Kevin Steele to Leave Georgia Radio Alliance
Steele, who has led programming at Georgia Radio Alliance since 2017, will depart at the end of 2026.
Georgia Business People News
This page covers people moves in Georgia business, from executive appointments and board elections to hires and departures at companies and institutions. Coverage is statewide, following the leadership changes that shape the state's economy.
Recent news
November 8, 2026
Georgia DOT Names Clarke Johnson Communications SpecialistJohnson will handle public information for District 6, which covers northwest Georgia, succeeding Joe Schulman.
November 6, 2026
Georgia Land Council Adds Ned Butler to BoardReliant Homes vice president Ned Butler joins the Georgia Residential Land Development Council's board of directors.
November 6, 2026
Bottoms Unveils Georgia's Promise Transition TeamGovernor-elect Keisha Lance Bottoms introduced her transition leadership team, naming John King chief operating officer, at the State Capitol.
November 6, 2026
Whirl Named to Georgia Trend Top 500 LeadersSavannah State University President Dr. Jermaine Whirl has been named to Georgia Trend Magazine's Top 500 Influential Leaders list for a second time.
November 6, 2026
KSU's Schwaig Named to 2026 Georgia 500Kennesaw State University President Kathy S. Schwaig appears in Georgia Trend's 2026 list of the state's most influential leaders for the fifth consecutive year.
November 6, 2026
Georgia Names Clint Peacock Chief of FisheriesPeacock, a 15-year Wildlife Resources Division employee, will lead the state's statewide fisheries program.
November 6, 2026
Deal Assumes Georgia Guard's Top Enlisted PostLafayette Deal takes over as State Command Sergeant Major, succeeding John Ballenger, who retired after more than three decades of service.
November 6, 2026
Farm Bureau Names Whitney Mooney Communications DirectorGeorgia Farm Bureau Federation has appointed Statesboro native Whitney Mooney as its Information/Public Relations director.
October 30, 2026
Georgia Power Names Stan Connally New CEOThe Southern Company executive will take the helm of the utility on January 1.
October 26, 2026
Leadership Georgia Selects 63 Members for 2027 ClassThe program, an affiliate of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce, includes 13 participants from the Atlanta area.
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Day to day, that means new chief executives and senior officers, board chairs and directors, and the promotions and exits that signal a company's direction. Coverage reaches from the metro core out to the smaller cities and rural counties where local employers are led by people who rarely get headlines. Leadership changes at family-owned firms and at the large public companies are followed with the same attention. Succession planning and interim appointments are often the clearest early signal of where a Georgia business is heading.