People in the News

After Scott Reid stepped down in July as director of the golf event, Ryan Ogle is relocating to Kiawah Island to pick up where Reid left off starting Monday. Ogle expects the 2021 event to top the $193 million economic impact from 2012. … Read More

As the Spartanburg Area Chamber of Commerce kicked off its 2020 Annual Celebration, the organization announced a new name and 24 honorees for this year's business and leadership awards. … Read More

Hayne Hipp served as the CEO of Liberty Corp. for 27 years and helped launch the Urban League of the Upstate and Public Education Partners among other initiatives. … Read More

After its former president and CEO resigned in February for personal conduct matters, Ingevity has appointed John C. Fortson to take on the role starting Tuesday. Fortson has been with the specialty chemicals company since 2015. … Read More

Raymond August has been replaced by CFO Stephen Swad, but August will stay on through the end of the year to help with the leadership transition, according to a news release. … Read More