical College Board of Trustees, 1999-present; United Negro
College Fund, Chairman, 1997-2000; Salvation Army Capital Campaign,
Chairman, 1999.
Mr. Heard and his wife Caroline are the parents
of two sons. He is a member of the First Presbyterian Church of
Columbus and past chairman of its finance committee of the Board
of Deacons.
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