People, Companies & Deals
February 1, 2008
Cox Enterprises named John M. Dyer as executive VP. He will assume the role of executive VP and CFO
in the summer of 2008. Dyer will succeed Robert C. O'Leary, who will continue serving on the Cox
Enterprises board of directors. Dyer served as senior VP and CFO at Cox Communications since 2005.
The Atlanta Regional Health Forum has named Douglas Greenwell, Ph.D., as its executive
director. Greenwell will be responsible for strategic planning, program development, fundraising
efforts, maintaining the organization's relationship with the Atlanta Regional Commission and the
Centers for Disease Control, as well as act as the forum's spokesperson.
The Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce has named Chuck Meadows as its VP of transportation. He
recently headed the City of Atlanta's Office of Budget & Fiscal Policy, where he funded a
program to improve the city's transportation network and spearheaded an effort to quantify,
prioritize and pay for infrastructure projects.
Stacy Meyer, director of marketing for OmniVue Business Solutions, which specializes in the
implementation, hosting and support of financial and operational management software, has joined
the board of directors of the Technology Association of Georgia's Tax & Finance Society.
Mueller Water Products has dismissed PricewaterhouseCoopers as the company's registered
public accounting firm and replaced it with Ernst & Young. In a public filing, Mueller said
PwC's reports on its financial statements for the years ending September 30, 2006 and 2007 "did not
contain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion, and were not qualified or modified as to
uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles."
Emory Healthcare Chief Quality Officer William A. Bornstein, MD, has been named vice chair of
the professional and technical advisory committee of the Joint Commission Hospital Accreditation
Program.
Homrich & Berg, a fee-only wealth management firm, has named Rick Kraich as chief
investment officer.
Steel Partners, a New York-based investment firm, has acquired nearly 10 percent of the
shares of EarthLink. Steel Partners is controlled by Warren G. Lichtenstein, a young
corporate raider and associate of investor Carl Icahn. Steel Partners may be EarthLink's largest
shareholder.
Coca-Cola North America has entered into a two-year sponsorship agreement with ExerciseTV, an
on-demand TV network dedicated to fitness, sports training and motivational programming. The deal,
which began January 1, will highlight numerous Coca-Cola brands, according to the company.
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters has ratified a new contract that covers about
240,000 UPS employees. The new contract includes wage increases, contributions to health-care and
pension plans to bolster employee benefits.
GE Energy has netted its biggest order ever for Jenbacher gas engines for power plants in
Bangladesh. The engines will generate electricity at four new power plants in developing areas of
the South Asian country. The engines are set for delivery in July and will begin operating in the
fourth quarter of 2008.
Powell Goldstein LLP has officially opened a Charlotte, N.C., office with six new attorneys
from firms in the Charlotte legal market. This follows Powell Goldstein's expansion last year into
Dallas, another new market for the firm.