Kent Fountain has been re-elected as chairman of the National Cotton Council (NCC) for 2021 during the organisation’s virtual annual meeting.
A member of the NCC’s 2001-2002 Cotton Leadership Class, Fountain served as an NCC vice president from 2016-2018 and as an NCC director in 2011. A Surrency, Georgia, ginner, Fountain has served on multiple NCC committees, including chairing its Quality Task Force and served for ten years as a director of Cotton Council International, the NCC’s export promotion arm.
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Very active in the National Cotton Ginners Association, Fountain has held numerous leadership positions including serving as its president in 2012. He is a past president of the Southeastern Cotton Ginners Association and currently serves as a director for Staplcotn and the Cotton Growers Warehouse Association.
Ted Schneider, a Lake Providence, Louisiana, producer, was re-elected to the position of vice-chairman for 2021, while Jay Cowart, an Altus, Oklahoma, warehouser was elected as NCC vice president.
Re-elected as NCC vice presidents were: Jordan Lea, Robin Perkins, Kirk Gilkey, Kevin Brinkley, and Robert Lacy, Jr. Re-elected as secretary-treasurer is Barry Evans.
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