Allen Gant Jr. is the CEO of textile company Glen Raven Inc., and is preparing to step down from the role later this year.
Allen Gant Jr., a longtime supporter and trustee of ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ, is featured in the cover story of the August 4 edition of the Triad Business Journal.
The regional business publication offers insights into what Gant has meant to the privately held Glen Raven, Inc., a 137-year-old Alamance County company, as well as the contributions he has made to economic development efforts in the region. Under his leadership, the company has weathered changes in the textile industries to become what the Triad Business Journal calls a “global powerhouse” with 40 locations across 17 countries and 2,800 employees.
One article in the feature by reporter Katie Arcieri titled “Everything He Touches, He Thinks Big,” includes comments from ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ President Leo M. Lambert, who notes that Gant has the ability to “see far down the road” and a gift for keeping a group focused on a goal.
Gant joined the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Board of Trustees in 1997 and was elected chair in 2007, playing a key role in the development of the most recent strategic plan for the university, The ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Commitment. He was , the university’s highest honor for business leadership, in 2010, and later that year received an honorary from ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ. Gant served as the co-chair of the successful $107 million university fundraising campaign.
Read the main article in the Triad Business Journal (subscription required).